Rear bumper/tire carrier that opens simultaneous with back door. Does it exist?
- Thread starter GX0R
- Start date
This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate
links, including eBay, Amazon, Skimlinks, and others.
I have seen a couple people on here who fabbed up something themselves, but have not seen any commercially available options.
Just piggybacking off this thread.
forum.ih8mud.com
Alternative tire carriers
Probably a stupid question, but has anyone tried attaching a tire carrier to the back door of a GX470 with a tire carrier that was made for another vehicle?
forum.ih8mud.com
SSO is the only one I know of, they talk about making another run of them sometime. Here a few pics of mine.
I would just buy 265/70s and save all that hassle, fuel and time. The ½" of extra axle clearance with 285/70s really isn't going to get you anywhere you can't get with 265/70. Think about all that cost and headache of CMC, finding/waiting for a rear bumper, beefin up rear springs to hold bumper... then having to buy way more expensive tires?.... for what?? Aesthetics? Spend that money on front and rear lockers. Now that will get you places you could not go before! And without all the added weight of steel and rubber your fuel range won't shrink.
Last edited:
I don’t know what’s going on here, but that’s twice in 1 week that I agree with juggleboobs.
I for one am always in agreement with jiggly boobs. Just sayin’
The expedition one rear bumper with a single arm looks like it opens simultaneously with the barn door. Website says the 470 is coming. The dual arm bumper looks like the traditional separate swing arms.
GX 460 2010+ Base & Single Swing Rear Bumper Carrier System-
www.expeditiononestore.com
OP says he wants to move up from 285s…not to 285s…sounds like to 35s.
And a lot of upgrades on the gx470 are a domino effect. It’s a money pit.
Oh sorry, I was not actually contributing to the thread, just making a terrible joke about boobs.
agreed that this car can become a money pit real quick. Particularly when it comes to big tires and accommodating them: new gears, possibly new diff, new bumpers to carry a spare, new suspension to accommodate the weight of the bumper…gets overwhelming and expensive fast
agreed that this car can become a money pit real quick. Particularly when it comes to big tires and accommodating them: new gears, possibly new diff, new bumpers to carry a spare, new suspension to accommodate the weight of the bumper…gets overwhelming and expensive fast
No prob…and yeah…larger tires like 35s and above probably have the worst domino effect of all.
i made a tire carrier and added a linkage to the back door but ended up removing it. the linkage squeaked like crazy.
I also reinforced the door and welded a plate in the door with a nut. linkage bolts to that nut.
IMG_2417 by Alexander Rengifo, on Flickr
IMG_2417 by Alexander Rengifo, on Flickr
"juggleboobs"........long week, reading along and BAM - laughed out loud on that one - good one!
There’s non-tire related reasons to add a spare on the rear
1. Underside of vehicle may not be as accessible on a trail, having it on rear ensures i can always access it.
2. Better departure angle in conjunction with a high clearance rear bumper
3. Carry additional equipment outside of cab. I can mount some bulky items like my recovery boards on a swing out and get them out of the cab
1. Underside of vehicle may not be as accessible on a trail, having it on rear ensures i can always access it.
2. Better departure angle in conjunction with a high clearance rear bumper
3. Carry additional equipment outside of cab. I can mount some bulky items like my recovery boards on a swing out and get them out of the cab
Derp
Last edited:
I'm not saying no one should do it. I am saying there are way better/more useful modifications for the total cost of that setup. The likeliness of getting stuck with lockers front and rear as opposed to having no lockers and an extra 200 lbs of bumper is far less, and a lot of that recovery gear becomes useless with lockers too. Less is more.
Departure angle is a modest concern unless you are rock crawling. Again, with lockers you can go around obstacles with ease instead of always having to go OVER them. If you are rock crawling, the GX470 is a horrendous platform to begin with.. IFS vs solid front axle is a solid argument enough for that.
Last edited:
