rear tube bumper w/ tire swing

[eking81]

i started this because i wanted a tube bumper that looked good , offered a tire swing , and was just as strong and any plate or rectangle tube bumper.
i started by cutting the open the unibody tubes

then we fab' up some mounts that slide inside the unibody acting like a nut strip using 5 factory holes used for attaching gas tank skids, hitchs and on the passenger side the 2 holes for attaching the exhaust

then the bumpers back bone

the tubes inside the unibody stick out so that the back bone slides over them and bolts through them with 2 bolts per side and uses the 4 factory locations on each side
then we added the tube

then started on the tire carrier

and some finished pics

the swings hinge kit is from jeep tubes
the latch is a knu-vice 2001 that we cut the mount ears off of and welded on and also added a tab for a safety so it dont come undone
and the stop is a pipe cap
its all made out of 1-3/4x .120 ERW tubing
unibody tubes are 4x2x3/16
back bone mounts are 5x2-1/2x3/16 with 1/4x6 flat bar cut and drilled for mounts
back bone cross member is 3x2x3/16
the hitch came from a farm supply store
D-ring tabs are 3/4x2 and welded back inside the 5x2-1/2
the stop is a simple weld on pipe cap

 

[eking81]

a couple more pics

 

[chattacuda]

looks really well made.

 

[eking81]

Thanks
i was looking for something with the or-fab look but with jcr strength and this is what i came up with

 

[eking81]

slow getting back to this but finished pics with it installed
he sent the pics awhile ago but i just got to them im now in the process of building one for another customer
hope more people buy them