Spare tire Mount/ Cheap and Plentiful

[Super Slow Rodeo]

Let me just throw this out for you guys about the spare tire brackets that might save you some headaches and coins.
If you look at the old first generation Isuzu Troopers they had a nice bracket that bolted to the back of the rear door. The bolt patterns is for the 6 lug Toyota & Isuzu pattern, (6 X 5.5 IIRC) but you can redrill the mount to fit any wheel you'd want. It will also fit a large tire without hitting the wall of the trailer. Not to mention they have a drilled locking bolt for a padlock built in them too. I used two on my IFS Off Road Trailer build and made my own bracket to bolt them to on the side of the trailer much like the old step side pickup beds. of the 50's and 60's. Here's a shot of it during the construction phase.
These shots show it before I put the right one on. The right one will be a swing out bracket to enter the trailer box. And no the axle is not bent. The trailer steers!
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To simplify your build these tire brackets can be bolted to any wall inside or out, front back or sides and are cheap at the wrecking yards. Making tongue balancing a lot easier and using much more rugged tire bracket than some of those flimsy light weight wheel spare carriers you buy at Harbor Frieght or Northern Tool.
The best part is they have a finger on the bracket to hang the wheel rim on so you can line up the lug bolts and bolt it down. So no holding the tire up in place with one knee while trying to line up the lug bolts.

Just passing on a trick that worked for me!

Curtis

 

[Mark Harley]

Thanks for the tip.
That will work well on my builds.

 

[cruiserpilot]

This is a really good find, thanks for sharing! Hey, a write up on that trailer would be cool. I like the idea of making it steer. Be nice to see how you did all that. Come on, pics!!

 

[Super Slow Rodeo]

This is a really good find, thanks for sharing! Hey, a write up on that trailer would be cool. I like the idea of making it steer. Be nice to see how you did all that. Come on, pics!!

I put the trailer build on hold for the Summer.

You see my other passion is Adventure Motorcycles and Summers are "GO" time. That and I own a Motorcycle Shop, so I'm busy when I'm not on the road.

I'll get back on it and post up a write up. I've got it pretty well documented so far. It will be a cargo trailer that will clam shell in the back so I can lload up my Adventire Bike in it for travel and sleep in the box when unloaded. For those trips where the wife wants to come, but not ride on the bike all the way there.

A teaser,the steering and suspension is from the front half of an Isuzu Pickup frame.

 

[greentruck]

Great idea! Thanks for passing this along. I used to own an '84 Trooper and this makes perfect sense.