[karlmarkiewicz]

I know there would be pics for this buried somewhere in the rig threads, but frankly I have better things to do

Basically, I want to extend my spare wheel mount to carry a 31 or 32.
I was just wondering what would be the easiest method of going about this, so if you guys could attach pics of your mounts to give me inspiration, that would be great! I, preferably don't want to chop up/weld any of the original mount, as I wouldn't mind being able to take it off an put a stock wheel back on (don't want the stocky to be high as f**k if it doesn't need to be), but if this can't happen then I'll sort something out.

Cheers.

[atari4x4]

i've got better things to do than search for lazy fucks

grimbo says search noob

[Blkfxx]

[atari4x4]

pretty sure that one is welded & non reversible

[Sco-tie]

Don't think you'll have much luck making it not reversible... you could bolt a strip of plate into the original holes and then have holes tapped on up higher to bolt it into but would need to be pretty chunky. you could also get a scrap one and butcher that and change to stock one when you need to

[christover1]

I redrilled holes higher. I put plates behind, inside door for extra bracing.
Slight trimming to clear the wiper arm.
Bugger to fit the bolts, but not a regular job.
I also put a small spacer on, and longer stud, to suit mags.

[suzukiboy]

Here is my mod to clear the rear bumper.

Running 30" tyre.

[karlmarkiewicz]

Thanks for the input guys.

What Suzukiboy has is pretty much exactly what I was thinking. Cheers for that.

[tassie jeeper]

i didnt take pics but i bolted 1" square tube where the original carrier is usually mounted to the tail gate the drilled holes in the shs 1" higher and bolted my carrier to that there is plenty of room for a taller/wider tyre i have a 30x10 and could easilly fit a 31-32x12 and its 100% removable

by bolting on the shs and mounting the tyre carrier 1" higher on it, it both lifts the tyre 1" but also moves it out giving more room for a wider tyre

[edit] took pics:

[karlmarkiewicz]

tassie jeeper wrote:

i didnt take pics but i bolted 1" square tube where the original carrier is usually mounted to the tail gate the drilled holes in the shs 1" higher and bolted my carrier to that there is plenty of room for a taller/wider tyre i have a 30x10 and could easilly fit a 31-32x12 and its 100% removable

by bolting on the shs and mounting the tyre carrier 1" higher on it, it both lifts the tyre 1" but also moves it out giving more room for a wider tyre

Oh, that doesn't look too bad. Might have to go for that option. Cheers.

[tassie jeeper]

karlmarkiewicz wrote:

that doesn't look too bad. Might have to go for that option. Cheers.

can see in last picture i had to remove a little excess material for the wiper arm to clear however i think i knocked up the whole setup in about half hour i even welded nuts inside the tube to make life easier but maybe u could use heavy duty self tapers...?

[atari4x4]

self tappers, thats a bit flash... i'd just nail it on.

[karlmarkiewicz]

tassie jeeper wrote:

karlmarkiewicz wrote:

that doesn't look too bad. Might have to go for that option. Cheers.

can see in last picture i had to remove a little excess material for the wiper arm to clear however i think i knocked up the whole setup in about half hour i even welded nuts inside the tube to make life easier but maybe u could use heavy duty self tapers...?

Oh yeah, that's not too bad. Yeah I don't mind welding, just as long as it means I am permanately changing something on the car, which in this case that is not.
Sounds good, thanks.

atari4x4 wrote:

self tappers, thats a bit flash... i'd just nail it on.

[tassie jeeper]

karlmarkiewicz wrote:

Oh yeah, that's not too bad. Yeah I don't mind welding, just as long as it means I am permanately changing something on the car, which in this case that is not.
Sounds good, thanks.

atari4x4 wrote:

self tappers, thats a bit flash... i'd just nail it on.

I know self tappers is dodgy but not everyone has access to a welder i am lucky i do

[stockman]

Some good ideas in here on how to do it.

Here's a not how to do it

[zukenutter]

Permanently raised but another way of going about it. Rough as guts but nobody ever sees it
This a Jimny.

[karlmarkiewicz]

stockman wrote:

Some good ideas in here on how to do it.

Here's a not how to do it

hahaha doesn't look too bad

zukenutter wrote:

Permanently raised but another way of going about it. Rough as guts but nobody ever sees it
This a Jimny.

Cheers for the idea.
I don't mind that aerial mount, i wanna do similar for my sand flag

[tassie jeeper]

stockman wrote:

Some good ideas in here on how to do it.
Here's a not how to do it

make sure u drill a hole in the bottom of that to let the sand/water out or itl rust out in no time

[stockman]

tassie jeeper wrote:

stockman wrote:

Some good ideas in here on how to do it.
Here's a not how to do it

make sure u drill a hole in the bottom of that to let the sand/water out or itl rust out in no time

That abomination does not belong to me

[tassie jeeper]

stockman wrote:

That abomination does not belong to me

THANK GOD i reckon it will fold in half its not braced at all

didnt wanna say anything before

[Sco-tie]

That one isn't finished yet, it still needs bracing and possibly cutting and re-welding to space it out further and the sharp angles ground down. The one below it also doesn't have the edges ground down or any bracing. Make sure to keep it as close to the original distance away from the car as possible to minimise leverage.

[zukenutter]

Sco-tie wrote:

The one below it also doesn't have the edges ground down or any bracing.

Yeah but mines better than yours
Doesn't need bracing, there's an overlap of the two halves on either side of the plate, that's bracing enough

Sco-tie wrote:

Make sure to keep it as close to the original distance away from the car as possible to minimise leverage.

I agree, this may be an issue with mine. Mine was lifted quite a bit and there's definitely more leverage created although the movement is more of a fore-aft movement so, I've added extra door stops to control the movement. There was talk in another thread about spare mounted gerrys, I don't think my tailgate would cope.

[atari4x4]

zukenutter at least we both have matching boogerweldz

[Sco-tie]

That ones not mine
I made a rear bar for mine so don't need one but for when the jerry and tyre carrier are off the back i just spaced the whole carrier out and used longer HT bolts no mods needed.
I had to space it out because the rear bar is just flat where as the stock has a depression for the tyre. Now i can have pretty much any sized spare on the rear

[zukenutter]

atari4x4 wrote:

zukenutter at least we both have matching boogerweldz

That wheel carrier's welds are pretty horrid We're only human , I've now learned the importance of a clean surface and no gal .

[zukenutter]

Still crappy welds though Haha

[tassie jeeper]

zukenutter wrote:

Still crappy welds though Haha

yes even for galv thats pretty bad

[zukenutter]

Three pieces of metal are now one, I'm satisfied.

[karlmarkiewicz]

zukenutter wrote:

Three pieces of metal are now one, I'm satisfied.