MORryde - JP54-003 - Heavy Duty Hinge - JK Model (07-15 Wrangler)

I run a 35” spare and the rattle from the tailgate from even the smallest bumps on the road became unbearable. I was looking at HD tire carriers or body mounted tire carriers but they’re all around $500-$1000 bucks. At under $200 these hinges were a great option I thought I’d try. High build quality and strong hardware. They look great on the door and only took 20 min to install. Tailgate rattle is completely eliminated for me. I even tried hitting some residential speed bumps without slowing down at all, and zero rattle coming from the tailgate. I definitely recommend these.

I have a 2007 Wrangler Unlimited. I’ve always had factory sized tires until a year ago. The tires I got are the largest I could go without a lift. Yokohama Geolander MT size P285 60R/18. Even with the tire size not a huge difference, the weight difference was huge. Within a few months the factory hinges couldn’t handle the weight anymore and started to rattle with every little crack in the road. I saw these on Amazon and that they had actual grease zirks! I ordered them without hesitation and it was a great decision. These hinges are very rugged and heavy duty is really an understatement. Prep and Installation was a breeze...Took only 40 minutes total from start to finish! I would buy these again but it looks like I won’t need to unless I trade this Jeep for another!

My stock hinges had a lot of play and made the rear gate squeak and rattle over every bump. These solved that problem completely. 1) Take the spare tire off 2) Do one hinge at a time. I started with the top one. I reused all of the factory bolts because they were in good condition and I felt like the T50 countersunk head bolts are a lot less likely to strip than the Allen head bolts included. 3) Once you get the bolts run all the way down, but not super tight, have a friend open the gate slightly and hold it level or slightly above level - use the body lines as a guide, and then tighten the one accessible jeep side bolt. Remove the gate side bolts, open the hinge, and tighten the other two jeep side bolts. Then reinstall the gate-side bolts, hold the gate level again, and tighten gate bolts completely. 4) Repeat for bottom hinge. In my experience, the gate moved around a lot less during the bottom hinge replacement, but you probably still want a hand keeping things level. 5) Grease the hinges until you get grease out of the bushings. Check and lubricate the rest of the gate hardware. I actually found the black bracket on the latch side of the gate loose, so I tightened those two 7/16" bolts also.

Very easy to install. What took the longest was painting the hinge area because Jeep paints the tubs with all of the doors and hinges in place. Anyway, what I did on my install! I first took two door stop wedge’s and pushed them under the tailgate on each end of the gate. Removed tire, then removed the top hinge first, painted the area. Once dry, I installed the top hinge and tightened the two bolts on the hinge and the one outside bolt on the hinge base mount next to the taillight. I then slowly opened the tailgate and installed the most inter two bolts and tightened them. Checked the gate’s function and moved onto the bottom hinge. The bottom one same as top! Wedge in the door stops, remove the factory hinge, clean and paint the area. Installed bottom hinge in the same way, but pushing it up towards the top of the gate once I had the first three bolts in and a bit snug. Then remove the wedges and open the gate and install the inter two bolts and snug really good. Check function of the gate. Function was great and then tightened all of the bottom hinge bolts. I put the supplied anti seize on all supplied bolts on install. And used a synthetic grease in the hinges. I bought these because I have 35’s and that big tire adds a good amount of weight to the overall weight of the gate. These hinges look awesome and function smooth and quiet. Highly recommended these hinges even if you are running with a factory size tire. Lots of weight bouncing around back there while you are off road.

My original tailgate hinges had worn out the bushings completely. I could lift my tailgate about an inch when it was open, and had to lift and slam it to close it all the way. Not to mention the terrible rattle/banging every time you hit a bump. I ordered to correct size torx bit for my impact driver and replaced one at a time. They're greasable, so you can grease them with a grease gun before or after install (I did before) Smooth as butter now, no play and closes with no effort. No more rattle while driving either.

I love the look of these hinges. They are much sturdier than the stock tailgate hinges of my 2014 Wrangler JKU. The install was fairly easy, only issue was the instructions said to use the included hardware, however the hardware include made no sense and I don't think it was correct, took off a star for this. They were a bunch of small bolts, washers and nuts, not the larger bolts needed for this. I ended up just using the OEM hardware I took off, just hit them with a little black paint first. The included black vinal squares were a great thought to cover up the little area where the paint (or lack thereof) showed through.

Why did you pick this product vs others?: These hinges are solid, heavy duty and more importantly, took care of that damn tail gate rattle on my Jeep JK with a 35 inch spare. Wish I had gotten these sooner.

Was planning on switching to 37" tires on my JK Wrangler. I have a Rugged Ridge Spartacus steel rear bumper which doesn't come with a swing away Tire Carrier so I needed to find another option. I didn't want to spend $500-600 on the other Tailgate Tire Carrier kits and stumbled across this really affordable and extremely reliable option - so glad I went this route! VERY well built and easy to mount - Would recommend to anyone who decide to go 35" tires and up and want to keep using their tailgate. Of course, I would recommend changing the actual tire carrier to something more solid as well! Overall, I'm VERY satisfied with this MorRyde product!

I have been looking for a stronger hinges as I upgraded my tires to 33s. Stock hinges are too soft for the bigger spare tire. I do not want to buy the expensive rear steel bumper with built in tire carrier. I was really happy that I found this amazing product. It is much beefier than stock hinges. Installation was super easy, done it within 1hr. It comes with all required hardwares (bolts, nuts & even a packet of anti-seize). The tailgate swings much smoother after installing these hinges. 100% happy!

Solid product. Do yourself a favour and prep and paint the area behind the stock hinges before installing the new hinges. This is especially important if you live in a climate that might cause corrosion. Simple install and easy to adjust to perfect tailgate alignment.

Well built, like that these are greasable with a fitting. The bolts could be a little higher quality but a good replacement for worn out stock hinges. A must for larger size spares.

Convient à merveille pour un jeep . C’est super

What a Great Product. For those people who actually purchase this product, when you get your hands on these HD beauties you will be smiling. Great HD bolt on product. If you are buying these hinges (hoping ) that the NOISE ISSUE from the back of your jeep simply goes away , you can rest assured that this is the product you have been lookin for.