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DIY swing out tire carrier advice?

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I'm looking to build a swing out tire carrier, or more specifically a swing out that I can mount whatever to.

I was looking at buying this hinge ($89):
http://www.4xinnovations.com/Swing-Out-Tire-Carrier-Hinge-Assembly_p_109.html
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and this latch($62):
http://www.4xinnovations.com/Swing-Out-Tire-Carrier-Latch-Assembly_p_110.html
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Do these look like good parts for the price? What did everyone else use?

Pics would be greatly appreciated.
 
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nvm, I figured it out. :)
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I'll try and find his build thread. Thanks
 
My advice:
  1. Don't use a trailer spindle. Go much bigger and/or double-shear.
  2. Make it cinch down at the latch side so it can't move at all.
  3. Build the hinge end of the bumper as rigid as possible. It can't connect only to the frame ends.
Not following these rules means the carrier will be for 31" tires or smaller
 
Blue85 said:
My advice:
  1. Don't use a trailer spindle. Go much bigger and/or double-shear.
  2. Make it cinch down at the latch side so it can't move at all.
  3. Build the hinge end of the bumper as rigid as possible. It can't connect only to the frame ends.
Not following these rules means the carrier will be for 31" tires or smaller
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1. Sounds like the hinge I have picked out above should be good. It's double shear at least.
2. I don't think the latch above will do that. Got a suggestion for where to get one like that?
3. My rear bumper is a solid piece of 4x6x.25 square tubing. I think it is solid enough. :)
 
Here is my $.02, I hate swing out tire carriers. There are too many issues and in the end it just isn't that useful especially with a larger size tire. Every time you need to get that tire on or off you are going to have to lift it from/to that gate height. Now, swing down tire carriers are a different story. With a swing down tire carrier you can have two pivot points at that bumper, sharing the load. This also brings the tire down to near ground level for easier removal and installation. Trade off is that you would have to drop and lift that tire gate any time you want in the back of the blazer unless you can just reach over the tailgate for whatever you need.
 
I wanna play

I love my swing out tire carrier. Unhook, unlatch, let it swing open then lower tailgate to do whatever. If I really need to haul something in it then I'll remove the tire, that's when I hate my tire carrier, remove cap, unscrew large nut and remove the swing out arm.

Now, as far as the large focking tire to remove and put back up at that height? I'm working on that because I'm not getting any younger and them tires and wheels aren't getting lighter. I'll post up with pics on that later.

I don't have anything against the swing down tire carriers. I think they are also a nice set up. But every time you want to get into the back, you have that in your way, under your feet. Can you use it to help you climb in the back once you have the tailgate down? That could be a plus.

Either way, I still love the swing out tire carrier. You will have to decide over the pros and cons.

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Here's the latch that is on my bumper:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0058FJYQ8/ref=sr_ph?ie=UTF8&qid=1415115156&sr=1&keywords=lt-40334
 
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It also swings down so he doesn't have to man handle the tire all the way up to mount it. Super bitchin.
 
Deuling said:
It also swings down so he doesn't have to man handle the tire all the way up to mount it. Super bitchin.
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How does it swing down too? I was planning on making a dual action tire carrier when the time comes also but haven't started figuring that design out yet.
 
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I was planning on making something like this but possibly with the ability to open it like a normal swing out tire carrier also. It would be a hybrid design. I am going to build some rub rails for the bed sides that tie through the bed into the roll cage so I would have good and solid upper attachment points.
 
Its got a vertical hinge and a horizontal hinge. Using spring loaded pins in holes.
 
truck-oholic said:
Here is my $.02, I hate swing out tire carriers. There are too many issues and in the end it just isn't that useful especially with a larger size tire. Every time you need to get that tire on or off you are going to have to lift it from/to that gate height.
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I like the idea of a swing down when it comes to pulling the tire off/on, but for me, I'm going to be getting into the back way more often than I'm going to be changing a tire. The swing out makes more sense to me in that context. I am intrigued by the idea of doing both though. I'd love to see some close up pics of the hinges on kellyjohns. @kellyjohn

Mostly I'm looking for different hinge ideas. I seem to recall someone making a hinge out of a D44 hub. I'd love to see more pics of that, or anything else you guys have come up with.
 
I made the swing out tire carrier for my scout out of a 6 lug Hub and large bearing spindle. Welded the spindle to my bumper then cut the wheel flange off the hub and built my tire carrier off of the hub. I think there are some pics in my build thread.

My original plan was to make the spindle bolt on and cut a hole through the bumper then slide a stub shaft up through the spindle and cap it off with a lockout. Then I would have a spare spindle, wheel bearing set, stub axle and lockout without taking up any room but I swapped in a Dana 60 and don't carry spare parts any more.
 
I am thinking a hybrid between this style below and the one I posted earlier.

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You could make a combination attachment point with something like this but rotating one of the sleeved bushings 90 degrees. It would take 4 of these units, two at the top outside corners of the gate and two at the bottom of the bumper. Trick is each side would have to be lined up directly above each other for the swing out action. The gate would swing sideways on the outer vertical bushing top and bottom and then down on the horizontal bushing on the bottom left and right. Hard to explain without actually making it.
 
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