Spare tire going back underneath :( (1 Viewer)

[mechanixhorseman]

That should work, just with any bike rack, the higher up it goes relative to the swing outs, the more likely it is to interfere. I chopped out the crossmember and built a beefier one to get the hitch up another 4-6” or so. I built a rear bumper for my 1st gen and brought the hitch up so much that I had to shorten the limits on the tailgate so it wouldn’t fold down into it. Just something to consider

I’ll have to look into that rack if I can’t get the 1up to work the way I want. I can’t bring myself to put the spare back underneath. The 305 fits under there a lot differently than the factory spare and it would look pretty goofy. I think I’m going to switch to a 2” hitch dropper from the 4”. I’ll probably have to trim the tab that sticks down from the swing arm to clear it but at least I’ll get a couple inches of clearance back.

 

[Somebodyelse5]

Ohhh, 4 bikes.... I missed that little tidbit. I don't think I'd mount 4 bikes on that either. Too much leverage and weight... unless you relocated the spare and Hi-lift and brought the 4 bikes in closer to the body.

especially when it's 4 bikes totally around $20k..... my solution... the 100 isn't for moving bikes.

 

[smileyboy]

Yeah, I get that but it’s not exactly bolted down on the strike side either. Shortly after I got my bumper I had to find the sweet spot in adjusting the U-bolt, tight enough so the carrier wouldn’t rattle while driving over every minor bump, but not so tight that the U-bolt didn’t shear off the bolts holding the catch on. At least for me it was a very thin margin. Ask me how I know. I never was able to extract that bolt and had to get a newer longer bolt catch welded so I could drill a new hole.

I’m not trashing the BIOR as it has been great to me overall. I do however think the steel that the spindle is welded into is more of a weak point than the spindle itself. Comparing to a buddy with a Slee, I believe the Slee’s steel is slightly thicker and that’s probably why it seems to flex less. Just my non-expert opinion. Anyone feel free to correct me if I’m wrong on that.

What did you end up doing for your bike rack solution?

I'm in the same boat.