i've personally had some bad experiences with to much weight on the tailgate... i ran and over sized tire and a bike rack (both at seperate times) and it bent the crap out of my hinges and rear quarter panel.. i would rather save the money and get a full bumper set up... just my 2 cents..
I am looking at the OR-Fab one
http://www.orfab.com/
it seems pretty sturdy, rated to hold a 39" tire...
i've personally had some bad experiences with to much weight on the tailgate... i ran and over sized tire and a bike rack (both at seperate times) and it bent the crap out of my hinges and rear quarter panel.. i would rather save the money and get a full bumper set up... just my 2 cents..
it utilizes braces and brackets from in the tub/rollbar area to distribute the weight. keith_c has one on his tj and from what i can tell it works very well. maybe he'll be able to chime in later.
I installed my Bestop Friday and it works very well. Keeps most of the weight off the tailgate hinges. As Quadna said, it very securely bolts to the roll bar...
I've been very happy with my Bestop.
I also use it to carry my Hi-Lift.
I had to modify one of the brackets to work with the body lift, but I think that was covered in the Gen2 changes.
I'd say 4 years or so with a 33x12.50.
the bestop is a very sweet piece, really clean and i like how it opens with the tailgate 
hi, i'm kinda new to this game but i couldnt help but to visit your topic because i'm looking to improve my tire carrier as well. I've found the best way (best meaning strongest and cheapest) is to weld or have a buddy who knows how to weld a carrier together. what i did was use WARN oversize tire carrier as a template to fabricate a carrier out of 2 inch box steel ( i dont see why you could use tube if you wanted though). I'm in the boat where I needed help with the welding, but between the scrap steel and buying your welding buddy a case of his favorite beverage is much cheeper. But be sure to reinforce the bumper if you are going use it as the base of the carrier because the rocking will start snapping welds if not done right. I find that out the hard way. I opted with this route of an oversized carrier b/c 1- inexpensive 2-can be built stronger and 3- most of those tire carriers on the market "recommend" no larger than a 35" spare..and i'm willing to bet that one day you're gona want to go bigger. it wasn't long before I had to have a 36" spare that is not even full-size....basically that is just a long winded suggestion from a stranger, new to the DEja, so just take it with a grain of salt
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