Tire carrier attached to hitch bracket??

gabe4 · Mar 28, 2006

First time posting in this forum, I've search with no answer so that means it's a nutty idea or I'm not searching right. Has anyone built a rear tire carrier off the stock hitch bracket with out changing the stock bumper.

JLane99XJ · Mar 28, 2006

define what you called a "hitch Bracket"??

bolting into the stock bumper mounts with a heavy swing arm style tire carrier is a bad idea, after a while the weight and stress of the tire and arm works the uni-body frame to death and the mounts crack and tear through the sheet-metal..

gabe4 · Mar 28, 2006

JLane99XJ said:
define what you called a "hitch Bracket"??

bolting into the stock bumper mounts with a heavy swing arm style tire carrier is a bad idea, after a while the weight and stress of the tire and arm works the uni-body frame to death and the mounts crack and tear through the sheet-metal..

I have the stock hitch which is stought and since most tire swing outs are tied into the "frame" the same way the hitch is just woundering if I can just build right to the hitch.

Ludakris · Mar 28, 2006

it will hang low, and out.. probably bang and drag it on alot...

JLane99XJ · Mar 28, 2006

Ludakris said:
it will hang low, and out.. probably bang and drag it on alot...

DITTO
yeah i started out trying to build my original one off the hitch and it became such a monstrosity, hanging low and out so far i scrapped that idea...

YELLAHEEP · Mar 29, 2006

Are you talking about something like this? Or more permanently mounted to the hitch?

I had one of these on my first XJ and it worked very well. I ended up cutting off the receiver extension and removed the license plate bracketry but, yes, it did drag on rocks when wheeling and reduced the departure angle. I had 4.5" lift and 32's on that rig so it wasn't terrible, but definitely not a "hard core" rig item.

gabe4 · Mar 29, 2006

No not like that actually something bolted or welded to the existing steel used for the hitch no the reciever thanks though. I guess I'll just have to just stare at it for a while and see if I can come up with something.

olivedrabcj7 · Mar 29, 2006

i made something similar on my current xj. i dont have any pics of it yet though. it sits on top of the "sleeve" of the reciever hitch where the ball mount slides in. its got a bolt for a hinge and a hitch pin for a latch. the pin has vert very tight tolerances and it doesnt have any slack. its a very sweet setup, however it sits so close to my hatch i had to remove my rear wiper. here is a quick paint drawing to show what i mean.

motorman · Mar 31, 2006

my rear tire carrier is mounted to the Hitch with 4 bolts. Mounts out from the rear bumper.

Send me email and I will send [email protected]

Bloose · Apr 7, 2006

Actually if you just notch the stock bumper it shouldn't have to hang down very low. The bumper I built ties to the stock bumper mounts AND to the frame where the hitch mounts. The tire carrier is welded to the bumper.

I originally tied only tot he bumper mounts and exactly what was stated above happened, the body started to crack. Now that I'm tied into the frame at the hitch it is rock solid.

HTH,
B-loose

KSXJ · Apr 7, 2006

YELLAHEEP said:
Are you talking about something like this? Or more permanently mounted to the hitch?

I had one of these on my first XJ and it worked very well. I ended up cutting off the receiver extension and removed the license plate bracketry but, yes, it did drag on rocks when wheeling and reduced the departure angle. I had 4.5" lift and 32's on that rig so it wasn't terrible, but definitely not a "hard core" rig item.

Who makes or sells those?

xj_mike · Apr 7, 2006

A quick right click of the picture, select properties and found the site it was hosted on. Here you go.

http://www.mpioneer.com/mp_spare_tire_carrier.asp

KSXJ · Apr 7, 2006

I should have thought about that. - although, check that price out. I can find/make a nice rear bumper for that.

muduck18 · Apr 7, 2006

kscherokee said:
I should have thought about that. - although, check that price out. I can find/make a nice rear bumper for that.

diddo...
actually half that price probebly...

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