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WhereTheHellIsJames?
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4307
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Rear Tire Gate Design Idea.....
I'm having some fun coming up with a tire gate design.
I did a little Photoshop work, nothing spectacular, just something to get the point across. I wish I had some CAD software, but Photoshop was quick and simple for me.
Anyway.... This design incorporates a caged in spare tire design. The tire is mounted with the back of the wheel facing out, with the gate closed, for security and due partly to the cage design. The cage also acts like a cradle, to accomodate a 33'' tire and a 35'' tire. The tire post will be height adjustable. The outside of the cage will give me a good place to mount the license plate and spot light.
The cage would be fabricated out of 1'' x 2'' rectangular gusseted tube.
The gate is roughly 12'' in height, length is currently unknown.
I want to build a a gate with double barrel hinges welded to a reinforced gusset / bed side protection incorporated tower. This design gives greater strength, getting away from a single spindle hinge design, that has the potential to shear and bounce.
The double Barrel hinge will allow me to remove the swing out gate if I want.
Here is the barrel hinge I'm thinking of using....
http://www.hingesandhardware.com/weld_on_barrel_hinges.html
I still have to do the math to come up with a rough weight figure.
I'm not set on this design, I have a couple more to consider. I may actually skip the idea of a swing out gate.
The first image, the gate height is a taller gate design, where the top of the cage cross bar is bisecting the wheels center. Same basic design as the second image....
The second image is a shorter version designed to save a little weight. The wheel mounting post would be easy to incorporate a adjustable height, if I bump the tire size up to 35". The cage width would be built to the specs of a 35 x 12.5'' but still cradle the 33'' tire ....
I'm having some fun coming up with a tire gate design.
I did a little Photoshop work, nothing spectacular, just something to get the point across. I wish I had some CAD software, but Photoshop was quick and simple for me.
Anyway.... This design incorporates a caged in spare tire design. The tire is mounted with the back of the wheel facing out, with the gate closed, for security and due partly to the cage design. The cage also acts like a cradle, to accomodate a 33'' tire and a 35'' tire. The tire post will be height adjustable. The outside of the cage will give me a good place to mount the license plate and spot light.
The cage would be fabricated out of 1'' x 2'' rectangular gusseted tube.
The gate is roughly 12'' in height, length is currently unknown.
I want to build a a gate with double barrel hinges welded to a reinforced gusset / bed side protection incorporated tower. This design gives greater strength, getting away from a single spindle hinge design, that has the potential to shear and bounce.
The double Barrel hinge will allow me to remove the swing out gate if I want.
Here is the barrel hinge I'm thinking of using....
http://www.hingesandhardware.com/weld_on_barrel_hinges.html
I still have to do the math to come up with a rough weight figure.
I'm not set on this design, I have a couple more to consider. I may actually skip the idea of a swing out gate.
The first image, the gate height is a taller gate design, where the top of the cage cross bar is bisecting the wheels center. Same basic design as the second image....
The second image is a shorter version designed to save a little weight. The wheel mounting post would be easy to incorporate a adjustable height, if I bump the tire size up to 35". The cage width would be built to the specs of a 35 x 12.5'' but still cradle the 33'' tire ....
taco chaser
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Have you looked into 4x4labs spindles? http://www.4x4labs.com/fabricationproducts.shtml
And for the latches you can either go through 4x4labs or McMaster Carr.
http://www.mcmaster.com/
Just some more options.
And for the latches you can either go through 4x4labs or McMaster Carr.
http://www.mcmaster.com/
Just some more options.
taco chaser
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The way the bumper conforms to the spare is really cool, nice and tucked away. The rectangle platform for the swing out will provide plenty of room for add ons, like fuel cans, high lift... I think if you use a beefy spindle like the 4x4labs version that can support the amount of weight that far out from the pivot point, everything will work out good. I like it!4307 said:Thanks for the links. The second link is odd, It's not really loading properly for me I think.
The 4x4 Labs spindle hinge is a better design then others, I'll look into it. All options are open at the moment.
What do you think of my gate design? have you seen anything similar?
Looking forward to the build :sombrero: Great job on the bumper build by the way.
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RoundOut
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They have a Java-based catalog. The McMaster page you probably need to look at is called Pull-Action Toggle Clamps, page 2542 of their catalog. Go to the "Machineing and Clamping" section, then click on "Toggle Clamps". Select page 2542.4307 said:Thanks for the links. The second link is odd, It's not really loading properly for me I think.
The 4x4 Labs spindle hinge is a better design then others, I'll look into it. All options are open at the moment.
What do you think of my gate design? have you seen anything similar?
I have some pictures of a clamp like that in my rear bumper posts of the Alpine Tundra Build Thread, below.