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figured it out myself. Strut I had is too long and wants to keep it rotating out and thus contacts plastic bumper. Testing a 20” strut in the near future. I used an online calculator to get my placement window then bolted it through the bumper metal and put another ball connector on the...
Something I've noticed is that when going 70+MPH, or going over rumble strips or gravel, is the tire has a "twisting" type motion on the carrier, essentially back-and-forth rotating type motion (1/4 inch each way?). I know it doesn't seem like that much, but it's definitely noticeable and would...
Sorry if this is obvious from your comment, but did you try mounting it in to the hole in the GGM bumper extension mount closest to the pivot/swing point? that should fix any binding, then just have to find a strut with the right extended and compressed lengths. I will be back to the cruiser...
First one won’t fit the bolt pattern though, third one is for jeeps. But the first concept fits with the accessory mount idea GGM is working with, but I’d be worried about all that weight at that leverage. I would think it’s much better side by side with the tire
Install went smooth and pretty quick, I did not have the metal extension coming out of the bumper bracket so no sawing was necessary and everything lines up perfectly. It swings very freely so definitely a strut is needed which I am going to work on for sure, just need to work out where it...