Has anyone tried to do this? This is made for the jeep and is obviously too short for an x, but I was thinking of choping it at the red line and welding or bolting in a new section of square tubing. Yeah, it will be a pain cuz the back door will be blocked, but do you all think it will work?
-E

guess it could if you dont mien removing it EVERYTIME you need to get in...

but

y not just make or get soem oen to fab up a swing out one??

PEACE

because I own this one and I could make it work for free. If I had to have someone make me one, it wouldn't be free! But you're right, a swing out one would be nicer, but this would only be used when I know clearence will be an issue (in a parking garage or something like that) otherwise the spare will be on the roof. I just want a backup carrier.
-E

oh ok ..... . thats a Cool idea......


and srry didnt know you already owned this

kinda like my tire carrier that was free cuz my dad already had it

PEACE

Why is it too short, I dont get it. Wouldnt it be better if it DIDNT block the rear view?

I would like to know where you got that, or where i could purchase one....i got plans

Originally posted by Premier
Why is it too short, I dont get it. Wouldnt it be better if it DIDNT block the rear view?

i think if it was too short it would look goofy... you gotta remember that that moutns in a hitch.. think of how far that is from the hitch point to the top of the bumper.. than you have very little(from waht i can see from the pic)

mine i think is a good height ill get a pic of it in a min

PEACE

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid72/p388587ec49075e3dc7b8b3c2c1f866a4/fb862206.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid78/pb32230312a12359b13ef927d15c80a24/fb247fe9.jpg

mine

You can get one from jcwhitney.

They run $43.95 p/n 81RD6680N

I have one works great.

If I put in on as is, it would look something like this. Maybe even a little lower. It would work, but would look goofy. (I suck with photo programs)
-E

Uh oh, looks just like alto's. Sorry about the goofy comment:rolleyes:

Here is another picture, I also have a few in my signature "Meet Trinity" under meet trinity on page 2

Originally posted by Alto
You can get one from jcwhitney.

They run $43.95 p/n 81RD6680N

I have one works great.

do you not have a problem with law enforcement?? becuase they cant read your tag.... j/w

PEACE

Alto,
Is there a way you could measure yours? Yours looks pretty good. I wonder if mine is the same size.
-E

my first picture is with 31" tire and no lift, the second is with 3"body lift & 33" tires.
There is a good look of it in my signature.

I had a basket added to it to hold my Sand filled tow strap, boots anything that I wanted to get to fast but didn't want to have in the truck. Plus with my Gerry Cans it sits out where the hole is drilled.

If I didn't have my Cans I would drill a new hole and cut about 2"- 4" off so it would be closer to the back of the truck. As it is now I can still open the rear glass. If I cut it I don't know how close I could get it & still open the glass.

Hey PAExplorer, don't worry about the goofy comment I've been called alot worse, goofy is the nicest

How sturdy are those things? I have a hitch mount bike rack and when i go around turns it leans a little to the sides when theres weight on it.... wouldnt a 33" (or 32 in my case) tire make it wobble around a little bit?

One problem I see...

Bye Bye departure angle

i htink that looks fine

you're right about the angle, but alto's is about 5" further out than mine would be. He has the gas cans and other stuff in between the tire and the truck.
-Eric

a Few months ago I saw one on a jeep website that fit in the tow hitch. It had supports so it would not sway around and it had a locking pin that would it allow it to fold down to access the hatch. It also has a spot on it to relocate the license plate so it is not blocked.It was pictured an a grand cherokee. I believe it is made by a company called Bon-a-rue.

The departure angle is lost a bit but that 2" steel can take alot of abuse.

I've seen the fold down kind, the one that are similiar to the rear basket/cage and they do rattle alot. Mine doesn't rattle anything noticible. If it bothered me then I could just ratchet strap it to my hitch.

I like the hitch spare and use it all the time when I go camping in the desert I'm usually hours away from any type of tire repair shop. Thats why I carry a slightly worn 31" tire under in the stock location all the time for around town & extra, Camping I usually put a 33" on top and a 33" on the hitch carrier. I spent almost a year trying to find 33's so I know that the only 33" I have to use is the one I bring.

The one other thing that I like about the carrier is that it makes a great ladder to the top. I also use it to hold my water jug/shower. And use it as a easy tow point.

Oh, you want one of these; I had it made in 2000.

http://www.explorerforum.com/tdavis/tirecarrier-001.jpg

http://www.explorerforum.com/tdavis/tirecarrier-002.jpg

http://www.explorerforum.com/tdavis/tirecarrier-003.jpg

I gave it to a friend - only had problems with angle once, and that was a steep vertical ledge about 4ft high.

If ypu put one on that blocks your license plate you'll get a ticket and or fail state inspection. I had the one that Explorer Express sold years ago, I had to relocate my license plate.

I could just put the plate on the tire.
-E

Originally posted by PAExplorer
I could just put the plate on the tire.
-E

Wanna do a photoshop of that? :p hehe