Tire Carrier
Taking off the tire carrier is very simple. We did it in a few minutes at the junkyard. Access to the hinge mounts is behind the right side plastic panel. There are a couple of backing plates with welded nuts on them. Don't forget to take the anti-rattle rubber piece which is bolted on inside the rear hatch. The hinge mounts are a little on the weak side and tend to deform the sheetmetal with heavy loads so you might want to make stronger one. If you both still have stock rear bumpers you might just swap them instead of trying to make a new hole in yours. There is one of the XJ sites with a couple of guys that put one on but with all the links I have I can't sort it out.
