AA1PR’s Tire Carrier

[AA1PR]

Been wanting one for a while now, last year I had an eye opener where I learned with my injury (disability) I couldn’t get the spare tire down from the factory installed location

I originally thought about something like this on my rear door


so in the mean time I have been tossing around this idea

for my receiver adapter I'm using a rage power sports 8" hitch extension its class IV rated


here is my plan


I got all the parts together to get this completed yesterday, so I stopped by the local welder & again he wont weld my stuff..Oh well I’ll do it myself

so I got my own flux core welder & goodies to finish it off once warmer weather gets here. I haven’t welded in years but its like riding a bike, hopefully




Trying to enlarge holes by going up one size bit is a PITA


Got some step bits for my holes, so I get nice straight clean holes & makes life so much easier


Got it welded up & painted


Didn’t care for my original mounting idea so I changed it out, welded on another piece of 4""X8"X3/16" plate over the old piece & then re-drilled using the step bits


Added several layers of duct tape so I didn’t get any corrosion between the steel plate & the aluminum rim as oxidation usually occurs

Letting the sun bake on the paint for a while


Got it mounted & now to get the tire on


All on


I can even open the rear window


Left it on for a week like this while we were on vacation with friends

Then decided I wanted to notch the upright in order to get it to lean backwards ever so slightly

So I took about 5/16" of a notch out




Basically how it’ll look in the upright position


So after carefully grinding all the joints & welding I decided to add some plate across the welded joint just in case, better safe than sorry

& here is my finished product


About 200 miles later & it’s still doing well

[TBYODA]

Nice job! Mike

[AA1PR]

Nice job! Mike

Thanks

if you ever make it over this way we'll have to wheel together

[Eredin]

That looks good! My original plan was to go that route but I was afraid that when wheeling, it would rock back and forth with the little amount of play in the factory receiver, making it rattle all the time.

[AA1PR]

That looks good! My original plan was to go that route but I was afraid that when wheeling, it would rock back and forth with the little amount of play in the factory receiver, making it rattle all the time.

thats why I added some plate & bolted it through the bumper, maybe its not clear, hopefully this shows it a bit better

[beavercountyemt]

Awesome job. not only does it look great and work, but you got to do it yourself instead of paying someone to do it. I think it makes it that much better.

[bartonmd]

Looks good!

Looks like you could make it a little lower, if you wanted to? See better out the rear window, etc.

Mike

[AA1PR]

by beavercountyemt » Sun Jun 14, 2015 3:00 am
Awesome job. not only does it look great and work, but you got to do it yourself instead of paying someone to do it. I think it makes it that much better.

Looks good!

Looks like you could make it a little lower, if you wanted to? See better out the rear window, etc.

Mike

thanks guys

yes I should have test fit it before I made the cut

my back was killing me & I was just happy to finish her off

can still see out the back some, not great, thats what mirrors are for right

I might after I get some light body work done on the rig (monstaliner), cut the top angles section down some & re-weld that since I cant shorten the vertical upright since its bolted on the base & has my 3/8" bolt that goes through it so it folds down near the upright supports

I guess I ought to get a pic of it folded down, when it folds down I can open the rear door, that was another main objective with it

maybe I'll sell this one & build another over the winter now I have a better idea of what I really need

[v7guy]

Looks nice, really nice to see more guys building stuff!