Rear bumper/tire carrier

Well it's just about done. Need to figure out an "easy" but strong latch system.

 

Your link is broke.

 

thanks. think I fixed it now

 

looks good ,,,, ok that the 2nd one ive saw hinged on the drivers side .Its weirded most are hinged on the passenger side even though it doesnt really matter which side it is hinged on .
Heres how I did my latch , this was before clean up and painting

 

nice set up. The reason I hinged it on the driver's side is so my gas cap will be more accessable.Didn't realize, till I installed it, that it wouldn't have mattered anyway. Oh well. I ended up using a 6" long hitch pin, drilled two holes top & bottom in the bumper then welded a sleeve in it. Hitch pin runs through carrier into & through bumper pinned on bottom side.

 

is that your jerry can holders , or storage. Thats pretty slick.

 

Yeah . . . How 'bout a couple pic's of your Jerry can holder?
Looks nice!

 

The holder is 16 gage steel & the bottom is 1/4" plate. Inside, the bottom plate is mitred at the corners for drainage. The lock strap is 3/16" steel, hinged at the bottom and the top for ease of removal. I used an industrial type gasket material to take care of the rattling and it holds it in pretty tight.

 

what did u use for the pivot point? and where did you get it.

 

The pivot point for the tire carrier is actually an axle from a GM 10 bolt. It was in my Jimmy till I snapped it. The bumper is sleeved w/ a piece of 1 1/4" .120 wall tube. They fit together nice & snug.

 

so no bearing or anything in there?

 

http://www.troutindustries.com/Store.html

i get stuff from him for the pivots

then the bearings and spindle from tractor supply