LifterCatcher
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Ok it's time to post up what I have been working on.
I have always wanted a rear bumper with tire carrier/swing out. However I would never pay the prices that they go for, but after starting the build I fully understand why they cost upwards of a grand.
I have spent most of my time measuring and thinking and doing a little at a time.
I wanted a bumper that was high clearance, has side protection and a rear tire carrier with swing out. So after a lot of thinking and designing this is what I came up with. It's not complete and there is a lot of tweaking that I need to do but I am making good progress.
Here is the swing out that will house my Hi-Lift Jack and spare tire. I wanted to keep the majority of the weight close to the hinge to keep as much force off the hinge as possible. The above setup only weights 14lbs
The hi-lift support will be cut off at the end of the supporting plate, and the top of the main beam will be cut at the same angle as the hi-lift support to make it look purty :nerd:
Hi-Lift Jack base that matches the angle when the jack is mounted.
Rough basic design of the rear bumper, the main rear beam is 2" x 4" 3/16 Side protection is 2" x 2" 3/16 and the side protection supports are 1" x 1" 3/16. I will add quite a bit more bracing before its complete. I am also going to be adding a receiver and mounts for shackles.
I searched and searched for a hinge that would get the job done for the swing out and settled on 4x4 competitions hinge kit. I liked the fact that they provided a sleeve for the hing to sit in allowing the height of the hinge to be adjust and fine tuned before welding. The hinge is BEEFY!!!
The roll/tension pin is used to set the height of the sleeve then you simply weld it in, and your done.
Here she is mounted up. :domo2:
I love it!!! The tire will also be housed on the right side and I will start working on that tomorrow.
Here is how the hi-lift is supported, I used two 1/2" bolts and cut them down to size, I then took my grinder and ground the top of the bolts flat, I drilled a small hole then used a clevis pin to insure the wing nuts could not back off freeing the hi-lift. Super simple and super BEEFY the Hi-lift is very sturdy and it not going anywhere.
It's getting there!
This shot shows how tight the clearances are! I feel pretty proud that I was able to make it fit this good. I hate some of the rear tire carrier bumpers that hang off the back of rigs 3' or more. I wanted to insure that my departure angle was better than stock.
Fully open.
Fully open showing clearance.
Bolts tack welded in
Hing with dual Zerks (minus the dust cap)
I will be using a 2,000 lb SS Latch like the one below. It will be here on Monday
I have always wanted a rear bumper with tire carrier/swing out. However I would never pay the prices that they go for, but after starting the build I fully understand why they cost upwards of a grand.
I have spent most of my time measuring and thinking and doing a little at a time.
I wanted a bumper that was high clearance, has side protection and a rear tire carrier with swing out. So after a lot of thinking and designing this is what I came up with. It's not complete and there is a lot of tweaking that I need to do but I am making good progress.
Here is the swing out that will house my Hi-Lift Jack and spare tire. I wanted to keep the majority of the weight close to the hinge to keep as much force off the hinge as possible. The above setup only weights 14lbs
The hi-lift support will be cut off at the end of the supporting plate, and the top of the main beam will be cut at the same angle as the hi-lift support to make it look purty :nerd:
Hi-Lift Jack base that matches the angle when the jack is mounted.
Rough basic design of the rear bumper, the main rear beam is 2" x 4" 3/16 Side protection is 2" x 2" 3/16 and the side protection supports are 1" x 1" 3/16. I will add quite a bit more bracing before its complete. I am also going to be adding a receiver and mounts for shackles.
I searched and searched for a hinge that would get the job done for the swing out and settled on 4x4 competitions hinge kit. I liked the fact that they provided a sleeve for the hing to sit in allowing the height of the hinge to be adjust and fine tuned before welding. The hinge is BEEFY!!!
The roll/tension pin is used to set the height of the sleeve then you simply weld it in, and your done.
Here she is mounted up. :domo2:
I love it!!! The tire will also be housed on the right side and I will start working on that tomorrow.
Here is how the hi-lift is supported, I used two 1/2" bolts and cut them down to size, I then took my grinder and ground the top of the bolts flat, I drilled a small hole then used a clevis pin to insure the wing nuts could not back off freeing the hi-lift. Super simple and super BEEFY the Hi-lift is very sturdy and it not going anywhere.
It's getting there!
This shot shows how tight the clearances are! I feel pretty proud that I was able to make it fit this good. I hate some of the rear tire carrier bumpers that hang off the back of rigs 3' or more. I wanted to insure that my departure angle was better than stock.
Fully open.
Fully open showing clearance.
Bolts tack welded in
Hing with dual Zerks (minus the dust cap)
I will be using a 2,000 lb SS Latch like the one below. It will be here on Monday
