That looks really cool. It gives me an idea to fabricate something on my Ranch Hand rear bumper.
That’s what I have now, it’s 1 1/4” smaller plus I have a G80 locker. If I have a rear flat, could always move one from the front, then deal with the abs. I’m looking to put a 285 on my 5th H2 wheel.
I have steel rim with a 265 now, it hangs a bit low since I have the second fuel tank above it. I know the 285 will fit, but I’m concerned about hanging too low. I spoke with a friend and I may have him fabricate a swing away that mounts to my Ranch Hand bumper.
Great investigative work! Here’s a pic of my 265 hanging underneath.I did some 'departure angle' looking around a while back and the underslung spare was well clear of the angle from rear wheels to bottom of the rear bumper. And VERY far away from the crappy angle to the bottom of the hitch receiver. IIRC it was something piss poor like 27deg. You'd have to really be crawling thru a boulder field to come close. Even a 285 is only going to make the lower sidewall ~3/4" closer to the ground than a stock tire.
Put it under there, stick the end of a broom handle down under the back bottom of the rear wheels and check the angles yourselves.
@CrazyDrei should have some direct experience to relate on the issue.
That huge rear overhang on the Sub is a problem in rough terrain. Depends where you intend to drive it, I guess. The departure angles are so bad that it convinced me that I need to relocate my 7-pin connector into the bumper instead of hanging down off the hitch. And for a while I even removed the hitch bar altogether.
But it's my daily driver and on the asphalt 99% of the time, so I ultimately put the hitch bar back on.
I did some 'departure angle' looking around a while back and the underslung spare was well clear of the angle from rear wheels to bottom of the rear bumper. And VERY far away from the crappy angle to the bottom of the hitch receiver. IIRC it was something piss poor like 27deg. You'd have to really be crawling thru a boulder field to come close. Even a 285 is only going to make the lower sidewall ~3/4" closer to the ground than a stock tire.
Put it under there, stick the end of a broom handle down under the back bottom of the rear wheels and check the angles yourselves.
@CrazyDrei should have some direct experience to relate on the issue.
That huge rear overhang on the Sub is a problem in rough terrain. Depends where you intend to drive it, I guess. The departure angles are so bad that it convinced me that I need to relocate my 7-pin connector into the bumper instead of hanging down off the hitch. And for a while I even removed the hitch bar altogether.
But it's my daily driver and on the asphalt 99% of the time, so I ultimately put the hitch bar back on.
Thank you for your responce! Watching your shenanigans is always a treat!! I’ve been looking at the hitch carriers but with my ranch hand rear bumper, it’s going to stick out too far. I agree about leaving the H2 spare at home. If it’s one of those things I just can’t find myself living without, I’ll have my fabrication friend make up one that’ll mount to my existing bumper. Like you, my future will make this strictly my overland/weekend vehicle.
Great idea & detail!!Hitch mounted spare tire carrier
My buddy with the Denali took his spare tire off to make room for 5 airhorns, 2gal air tank and a compressor, truck sounds cool but he now does not have a spare and on top of that his back area is filled with so much junk that he doesn't have any room for a spare tire. When we went on one of our trips he wanted to bring a spare tire but did not want to put it on the roof or clear out his trunk area for it. Spending $1,000 on a built spare tire carrier that would be used temporarily was not an option so I built this hitch mounted spare tire carrier for him.
Rear view, it blocks the license plate a little but after two long trips we did not have any issues with law enforcement.
Another angle.
Curt 31006 hitch mounted spare tire carrier $80
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Curt-31006...ash=item5d405a8d0c:g:CTkAAOSwOA1aDYJr&vxp=mtr
Folding hitch shank adapter $30
https://www.ebay.com/itm/DEAL-500LB...ash=item2a70332223:g:iTwAAOSw-kdXz3Mt&vxp=mtr
Hitch anti-rattle bracket: $10
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Hitch-Tigh...ash=item212d97e663:g:7QwAAOSwRkRZwOdL&vxp=mtr
Curt anti rattle pin kit 22321: $11
https://www.ebay.com/itm/CURT-22321...391367289097?_trksid=p2349526.m4383.l4275.c10
I cut the horizontal arm of the tire carrier off, inserted it into the vertical arm of the folding shank and bolted everything together. Anti-rattle pin and anti-rattle bracket in the shank to receiver connection. I cut approximately 1/2" on passenger side of the tilting mechanism to allow movement without removing the tire as well as a resting place for the bolt so the tire can tilt out of the way. And welded a nut on the front area for a tension bolt to screw in to keep the vertical tire carrier arm under tension. Finally I used an old 2" wheel spacer bolted to the curt 31006 with 3 bolts to offset the wheel enough to clear the truck lift gate.
Side view in locked position
Side view in open position.
Side view with tailgate open to show clearance.
We put my 35" spare which weighs about 100lbs on it and I carried the little 33" spare. two trips and nearly 1,000 miles, 300+ in the dirt the carrier worked flawlessly. $130 and an hour of grinding cutting, bolting and welding got me a great light weight carrier that anyone can make and can easily be removed when not in use.
