Tire carrier finished, OK or overkill?

suckerpunched · Nov 18, 2018

heres a few pictures of my tire carrier I finally finished welding up. there is actually quite a bit of flex in the protofab rear bumper, so I flipped over the reciever hitch and added a spacer for the tire to rest on. It was a pain in the butt getting a jack to fit in there and still have it all fit tight to the tailgate. I really did not want the jack anywhere else. what do you guys think of it?

399strokerEB · Nov 18, 2018

I like it! Especially how it kinda wraps around the tire. And how the Jack is protected and out of sight.

BOBS 2 68S · Nov 19, 2018

. Nice job. I will remember how you tucked in the jack.

No Hay · Nov 19, 2018

Yep, nice work!

bamabaja · Nov 19, 2018

Looks great to me. Nice work

Broncobowsher · Nov 19, 2018

Needs some paint and a dust cap on the bearings.

BRONCITIS74 · Nov 19, 2018

I like it. It's always great when you can build your own bumpers or tire carrier. Can you post some pics with the tire swung out?

hankjr · Nov 19, 2018

i like it as well. would like to see the view from the inside

Hank

txtruk15 · Nov 19, 2018

i like it, really like how the jack sits in there and isn't out in the open. Wonder if there's a way to lock it down?

Scoop · Nov 19, 2018

I concur with he others - very nice design. As to "overkill", it's plenty stout, that's for sure!!

DirtDonk · Nov 19, 2018

I don't think there's any such thing as overkill when you're trying to stabilize a tire that size on limited anchoring surfaces (the frame) so adding beef and the upside-down ball mount to help support it and reduce the rocking motions that are natural for a thing like that is a great idea.

What size tire is that? Looks like at least a 35. And that ain't no slouch in the weight department.
Overkill is just enough...

Paul

svastano · Nov 19, 2018

Looks Great! Nice design

hyghlndr · Nov 19, 2018

Looks good, I know a local guy boxed in most back of a plate bumper which really stopped the bumper flex.

bronkenn · Nov 19, 2018

Looks like it will work well with that size of tire. Nice job. What color are you planning on painting it? Ken

McLeod · Nov 19, 2018

I have the ProtoFab rock solid bumper with their tire carrier on my FSB.
They gusseted inside the bumper, back to the passenger frame rail. There is very little to no flex of the bumper.

Nice job on your carrier. A gusset or plate along the back would probably help the flexing.
Your Bronco rocks! Love the color.

suckerpunched · Nov 19, 2018

thanks for all the compliments guys, and for not publicly poking fun at my work. I will post more pictures tomorrow of the back side and what holds the jack it place. There actually is a provision to lock the whole thing. will show that too. Paul the tire is a 35 and it is heavy. the whole deal lowered the back end 1". and the ball mount also made it a lot easier to throw that sucker up there and line it up on the studs.
If I was doing it again I would probably gusset the bumper ends to frame, but at this point it is what it is. gonna do a little finish work on it and powder coat it black.

sprdv1 · Nov 20, 2018

Looks great man....

suckerpunched said:
heres a few pictures of my tire carrier I finally finished welding up. there is actually quite a bit of flex in the protofab rear bumper, so I flipped over the reciever hitch and added a spacer for the tire to rest on. It was a pain in the butt getting a jack to fit in there and still have it all fit tight to the tailgate. I really did not want the jack anywhere else. what do you guys think of it?

suckerpunched · Nov 20, 2018

Here ya go. the foot of the jack is bolted to a plate that is welded to the tire carrier through two factory holes in the jack foot. the long end is bolted to the carrier upright, a 3/4 thick piece of steel indexes into the beam of the jack. After powder coating, I will probably put a stud in the threaded hole and nylock nut to match the two on the foot. all three are 1/2 - 13.

I had to notch the upright next to the jack foot to clear the jack mechanism in order to get the jack centered over the tire carrier horizontal beam and far enough away from the tailgate.

The bolt that holds the carrier closed is a 5/8 - 18 bolt with a T welded onto it. about 1/2" of threads have been machined off the end and a hole drilled through it for a safety clip to keep it from rattling out or a small lock to secure it.

suckerpunched · Nov 20, 2018

here's a couple pictures from earlier on in the process.

sykanr0ng · Nov 20, 2018

The more of the way it is built I see the more I like it, and I started out liking it from your first post.

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