Does anyone have this?
I have a jackall laying around that needs a home in my truck since I don't have the rack on at the moment.

I could have a custom mount made for the spare tire carrier, but that means that license plate assembly would have to find a new home somewhere...

 

Recently saw this photo of what I was talking about and it led me back to my own thread when I ran a search on YT for it.



Anyone have a clue as to who makes that?
I want to purchase one if I can.

 

Interesting...I'd have to have a 2nd gen w/ a tire carrier to mock one up from...see who I can find around town as I'm sure my dealer bud would know someone...I'll look into it tomorrow...shouldn't be hard to make at all.

 

I just did some more indepth searching.
Came across this photo:



I don't think you'll find a better photo than that.
Should give you a better idea.

 

Piece of tubing welded to the center of the tire carrier hub...then a piece inserted into it w/ the Hi-Lift mount junk on it...that wouldn't be hard to do at all...w/ a model...cause LCs and 4runnas are different...

 

I have a 32" tire mounted on a 8" wide rim on the back *wink wink nudge nudge*

 

That one looks adjustable for various BS wheels. 6 on 5.5 is the same for LC and Runna's.

 

it's the hole in the middle or the rim that makes the difference...and how wide the tire is, how big a tire you might go to...all that kinda jazz

 

It looks like the backing plate on the LC is on the outside of the rim... which is odd.
You can put the bracket on, then the spare tire on, that way the backing plate is pressured in between the rim and the carrier.

Would be a better design IMO. Just have the square tubing small enough to fit through the hole in the wheel and it's pretty universal.

 

Length of wheel studs might be a problem...as if you stick a piece of plate in there you cut down on available lenght of the studs for putting the lugnuts on...just have to play with it and mock some things up to see. The actual mount part wouldn't be hard...the attachment universally to tire carriers might be something that will take some pondering....

 

That liiks like a crappy place to put one one those, It looks like it would get snagged by low branches and stuff. The basket or bumper mount has my vote.

 

Don't drive fast under low hanging trees as thick as your wrist that might snag on it, and you'll be fine It's not rocket science.

I need an alternate place, as I try to have my roof rack on as little as possible.

Now that thing gets caught on a lot of stuff!

 

For visuals, here is the amount of 'extra' thread space I'd have if I were to have the lugs on safely (loose definition).

 

Kaymar 4WD Accessories - Those Aussies make some sick rear bumpers!
That looks like their Jerry can holder too in that first pic. You'll find they're pretty proud of their stuff too when you get to pricing it out...

Unsolicited suggestion Scofco - I would rather keep my hilift stored higher or inside where it wouldn't be prone to dust or frozen slush from the rear wheels -

 

It does look like it would hurt departure angle...if mind had been like that this past wheeling trip...it woulda gotten ripped off when I did this...



as I had to repaint the whole backside by the rear tire and on the driver's side...anything hanging down woulda gotten whacked even more.

 

They make covers for them. Not sure how crud proof they are, but that's easily fixed if it's not.

 

Yeah but mounted on the back of the basket would be the ideal place to store the lift. And if the basket os out of the quesion then the bumper seems to be most popular.
I have had the more damage done while slow wheeling than the heavy footed gonzo wheeling.

 

That's pretty neat! Maybe a person could mount the hi-lift horizontally instead of vertically so it doesn't hurt the departure angle or get snagged on branches and such.

Maybe the kit could be build in such a way to allow the buyer to mount it whichever way he/she wants--vertically or horizontally. You would obviously need more lug nut holes in the backing plate, but seems like it is doable to me. I agree with scofco too, it would seem better to have the plate behing the wheel. One less thing to take off if you have to remove the spare.

Sweet idea! Have fun all.
Daniel

 

Any progress on this Wabbit?

 

I didn't know I was supposed to be doing something?

I mean I've been doing lots of stuff...just not that.