Adapting Hummer Spare Tire Swingout to an 80? (1 Viewer)

[85badger]

Now hear me out......before flaming away!!
Thinking out of the box. Has anyone used the H2 Hummer swing away and adapted it to an 80. I know why would anyone do this?? 1. to save money 2. built in tow hooks and 3. I'm not very excited about dropping 2K on a new rear bumper. Just thought I'd ask and since these have been on the market for sometime they might be showing up in salvage yards errrr junk yards (you know its a hummer ) So if you have, show me some pics or tell me why this is the stupidest idea ever.

Hummer H2 Swing Away Spare Tire Carrier Installation Instructions

 

[slow91fj90]

A little cutting and welding, looks easy enough to modify to fit a 80 series rear bumper. Probly wouldnt be that easy to find one cheap though.

 

[d0ubledown]

in order for that to work, you need to have the hinge on the outer most corner. otherise the tail gate probably wont clear either the hinge or tire. looks like it could be incorporated to the factory xmember...might be clearance robbing though.

 

[12MPG]

I thought about it. New, the swing-out alone is over $1,000 from GM.( was planning on using a customer bumper and the H2 swing-out. a wrecked Hummer is likely to be salvaged and the parts inventoried rather then dumped out in a pull-your-own part lot. I would not count on stealing one for $.10 on the dollar.

 

[murf]

an intriguing idea 12mpg,,,It just might work!? Looks like it could swing out enough to clear the tailgate from the photos. I assume (?) you may call around to the wrecking yards. Let us know what kind of pricing you come up with. That would certianly be most of the determing factor. You got me thinking about it now...I too want one but dont want to shell out the huge $$$.

Dont worry - you shouldnt get flamed on this board for coming up with a creative idea. Most of the best mods come up this way.

 

[locrwln1]

I have always admired the later versions of those carriers. Especially the latch, a simple "slam" latch that closes securely and opens like a door. Curious why more tire carriers don't use similar systems.

Jack

 

[Manuelsv]

Mud Sucks! Another bright idea!!!!

Another custom mod to get me going...
Well I found one of these H2 tire carriers on CL locally.. I'm meeting with the guy this Friday to take a look, do a visual test fit and try to judge how much modification would be involved.
I'll snap some pics to get everyone's opinion seller is asking for $200, What you guys think? Worth the shot at $200 + another $100 in welding, cutting, supplies etc? Depending on how the test fit goes?

This Nissan guy did a great job at adapting it to his Pathfinder!! http://www.thenissanpath.com/viewtopic.php?p=21837&sid=fb3cfc8a66512e07cefed03741486722

 

[85badger]

I would like to see someone pull it off without looking like crap! Keep us posted. These things are starting to show up on craigslist and ebay for $200-400. I saw a post awhile back where a guy with fj40 used one, looked good. Might be a real pita with the oem bumper but looks like no problem with a custom bumper.

https://forum.ih8mud.com/40-55-series-tech/444206-rear-bumper-tire-carrier-build.html

 

[Manuelsv]

Well If anything it's worth looking at it in person, making some approximate measurements, take some pics, and give the idea a twirl on mud!

 

[greentruck]

I'd like to see it work. It doesn't have HUMMER stamped all over, so would not detract from the beauty of our 80s

I suspect the H2 is wider than the 80, so I think the centered mounting will still work and give enough clearance to clear dropping the tailgate. Measure twice, cut once, though....

Not sure the tow hooks are an integral part of the swingout, as I think I've seen em on H3s, also. Probably bolt to the same spot to mount the swingout from the looks of it. Just a reminder to make sure you get all the goodies if there's one at the pic-a-part.

 

[Layonnn]

I looked at these a lot too. I think it would work. The stock rear cross member is beefy. You might have to do some serious cutting to the bumper wings as well.

 

[mshelby]

This looks like it would be an easy fit on my rear bumper. Going to try to find one close and take a look.

 

[mshelby]

I wonder how much trouble it would be to adapt this one to my current bumper

 

[Reinhardt Toyota]

Yes I'm very interested to see how it looks

 

[hk33]

I found this today, would it work on a stock bumper?
Found it at Rugged Ridge 11546.22 - Rugged Ridge Xtreme Heavy Duty Tire Carrier Mount in Textured Black for 07-11 Jeep® Wrangler & Wrangler Unlimited JK - Quadratec $350.00.
For info only.

 

[firetruck41]

I found this today, would it work on a stock bumper?
Found it at Rugged Ridge 11546.22 - Rugged Ridge Xtreme Heavy Duty Tire Carrier Mount in Textured Black for 07-11 Jeep® Wrangler & Wrangler Unlimited JK - Quadratec $350.00.
For info only.

you would probably have to mount it off center to one side of the rig, otherwise you wouldn't be able to lower the tail gate. You would also need to build the support for under the plastic bumper end where you would mount it.

 

[98 SNAKE EATER]

Here's one that I snagged from an H2 rollover that came through my shop a few years back

They sell for almost $1200 new

I ended up selling it on Craigslist for $200 bucks to some guy with a bling'd out H2 (22" wheels, 8 TV's and LOTS of chrome)

It's definitely heavy duty, but not worth fabbing to fit an 80 imho

 

[mshelby]

I found this today, would it work on a stock bumper?
Found it at Rugged Ridge 11546.22 - Rugged Ridge Xtreme Heavy Duty Tire Carrier Mount in Textured Black for 07-11 Jeep® Wrangler & Wrangler Unlimited JK - Quadratec $350.00.
For info only.

I like that one. My problem is my bumper is flush with the back so I need to make a mount bracket about 1/4" thick to make sure it doesn't bang against the tailgate.

 

[mshelby]

Here is one more to add to the potential list.

Tomken Machine TMC-0106-J - Tomken Machine Swing Out Tire Carrier for 07-11 Jeep® Wrangler & Wrangler Unlimited JK - Quadratec

 

[hk33]

I found this today. H2 Hummer tire carrier for 599.00
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