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Yesterday I finished welding the remaining gussets, stops, and tabs onto the bumper and finally got the tire mounted to see how it looks.
The 35 looks so small mounted up there i need 37s already... It's exactly what i was going for though.
I'm happy with how it turned out. The tire matches the hatch perfectly to make it seem at home up there.
Here the swing out is fully opened and hitting the spindle stopper.
I had some concerns about the tube bending in extreme cases like when wheeling or in a crash. It barely moved when pushing as hard as I could against the mount without the gussets, but after they were welded on the tire doesn't move at all. They really stiffened the hoop. The tire only moved a tiny bit when hitting the speed bumps on the way home at about 30 mph.
Last thing to do is drill and tap a hole for the HDPE plastic support spacer in between the swing out and the bumper, then it will be ready for painting in a few days.
The 35 looks so small mounted up there i need 37s already... It's exactly what i was going for though.
I'm happy with how it turned out. The tire matches the hatch perfectly to make it seem at home up there.
Here the swing out is fully opened and hitting the spindle stopper.
I had some concerns about the tube bending in extreme cases like when wheeling or in a crash. It barely moved when pushing as hard as I could against the mount without the gussets, but after they were welded on the tire doesn't move at all. They really stiffened the hoop. The tire only moved a tiny bit when hitting the speed bumps on the way home at about 30 mph.
Last thing to do is drill and tap a hole for the HDPE plastic support spacer in between the swing out and the bumper, then it will be ready for painting in a few days.