Trav,
I just pulled the trigger on the LoD unit I have been looking at for a while. I have heard good feedback on the unit and they are now offering it with a thicker guage steel (for $20) and a bigger hinge pin so I figured it was time. The only downside is that it takes about 4-5 weeks for delivery. I have been so busy lately I don't know when I will have time to install it but when they went to thicker steel and the whole unit for $400, I decided to throw in an order. Plus, I would really like a real rear bumper....
http://www.4x4xplor.com/lod/proddetail.php?prod=LoD-XTREMEFYI - if anyone gets JP Magazine, they just did a "rear tire carrier shootout" in which they tested about 12 different units. Unfortunatly they did test the LoD unit but it may be worth checking out.
Kent