Swing away

[Fireimp141]

I need a spare tire carrier!! I can't do roof rack as of right now cause of lack of money. I was thinking bout going to a junkyard and picking up one of those Izuzu or something swing aways, then cut off the old lug nut bolts and replace them with toy 5.5 bolts and have myself a swing away. Just bolt it to the rear end like they do and attach the opening lever to the tailgate, and be all set!! what u guys think?

[jeffs84runner]

I looked into that years ago for an my old 91 p/u.  The early Blazer s10's, don't remember what years, but there were 2 different styles for their rear swing away tire carriers.  One connected to the body, above and below tail light and then clamped to the middle ish of the tailgate. 

But the earlier one's, I think like mid 80's had a system where if you have the tailgate lowered and are looking right where the tailgate latches are on the bed, they each had a nice thick plate of steel.  The pass. side had 2 hinges sticking out from the plate, one upper and one lower.  Then the other side looked similar, but with a gate type latch.  Then had a nice shape like "<" sorta, and the best part was the tailgate of the s10 blazer was almost identical to the toyota, I think withing like a half inch!

It would definately work from what I could tell, but it would you may want to reinforce the inside of the bed a bit.

Man, a picture would do 1000 words for this one...

[jeffs84runner]

Fireimp141  You a fireman?  Im work for Dublin, CA IAFF local #305...

[gturismo]

Sounds like a good idea.  If you do this, please post pics.  I am very interested in this because I need one too.  For now, I plan on keeping the spare in the back of the truck, but that may be a problem in the spring when camping is an issue.

[dirtbag]

I am going to be using a spare tire carrier that I got off a Blazer at my house that was from Valley Industries. look them up, Napa Auto Parts goes through them

[jeffs84runner]

Ok, I couldn't for the life of me find a pic of one online, but I think it's the 84 to 86 s10 blazer 4x4 models. they look like this;

[jeffs84runner]

Then the hinges were attached to the bed, but inbetween the tailgate and the bed...

[jeffs84runner]

Then the final look.  Hinges on the pass. side and latch on the drivers...

[jeffs84runner]

, I think I may still have it at my roomates old house, in San Jose.  I'll have to check, I should be back there for Christmas if anyone wants it.  Freebie, if I still got it.  I only had the actualy swing away tube part not the hinges or latch ends

[FIREBALL]

Sounds like a good idea, but you guys will definitely want to brace the hinge side of the bed. All of that weight on that corner will just tear it off. Especially with big off road tires. It is pretty common for rigs with that setup to start having issues around those mounts, and yota pickup beds definitely aren't designed for those kind of stresses.

[Fireimp141]

Well i definately got a 4runner... so imma go to a junk yard today and pick one out, ill post pics of the process and let you guys know how it turns out, shouldnt be too hard

[Fireimp141]

And no jeff, im not a firefighter, but my dad is Flower Mound Texas FD

[jeffs84runner]

Yep, you'd definatelly want to brace it.  My idea was the piece of flat bar used at the tailgate point, basically use an identical piece on the oposite side, (inside the tail light area), and also some 45* brackets from behind the brake light to the bed. 

Of course if anything ever comes into contact with your spare tire, it'll probably make tin foil of all that work, but then back to the drawin' board...

[Fireimp141]

Well i went and bought a swingaway today from a junkyard for $45 from an nissan pathfinder, the brackets arent exactly the same from the angles on the ones that go above and below the light, but i figured that since its not for my truck    imma just buy some polyurathane blocks and make some wedge type things that conform to the angles of the brackets and then to my truck, and then reinforce it with some metal. Ill take pics of the brackets and swingaway and stuff, and then the polyurathane thingys.

[BLUCRUZ]

Build one not the best view of it but i used a trailer axle hub and it's all 1.5" square .120 wall. the main bumper is a 3x3 .250 wall.

[Fireimp141]

Would if i could!

[Willy Mammoth]

1995 Nissan Pathfinders have a good swinging tire carrier. It connects to the right side qtr panel and the latch is on the bumper. The bolt pattern is the same 6 lug.

[Fireimp141]

Hahah willy, thats the one that i got my gf actually found it while just messing around    but its got the 6 lug pattern with one of them having a hole for a lock, real nice. And it wont be that hard to install

[Jase]

Build one not the best view of it but i used a trailer axle hub and it's all 1.5" square .120 wall. the main bumper is a 3x3 .250 wall.

Do you have a picture of the hing/axle or some dimentions of the assembly?  I need to build a bumper but would like to use rectangular tubing if possible.  Thanks Jase

[Fireimp141]

Got some of the pics uploaded.

[Fireimp141]

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[Fireimp141]

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[BLUCRUZ]

Build one not the best view of it but i used a trailer axle hub and it's all 1.5" square .120 wall. the main bumper is a 3x3 .250 wall.

Do you have a picture of the hing/axle or some dimentions of the assembly?  I need to build a bumper but would like to use rectangular tubing if possible.  Thanks Jase

I've got to find them, Camera is broke and forgot what file I put them in. it's a 1000lb trailer spindle for the hinge though

[Jase]

Cool,    thanks, Jase