I haven't done much more than some test fitting with one of the wheel off the truck so far (my full size spare come's in tomorrow) but here's what we've got so far.
The masterbuilt seems like it will to do the job well, Clearance is probably more of an issue than the other models (as far as folding down) see pictures below, but I expected that going in. I went with the masterbuilt because I wanted some place to put a shackle, or ball if I really needed.
Before we dive into the fun....First a bit of advice.... when you drive 4hrs to a friends place to have him help you with a project like this make sure you dont leave the keys for your hitch at home... otherwise you'll be using this on your hitch lock...
Here is where we decided to make the cut on the carrier, you'd be suprized what you can do with a dremel but it sure took a while lol.
Test fitting the carrier in the masterbuilt unit. Was a very snug fit had to grind down the sides of the carrier, take off the paint and a bit more to get it to slide in. And cleaned up the area we cut off.
It took some significant grinding to trim it, $39 lowes angle grinder well worth the money.
Eventually we got it to fit
Drilling the 5/8 inch hole in the carrier was probably the most challenging part. We could not find a 5/8 inch drill bit at the local hardware store so we ended up using a 1/2 bit and got a spacer to put around a half inch bolt to make things fit. (I'll get some more detailed pictures of it later for those interested). I'd highly recommend picking up a Uni-bit for something like this once you break through the steel a little bit its very hard to get the rest of the way the bit just binds up. Another one of those having the right tools for the job makes something that would be a PINA a breeze.
I really didnt want to pick up a 32" wheel and tire over and over for mock up so /cheer for large cardboard boxes.
The distance from the tire to the windshield wiper was going to cause issues when fully uprite. As expected I needed to space the wheel out further on the carrier. To do this I cut up some 1" (I think it was 1 inch) square box steel from lowes and made six total spacers then just used the uni-bit to drill out the holes that were there a bit larger to fix the mounting hardware. Which by the way also took a while to cut with the dremel lol but it got the job done
We had to keep sticking the dremel in my friends freezer to keep it form over heating, it was 104 or so that day and we were working the poor little guy awfully hard lol but he pulled through!
Tire when fully folded down, with the spacers I put on.
And some of the end result, sorry it was dark I'll get some better pictures once I get the full size spare on there.
I think I am going to cut a whole in the part that goes into the receiver to allow it to slide closer to the vehicle. Other than that and some paint I am very happy with it. It would be nice if it could fold down flat or at least a bit more than it does but it works
After we got done on sunday my friend and I went to find a place to test if I really do have the G80 in the rear. And I do
Also put on some new shocks this weekend I'll have some pics in another thread.