| THE MAKING OF MY REAR BUMPER/TIRE CARRIER. |
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| I didn't want to spend upwards of $800 for a rear bumper and something to hang my spare off of, so I decided to make my own. "Like always" you can click on the pics for a larger image. |
| Using 2x4x3/16" steel tube and some 2x2x3/16" square tube I started getting it together. |
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| A little more 2x2 and a 2" receiver for the tire carrier. |
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| Once again, for the mounts I went to our local fab shop, Hunter Offroad, and John did an awsome job. If you are in the Phoenix area and need fab work done I would highly recommend him!! |
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| Here's another shot of the mounts, from the back side. In this shot you can see the extra bracing John threw onto my tire carrier for me. I think he hates to see something that isn't built tough !! |
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| As you may or may not know, the rear crossmember on the CJ's isn't very thick so in order to hold up this heavy monster I had to reenforce it. I used some 3/16" flat stock for the center section and then made brackets for the ends. Worked out great. |
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| Here it is mounted to test fit. Now I just need a little paint and throw the tire on. |
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| Here are some bad pic's of it "done". Yeah right!!! It's done for this week, I am still planning on mounting my CO2 tank and my new Hilift jack on it "Thanks Shayne!!" I will update the site with the new addons. |
