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Originally Posted by MaddoxPics
Obviously, I could be wrong, but I've had a ton of experience with his products and I 100% swear by them. They are quality-made and will handle just about anything you throw at them. At the time I bought it these didn't even exist for the 5th Gen's. I actually helped boost his sales by nearly 200% for Toyotas. Then RIGd and the others slowly came around.
Obviously, the RIGd is nice and has a lot of features, but again, at that point, you're better off spending $700 more and get a rear bumper and not only have better clearance, but more options for carrying things.
I'm not one to tell someone how to spend their money, but I believe you made the right decision, especially if you plan on getting a rear bumper in the future.
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When i priced out the RIGd tire carrier, it didn't make any financial sense when I compared it to a DOM tire carrier or a shrockworks steel bumper w/ tire carrier.
When comparing DOM to RIGD:
700 buys you a tire carrier from DOM.
1400 buys you a tire carrier and powder coating from RIGD. That must be some fancy powder coating and a fancy latch.
When comparing RIGD to shrockworks:
1600 to 1900 buys you a tire carrier, hilift jack, and rotopax mounts from RIGD
2500 buys me all the above plus a steel bumper from shrockworks.
The way I looked at it was that the shrockworks bumper without tire carrier starts at 1700, so that means shrockworks charges 800 for a tire carrier, hilift and dual jerry can mount. That pricing is more inline with DOM or RIGD is way overpricing their products.
I wasn't going to overpay for a tire carrier (RIGD) but I wasn't going to overpay for a steel bumper either (CBI).
I ended up going with shrockworks. It made the most sense given my budget.
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2016 trail 4runner, twin locked on 34's.
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