After looking for some time for a good spare tire carrier that can hold something bigger than a 235 size tire I became quite disgusted. You see it is easy to find a good carrier if you have $500 or more. After looking closely at these in magazines, catalogs, and the back of Jeeps I thought these are nothing more than some steel and bolts. I decided I was going to make my own. So I drew up some plans and did it. It came out real nice and survived the first trail ride. By the way It cost me about $60.
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The shopping list.
- Steel (I used about 9 feet of 2″ square tubing, some flat steel, and some angles)
- Bolts and a Pin (I picked some of these up at a Farm and Tractor supply store nearby)
- Paint
The biggest investment was time, I estimate it took 20 to 25 hours of cutting fitting and welding to get this thing together. (a lot more time and effort than I had imagined.)
 bumper and carrier |
 hinge |
 frame reinforcement |
 rear view |
Updates
A mount for a Hi-Lift jack and CB antenna was added to the bumper.
