Topic: spare tire carrier 1st gen runner

[toymech]

 I need ideas for a spare tire carrier,its been slow at work so time to have fun with the tig machine. Any ideas are more than welcome. Im thinking of running something off of my all pro rear bumper. thanks guys  

[79coyotefrg]

build a swing out tire carrier

[toymech [OP]]

  Thats what I figured,im thinking of a swing out off of that. anybody with ideas and pics? What do you guys suggest for hinges and latches? Thanks  

[79coyotefrg]

not sure what page it was but he has a killer tire/jack mount
http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=6472.0

[Shoyrtt]

Here is a different idea that I was thinking about for my 4 Runner. The tire carrier swings down:

[toymech [OP]]

Thats pretty sweet,im thinking of fold down too. Weld up some brackets on the bumper as hinges,but i need to figure out how to latch it. Thanks for the pic. Anyone have one on a 1st gen runner I can look at?

[snowshoebrue]

not sure what page it was but he has a killer tire/jack mount
http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=6472.0

  it's page 23

[yotaboy79]

for the actual tire mount go to the junk yard and find an old yota rear axle and tear all the break crap off and then cut the shaft shorter and then just weld that to the holder and use two lug nuts to hold the tire on

[toymech [OP]]

 sounds cool,good idea

[Shoyrtt]

The only problem that I can forsee with the "swing down" carrier is lifting the heavy tire up and down every time you want to access the tailgate. 

[BLACKDOG]

The only problem that I can forsee with the "swing down" carrier is lifting the heavy tire up and down every time you want to access the tailgate. 

Dunno  if you have a cage, but what about a swing up?  you could use some hydraulic rams like on minivans and such to hold it up   kinda like the spare tire being the back hatch of a minivan??

[Ramrod]

Dunno if you have a cage, but what about a swing up? you could use some hydraulic rams like on minivans and such to hold it up kinda like the spare tire being the back hatch of a minivan??

what kinda minivan has a hydraulic shock that can lift a giant 4x4 tire

[BLACKDOG]

what kinda minivan has a hydraulic shock that can lift a giant 4x4 tire

Not saying use a minivan's hydraulic ram, but using that setup

my bad