MidnightRebel07
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- Pittsburgh, Pa.
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- 2003 Explorer Sport Trac
Building my swing out tire carrier...Build pic's added...
"Mods, please don't move this thread as it's 'Sport Trac' specific, thanks". I'm going to make a build thread for the offroad fab section.
Since I have dual exhuast and 33's I can't put my spare under the bed so it takes up most of the inside of my bed.
I've been doing tons of R&D for the past year or so and after having a baby boy 2 months ago I need my bed back to haul the stroller, etc.. When I've been hauling everything under the sun with my Trac I've had to take my spare out and leave it at home.
I did have the spare up on the roof mounted to a Yakima MegaWarrior but have since sold that to another member because I couldn't fit my Trac under most low clearances (fast food places, parking garages, etc.) plus it killed my fuel mileage.
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So I removed the bumper cover, bumper, etc. and took alot of measurements, pictures, markings, etc...
I was going to fab up something similair to Jefe's build but as the rest of you ST owners know, we have plastic bumper covers and reinforcements so I didn't/ couldn't go that route. Instead I've devised a design I believe alot of the of you will be recreating soon after I post my build thread.
I'll be using 2", 1/8" thick square tubing for the swing out tire carrier, 6x6, 3/16" thick angle iron and some 3/16" steel plate to make gussets for reinforcement.
I search alot of diffierent forums and found the spindle kit that I feel will work best for me and the price was the best for what I needed. I'll be adding a pull pin to lock the carrier in place while it's open because there's too many hills around here not to secure it.
Here's a link to Jefe's build for reference...
Jefe's Rear Bumper / Tire Carrier
Here's a picture of the Spindle Kit I bought from EMS Offroad. It's the $100 kit with everything.
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Link to EMS Offorad...
EMS Offroad
I'll be adding to this as I go, hopefully I'll have it done this Saturday, I'll try and take as many pictures as I can as my buddy and I build it.
"Mods, please don't move this thread as it's 'Sport Trac' specific, thanks". I'm going to make a build thread for the offroad fab section.
Since I have dual exhuast and 33's I can't put my spare under the bed so it takes up most of the inside of my bed.
I've been doing tons of R&D for the past year or so and after having a baby boy 2 months ago I need my bed back to haul the stroller, etc.. When I've been hauling everything under the sun with my Trac I've had to take my spare out and leave it at home.
I did have the spare up on the roof mounted to a Yakima MegaWarrior but have since sold that to another member because I couldn't fit my Trac under most low clearances (fast food places, parking garages, etc.) plus it killed my fuel mileage.
(dead links)
So I removed the bumper cover, bumper, etc. and took alot of measurements, pictures, markings, etc...
I was going to fab up something similair to Jefe's build but as the rest of you ST owners know, we have plastic bumper covers and reinforcements so I didn't/ couldn't go that route. Instead I've devised a design I believe alot of the of you will be recreating soon after I post my build thread.
I'll be using 2", 1/8" thick square tubing for the swing out tire carrier, 6x6, 3/16" thick angle iron and some 3/16" steel plate to make gussets for reinforcement.
I search alot of diffierent forums and found the spindle kit that I feel will work best for me and the price was the best for what I needed. I'll be adding a pull pin to lock the carrier in place while it's open because there's too many hills around here not to secure it.
Here's a link to Jefe's build for reference...
Jefe's Rear Bumper / Tire Carrier
Here's a picture of the Spindle Kit I bought from EMS Offroad. It's the $100 kit with everything.
(dead links)
Link to EMS Offorad...
EMS Offroad
I'll be adding to this as I go, hopefully I'll have it done this Saturday, I'll try and take as many pictures as I can as my buddy and I build it.