Spare tire carrier

[Gunnibronco]

My 37" spare won't fit on my spare tire carrier. I doubt it would hold up very long if it did.

I bought a Ruffstuff spare tire hinge and am planning the rack.

I'd like to see some pics of swing away carriers that are holding up with a 37" tire.

Material size/shape/wall thickness would be helpful too.

Thanks

[Jesus_man]

Have you seen Dirt Lifestyle's youtube channel? Careful, it's addicting as he has some cool Fab projects. Anyway, here is the first of 3(?) videos for his tire carrier for a Disco

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZANEph ... tLifestyle

[Gunnibronco]

Thanks I'll check that out. Not looking for anything too . Just strong enough.

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[Digger]

My 37" spare won't fit on my spare tire carrier. I doubt it would hold up very long if it did.

I bought a Ruffstuff spare tire hinge and am planning the rack.

I'd like to see some pics of swing away carriers that are holding up with a 37" tire.

Material size/shape/wall thickness would be helpful too.

Thanks

This has been working well with a 37" AT, sits tight to the tailgate, and doesn't rattle.


- I used round tubes (1-3/4"x.120") because round tubes have better torsional stiffness between the hinges and latch.
- I made the upper pivot, but the lower is just a cross-axis ball joint. They could both be rods ends as long as they're tight.
- Pivots are 6" apart. The further the better.
- The bumper is rectangle tube and will twist under the weight of the tire. The round tube corner protectors for the bumper also act to stiffen the bumper and prevent flexing under the weight of the tire.
- The latch is a Destaco clamp, which holds the carrier tight to the bumper (no rattles)




- Braces on the back of the tire mounting plate prevents the plate from flexing under the weight of the tire.

[Gunnibronco]

Thanks. I have a bunch of 1.75x0.120 tubing. I was hoping it would be strong enough. The pics of the tire carrier help a lot.

[pgilbeau]

I have had this one holding a 37 for about 4 years now and it has been fine, believe it had the Ruff Stuff pivot on it.

[pgilbeau]

And loaded up!

[Gunnibronco]

Thanks for the pics.

What size is the round tubing?

I like the hi lift mount. I have always had it inside the truck. I might need to rethink that.

[Jesus_man]

One thing about the hi-lift inside is (with a top at least) is protected from the elements. They can be finicky little beasts with pins not sliding etc. They do make covers for the important bits tho...

[Gunnibronco]

One thing about the hi-lift inside is (with a top at least) is protected from the elements. They can be finicky little beasts with pins not sliding etc. They do make covers for the important bits tho...

True. It just looks so convenient especially if you are carrying a bunch of stuff in the truck.

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[Jesus_man]

Indeed. I considered it as well, but was looking at mounting it at an angle behind the tire in hope to not catch so many branches. But I also don't generally carry a bunch of stuff in my bronco.

[landshark]

I use my high lift as a leg on the tire carrier, the base plate is bolted to the shaft of the high lift behind the tire. It doesn't' stick out beyond the top so I have never caught it on anything.

I didn't want to add more weight to the rear when i could just use the high lift as a support since its rarely used. Two 3/4 bolts/nuts retain it for easy removal.

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[pgilbeau]

Round tubing is 1.5" and I think .120 wall. The only thing I regret with the Hi-Lift mount was I had to turn the top of the jack down, you can see it in the picture. When I had it up the first time I took a good chunk of of my garage door frame.

[Gunnibronco]

Great ideas.

Thanks for all the info.

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[ManTruck]

A few pics of the square tubing carrier which has carried a 35" for about 15 years.

[ManTruck]

A couple of more