I will never be able to lift a tire up to a carrier, so I want to bring the carrier..
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I'd just call AAA to come change my flat tire if its that big of a deal.
mudgudgeon
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here's a different idea,
I made myself a rear bumper and swing out tire carrier, instead of setting up the spindle for the swing arm in a vertical orientation, I set the spindle so it was angled out to the side of the vehicle by 5 degrees at the top.
I did this for one main reason. I wanted the swing arm to rest in the open position without relying on a latch, gas strut etc. It does this even if the car is parked on a slope, it swings open with very little effort because the 5 degree cant means the weight of the tire wants to swing out. when the swing arm is opened 180 degrees, the swing arm is angled down by 10 degrees, the tire is sitting a good 6-8" lower to the ground than in the closed position, and the weight of the tire holds it at the lowest point in the arc (180 degrees out fro the closed position.
(It takes more effort to close the swing arm because you are physically pushing the tire upward).
This idea could be extended so that the spindle was canted at say 30 degrees?? the swing arm would sit a hell of a lot lower to the ground when opened 180 degrees. with the spindle set with a 30 degree cant, once the swing arm has rotated out 180 degrees, the swing arm will be angled down at 60 degrees, bringing the tire much closer to the ground.
Judging by the way mine behaves with a 5 degree cant on the spindle, you'd possibly need a winch of some sort to open and close the swing arm.
I hope this makes sense. I don't think I have any pictures, I could take a couple, but the truck is in pieces in my garage so I cant get a picture of it in the fully open position
I made myself a rear bumper and swing out tire carrier, instead of setting up the spindle for the swing arm in a vertical orientation, I set the spindle so it was angled out to the side of the vehicle by 5 degrees at the top.
I did this for one main reason. I wanted the swing arm to rest in the open position without relying on a latch, gas strut etc. It does this even if the car is parked on a slope, it swings open with very little effort because the 5 degree cant means the weight of the tire wants to swing out. when the swing arm is opened 180 degrees, the swing arm is angled down by 10 degrees, the tire is sitting a good 6-8" lower to the ground than in the closed position, and the weight of the tire holds it at the lowest point in the arc (180 degrees out fro the closed position.
(It takes more effort to close the swing arm because you are physically pushing the tire upward).
This idea could be extended so that the spindle was canted at say 30 degrees?? the swing arm would sit a hell of a lot lower to the ground when opened 180 degrees. with the spindle set with a 30 degree cant, once the swing arm has rotated out 180 degrees, the swing arm will be angled down at 60 degrees, bringing the tire much closer to the ground.
Judging by the way mine behaves with a 5 degree cant on the spindle, you'd possibly need a winch of some sort to open and close the swing arm.
I hope this makes sense. I don't think I have any pictures, I could take a couple, but the truck is in pieces in my garage so I cant get a picture of it in the fully open position
