Hitch mounted spare tire carrier

[rdebevoise]

i got a 95 xj i just built a custom reciever because im to cheap to buy a new one. i already had one from a blazer out back so i got everything done and now i was looking for a spare tire carrier. but the only one i can find that slided into a reciever dont fold so id have to take it out everytime i use the lift gate. does anyone know ware i can get one or make one i can weld and fab so thats no problem.

and no i cant put it on the roof my xj never came with roof racks.

[bigjim350]

Detours builds and sells exactly what your looking for.

http://xjtalk.com/images/special/knucklebone2.jpg

Here is some more info http://xjtalk.com/showthread.php?t=8493&highlight=knucklebone

[xjmarc]

I built mine and it works fine but having my 38 back there cost me a ton of visibility. Gained a lot of interior space though. I wouldn't put a tire on the roof, lifted vehicles are top heavy enough.

[rdebevoise]

i curently am runnin stock with 235/75 15s i was going to do the rustys budget boost and either 30 9.50s or 31 10.50s i dont want to go crazy i got a 18 month old n i got to get him up in there

i just checked out detourusa n they say its curently unavalible

[bigjim350]

Send him a pm on this website and im sure he will work something out for ya.

[4.3LXJ]

Check this link

http://www.xjtalk.com/showthread.php?t=8940&highlight=knucklebone

[rdebevoise]

thanks guys but im cheap hahaha so i made up some plans so when i get a few bucks im going to fab up my own ive been lookin at detours and i love the style but im goin to ad a tage braket and some other stuff

if i can remember wile im building it ill take pictures and specs and see how u guys like it

[Mudderoy]

thanks guys but im cheap hahaha so i made up some plans so when i get a few bucks im going to fab up my own ive been lookin at detours and i love the style but im goin to ad a tage braket and some other stuff

if i can remember wile im building it ill take pictures and specs and see how u guys like it

Nothing wrong with building your own stuff, I mean as long as you take pictures and share them here! :camera: :popcorn: :patriot:

[rdebevoise]

haha yea my problem is i get so into building somthing or pissed off st it i forget to take pics but ill probly have the wife out there with me so maybe she may remember too.

[denverd1]

cool! looking forward to seeing what you come up with. Shouldn't be too hard to build. You could make it swing down or out pretty easily too.

[rdebevoise]

yeah i have a spare mount from my old camper with the same bolt pattern as the jeep. im going to get a hitch extenchen so i can still tow without having to remove the carrier im also moving the tag out to the carrier

all together im guessin around $40 to $50 ill have into it by the time im dun plus my time to do it

[xjmarc]

I made mine to fold down. It has two 3/4 bolts in the upright part. One for a pivot and the other I remove to fold down. I used bolts so I can tighten it so it doesn't rattle, too much.

[rdebevoise]

im makin my fold to the drivers side im going to put a bolt in the top and a pin for now on the bottem when i can afford it im going to get a swing gate latch to pull some tension down to hopfuly make it not rattle but for now its only gettin a 235/75 the biggest after i do the lift is a 31x10.50. i got my design i just got to get some work so i can get the steel

[denverd1]

hey rich, you ever get this put together?

[NW99XJ]

A good friend of mine (Crazymoose) did this just recently,
With the help of another good friend (BoringDave) they created a fold down, hitch mounted spare tire carrier..... This slides into the hitch of his ORFab rear bumper. Made from 2"x2" square tubing, and some 1/4" thick angle plate. Grade 8 hardware for the hinge, and a swing pin clevis pin as a locking point. There is also a hole in the hitch sleeve, and a nut welded on as a bung, to create a pinch point to help reduce rattles.
It does rattle still a TINY bit,...but C'mon..... this is a 35" spare on something slid into the hitch.
The spare is a 35x12.50x15 Goodyear Kevlar MTR
http://i721.photobucket.com/albums/ww220/crazymoose1990/sparetire1_zps61ca9870.jpg
http://i721.photobucket.com/albums/ww220/crazymoose1990/sparetire2_zps204c6961.jpg
http://i721.photobucket.com/albums/ww220/crazymoose1990/sparetire3_zpsf612a11a.jpg
http://i721.photobucket.com/albums/ww220/crazymoose1990/sparetire4_zps92c01142.jpg

[denverd1]

damn, that looks pretty good. did they build from scratch? or modify one of these:
http://www.etrailer.com/p-6715.html?feed=npn&gclid=COng2dLyvbYCFQ3nnAodax0Abw

[Cherokee85]

I currently have mine on the roof, only reason being is that I got 2 spares with vehicle so making use of the roof space, but when I get the larger tires I will be switching to rear carrier as it will be alot heavier!

Looking got something that swings outwards rather than downwards, I have uses and other ideas for the tow bar, LOL.

But that idea is a great one and uses the tow hitch well and is strong too. Well thought idea! :)

[denverd1]

Yea, try to put a 33" up on the roof! It ain't happenin. Was a big enough PITA to pull it off the hub and put it back on when I did my shocks, lifting it an inch or so.

There's always more than one way to skin a cat, so I'm definitely interested in seeing other designs.

[4x4Dalton]

Try puttin a 35 up there. Ain't happening. I went with Detours for my tire carrier. It's a hitch mounted one. He does awesome fab work. He works with you durin the process as well.
1924
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[NW99XJ]

damn, that looks pretty good. did they build from scratch? or modify one of these:
http://www.etrailer.com/p-6715.html?feed=npn&gclid=COng2dLyvbYCFQ3nnAodax0Abw

made from scratch

[denverd1]

made from scratch

:bang: need welder, need welder

[Cherokee85]

Yeah so I think when larger tires get funded I will have to invest or make rear tire carrier but still retain tow hitch as I use mine regularly.

[denverd1]

Try puttin a 35 up there. Ain't happening. I went with Detours for my tire carrier. It's a hitch mounted one. He does awesome fab work. He works with you durin the process as well.


I can imagine. Ya know, I'm thinking it might make sense to go with Detours on this one. I'd spend the money ($239 I think?) on steel and parts, not to mention a welder I don't have, and then wonder every time I hit I bump if I was going to see my spare bouncing down the trail in my rear view mirror because my shady (at best) welding job broke loose.

http://www.detoursusa.com/knucklebone.php

[XjJeepacorn]

i got a 95 xj i just built a custom reciever because im to cheap to buy a new one. i already had one from a blazer out back so i got everything done and now i was looking for a spare tire carrier. but the only one i can find that slided into a reciever dont fold so id have to take it out everytime i use the lift gate. does anyone know ware i can get one or make one i can weld and fab so thats no problem.

and no i cant put it on the roof my xj never came with roof racks.

1927

^^^^^ please :)

[rdebevoise]

not yet i actualy found a bumper mount swing gate off a bronco ii and a tube bumper off a ranger im going to combine and put them on i also got bigger tires im swamped at work and im rebuilding the motor in my truck so i kind of got put on the back burner

[XjJeepacorn]

Cool good luck with the motor

[denverd1]

not yet i actualy found a bumper mount swing gate off a bronco ii and a tube bumper off a ranger im going to combine and put them on i also got bigger tires im swamped at work and im rebuilding the motor in my truck so i kind of got put on the back burner

stroke it!