tire carrier spindle?????s

[krelja]

I'm in the process of adding a tire carrier to my existing bumper and just had a question about the spindle. I dont want to block my whole tailight as it is my DD. So I want to build out a little block to mount the spindle in but I want to make sure it is strong enough so I am here for opinions. Here are some pics to show you what I mean. I have to shorten the piece on the bottom so everything is flush. The main reason I left it open on the sides for now its so I can weld the base of the spindle as much as possible. I will post more pics if needed and everything on the bumper is 3/16 steel. So here they are flame away




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[Jimbo_1321]

just a thought but a lot of guys put the spindle on the other side so if you pull over on the side of the freeway/street and you have to open the back you don't swing the tire out into traffic....

 

[Stumpalump]

I'm not really sure what your asking but if you are having an issue because of tailgate clearance remember you can clearance the bottom of the lift gate up to 1/2" in the spot you will hit. Looks like what you have is strong especialy if you just box in what you have and run the out side plate up as high as you can. Maybe even angle the top of the side plate in. Looks nice so far!

 

[krelja]

It is gonna be mounted on the passenger side. Being as I have never done a tire carrier before I was a little leary of how strong the mount would be, but I will probably have more area welded to the bumper than if i just drilled a hole and welded it top and bottom. If I need to I can put a gusset on the sides after I box it in but I would rather overdo it. The bumper has 16 bolts to hold it on because I'm a crackhead. I just want everything to be really strong.

 

[JeepFreak21]

just a thought but a lot of guys put the spindle on the other side so if you pull over on the side of the freeway/street and you have to open the back you don't swing the tire out into traffic....

I never would have thought of that... well, until a semi ripped off the swing-gate I was oh so proud of fabbing.

Good tip!
Billy

 

[Dan Fredrickson]

The spindle looks strong enough after boxing but the bumper itself may need additional support to avoid flexing and eventually twisting over time. It appears to be 1" x 4" box tubing? How thick is the tube? If it is C channel it definately will need some help.......

 

[krelja]

The bumper is made of 2x6x3/16 and mounts with 16 bolts. On each side it bolts to the 4 in the stock location and 4 going down each framerail about 18 inches. I've come to the conclusion that the mount as it site is fine. I'm gonna box the sides with 1/4 plate that will run through the bumperand be welded on both sides. I'm just gonna notch the bumper and put the 1/4 inch stuff in and weld away.

 

[Dan Fredrickson]

2X should be fine, the angle of the pic makes it look thinner to me.......I actually need some 1 x 6 and it is pretty hard to come by around here.....

 

[Jeff 98XJ WI]

I've heard of folks having issues with constant flexing of the spindle due to the tire bouncing around on the road and eventual breaking of it. I saw a top spindle nut that a guy had made that goes through a TOP seal and allows a top tab to be bolted to the bumper supporting the top of the spindle. I was planning to do something similar but ended up just throwing the spare in the back flat on top of a storage box instead. Just something to think about. Otherwise, your mounting idea looks good. Oh, one other thing, if you get hit from behind or back into a tree or something, you stand a greater chance of damaging your tire carrier than if it was mounted on TOP of the bumper. Jeff