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I realise that I'm definitely not the first...
But I'm sooo... excited!!!!
before I begin... thanks go out to Wildyoats for his original Rear Tyre thread (can't find ih8mud link but here's link to his site).
I'd also like to thank all the other people who cared to share their rear tyre carrier solutions whether it was a complete build up or an aftermarket or just a mod. They all helped me.
Anyway, as you'll see I basicly went with Wildyoats idea of using a spindle for the hinge. What I used was a trailer stub axle with a flangeless hub.
I bought my steel from a local place here in Sydney (Edcon steel).
I have the original cruiser rear bumper so I needed to make a hole in the corner for the stub axle to poke through.
Also used 75x50x8 angle to build a brace where the stub axle could be welded to. At first I intended to weld the angle to a plate that could be bolted on to the chassis but when i got going I just tacked the plate including angle to the chassis and it just made sense to just weld it, seeing that everything fit.
It may be a bit deceiving but it wasn't that easy to get the length of the angle and the actual angle to cut it. I guess I was lucky on the first go so I didn't have to go back again and again. (or maybe it's because I studied the angle Wildyoats used?)
Anyway, once the angle was welded on, it was just a matter of cutting a little bit off the existing brace before putting the plastic bumper back on.
Then on goes the hub and it's time to measure the arm.
I used 50x50x2.5 for this. Originally I bought a 75x50x2.5(RHS) but when I saw it, I realised that it was overkill.
Once the arm was welded, I took a notch out to get the bend in it. Just like Wildyoats did in his build.
Then I took my spare out of the boot and started sizing up where I wanted my tyre to sit. Basically I wanted easy access to the latch which I plan to mount on the bumper, so the tyre needs to sit just above or exactly at the top edge of the bumper. My tyre is 30" in diameter so the centre would be 15" above the edge of the bumper. I then added another inch in case I went up a size later.
Tacked on the vertical support off the arm and then did one horizontally out from there for the wheel itself. I just guesstimated it.
I'm going to have the square tube go through the middle of the tyre.
How have people fabed up the tyre mount?
I'm thinking a couple of angles above and below the tube. I was thinking maybe have it bolted on so I could maybe adjust how far the tyre sat on but I'm worried about the tyre flying off. Maybe have a pin going through the tube as well like the tow hitch?
Anyway, I'll update with more pics when I get my latch etc.
Anyone know where I can get latches like the rocklogic 4x4 latch in Sydney, Australia?
I realise that I'm definitely not the first...
But I'm sooo... excited!!!!
before I begin... thanks go out to Wildyoats for his original Rear Tyre thread (can't find ih8mud link but here's link to his site).
I'd also like to thank all the other people who cared to share their rear tyre carrier solutions whether it was a complete build up or an aftermarket or just a mod. They all helped me.
Anyway, as you'll see I basicly went with Wildyoats idea of using a spindle for the hinge. What I used was a trailer stub axle with a flangeless hub.
I bought my steel from a local place here in Sydney (Edcon steel).
I have the original cruiser rear bumper so I needed to make a hole in the corner for the stub axle to poke through.
Also used 75x50x8 angle to build a brace where the stub axle could be welded to. At first I intended to weld the angle to a plate that could be bolted on to the chassis but when i got going I just tacked the plate including angle to the chassis and it just made sense to just weld it, seeing that everything fit.
It may be a bit deceiving but it wasn't that easy to get the length of the angle and the actual angle to cut it. I guess I was lucky on the first go so I didn't have to go back again and again. (or maybe it's because I studied the angle Wildyoats used?)
Anyway, once the angle was welded on, it was just a matter of cutting a little bit off the existing brace before putting the plastic bumper back on.
Then on goes the hub and it's time to measure the arm.
I used 50x50x2.5 for this. Originally I bought a 75x50x2.5(RHS) but when I saw it, I realised that it was overkill.
Once the arm was welded, I took a notch out to get the bend in it. Just like Wildyoats did in his build.
Then I took my spare out of the boot and started sizing up where I wanted my tyre to sit. Basically I wanted easy access to the latch which I plan to mount on the bumper, so the tyre needs to sit just above or exactly at the top edge of the bumper. My tyre is 30" in diameter so the centre would be 15" above the edge of the bumper. I then added another inch in case I went up a size later.
Tacked on the vertical support off the arm and then did one horizontally out from there for the wheel itself. I just guesstimated it.
I'm going to have the square tube go through the middle of the tyre.
How have people fabed up the tyre mount?
I'm thinking a couple of angles above and below the tube. I was thinking maybe have it bolted on so I could maybe adjust how far the tyre sat on but I'm worried about the tyre flying off. Maybe have a pin going through the tube as well like the tow hitch?
Anyway, I'll update with more pics when I get my latch etc.
Anyone know where I can get latches like the rocklogic 4x4 latch in Sydney, Australia?
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