After our annual Tornado Alley Cruiser meeting last weekend I had several folks asking about my rear bumper tire carrier, so I figured I would write up how I did it with picks for those of you that are interested.
I wanted to get my tire out from under my 80 to gain some clearance, but didn’t want to spend the money on a new rear bumper w/carrier. So, I spent some time under the truck, looking at how I could maintain the factory bumper while having a functional swing out tire carrier. After looking at Bob Garrett’s tire carrier that is on the back of his 80 I took that design and built upon it.
Main Bracket:
I used a spindle from Slee Offroad and mounted that to a section of 3/16 2x3 tubing for the main bracket arm while using 3/16 steel plate for mounting the Spindle bracket to the frame. For more support, I used 3/16 2x2 angle from the steel plate angled up to the main bracket and 3/16 plate steel on top. I finally bolted the bracket directly to the frame. See picture of bracket before mounting and after. Please note that these pictures were taken prior to complete welds being finished up.
I wanted to get my tire out from under my 80 to gain some clearance, but didn’t want to spend the money on a new rear bumper w/carrier. So, I spent some time under the truck, looking at how I could maintain the factory bumper while having a functional swing out tire carrier. After looking at Bob Garrett’s tire carrier that is on the back of his 80 I took that design and built upon it.
Main Bracket:
I used a spindle from Slee Offroad and mounted that to a section of 3/16 2x3 tubing for the main bracket arm while using 3/16 steel plate for mounting the Spindle bracket to the frame. For more support, I used 3/16 2x2 angle from the steel plate angled up to the main bracket and 3/16 plate steel on top. I finally bolted the bracket directly to the frame. See picture of bracket before mounting and after. Please note that these pictures were taken prior to complete welds being finished up.
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