greencactus3

Hi guys, have a 90 truck i put a cap on, and considering where i want to put the spare tire (32x11.5-15)

i can either make myself a roof rack to bolt onto my fiberglass cap, or I can make a swing out carrier off a rear bumper.

i have no problem fabricating either, just wondering the pros and cons of doing either.

obviously the roof mount would be a pain to lift up or down, and that puts a lot of weight pretty high up.

but a swing out one in front of the tailgate might get annoying since I open the tailgate relatively often...

opinions on this?

wii_tarded

Do you use the full space of your bed? why not fab a mount up to put the tire inside the bed up behind the cab? That keeps you from having to lift it up to the top, and out of the way of the tailgate. If I'm not mistaken, would it not fit in the standard place being a 32"?

greencactus3

yes, sometimes I use the full bed space, and prefer not to place it in there.
stock place is gone from when I bought the truck, and not a big fan of having the tire there.... and i want it to look good too haha

greencactus3

ended up making a swing out rack, quite happy with how it turned out.

now thinking of possibly adding a "swing down" carrier for additional hauling volume capacity.

anyone ever seen one? trying to get ideas.

basically i want to make a luggage rack like the hitch mounted ones, but have it fold out so i can have it whenever i need

Junkers88

Well? Where are the pictures of the spare tire rack?

BigBearSteve

X2!! lets see some pics

greencactus3

sorry, didnt take any till yesterday night



super happy with how the latch turned out. shuts with one finger, opens with 1 finger as well












also i had to do this to make the gm spare wheel bore bigger

greencactus3

noone have input on this?