I broke the stock rack in 7.5 hours I think but I race and at that time I had 30" tires.
Okay man here's the deal. I don't think the stock one is stronger than the Wicked Bilt, but I don't think the Wicked Bilt is much stronger than the stock one. I would say the Wicked Bilt rack itself is stronger and the factory inner tie rods are stronger. At this point I wish I could have swapped my factory inner tie rods over to the Wicked Bilt rack as they were still tight at 8 hours and the WB ones are about trash at 5 hours. If Wicked Bilt ever gets around to fixing the inner tie rods I would say its a good way to go but till then I wouldn't advise it. I'm a dealer for them and sell lots of the power steering and swear by the PS but I WILL NOT sell a Wicked Bilt rack at this point even though I make money on them because I feel like it would be a mistake.
When Gear One builds a rack it will be legit but it will also probably cost $600-700, it will be worth every penny in my opinion. The Gear One option probably won't be ready till the end of the year.
The 2014 Maverick rack has bigger bolts and I think the aluminum casting is gusseted a little bit better but I'm not 100% sure that's accurate. I know for a fact they use bigger bolts though.