CBI Tire Carrier #Fail #Again 0 ▲ AdventureTaco 1 hour ago · Life · hide TL;DR - I had to weld the CBI spare tire carrier back together again. It is clear to me that CBI did not design this carrier for prolonged real-world use. Failing metal, not failing welds. This time, I caught the failure of the CBI tire carrier before it failed. It was just dumb luck that I noticed the cracks in the 3/16" steel mounting plate as I installed it for our recent trip to the North Cascades. Knowing that we wouldn't be doing too much bumpy-road travel - the thing that'd ultimately caused it to fail the first time -… Commenting on Bubbles has been removed. Why? If you want to talk about this post, write to the author, use the comments on their blog if it has them, or reply with a "RE:" post on your own blog. Suggestions? feedback@bubbles.town