M1009 Rear Bumper Spare Tire Mount

[Russm]

Looking for ideas on how to do it.
Spare is a 37" humvee tire on a 8x6.5 steel rim. I'm bad with weight estimation but I guess its around 80 lbs total.

I know I cant mount to the rear fender like on the bronco, ive seen the pictures.

Needs to withstand the bumps and bounces of riding on a trail.
Needs to be swing-away to clear the tailgate.

Ive seen the one on the back of in-service humvees, it looks cool but it looks complicated.

 

[Russm]

still looking for more ideas though

should have searched better:
http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?135068-37-quot-Humvee-Spare-Tire

 

[KansasBobcat]

Think your weight estimate might be a little on the low side. You did not say what kind of rim but 16 bolt 2 piece rim with runflat in 37 inch Wrangler weighs about 160 lbs. The early H1/HMMWV swing away carrier will work but it is a 2 person job to get the wheel up there! I really like the Rhino carrier but it is rather expensive. I think there have been some other threads on this with ideas for reinforcing the bumper to take the added weight.

 

[Russm]

Think your weight estimate might be a little on the low side. You did not say what kind of rim but 16 bolt 2 piece rim with runflat in 37 inch Wrangler weighs about 160 lbs. The early H1/HMMWV swing away carrier will work but it is a 2 person job to get the wheel up there! I really like the Rhino carrier but it is rather expensive. I think there have been some other threads on this with ideas for reinforcing the bumper to take the added weight.

Oh sorry

Plain steel rim. No runflat

 

[98G]

This?

 

[lostintexas]

This?

98G, any info on that carrier? I like the looks of it.

 

[98G]

Not really. I was fabbing bumpers for M1009s and it's one of the designs I looked at.

I'd do it simply - 6x6 square tubing, with a 2" receiver as high as you can get it without interference with the tailgate, OEM shackle mounts or shackle mounts from a 5ton truck, tire carrier as pictured being certain to overbuild the pivot, cutouts for the OEM blackouts....

 

[paraclete comes]

that's a very nice looking tire carrier. I would love to do something like that for my m1009, I have a m1008 bumper of the back of my rig so if I can build it into that I'm sold.

 

[Recovry4x4]

If one were to fabricate that kind of carrier, I have a thought that might help. Consider building it where you could bolt a front spindle to the bumper and use a hub and wheelbearings to attach the spare tire carrier to. Not only would it swing effortlessly, you would have a spare hub, bearings and spindle built into the truck.

 

[Rustyshackelford]

98g built my roof rack. You should have him build you that bumper, his prices are reasonable.

 

[jadennis1129]

Really late response but here is what i did to mine with a bumper off of a late 70's c10. Its a full swing way rack I welded together, the cover over the cans is a basket that folds down for outside storage.

 

[ssdvc]

Looks interesting, but can't really make out the pictures you posted.

 

[jadennis1129]

Man I would love to get some more pictures up, but I’ve got the whole thing torn apart at the moment so that I can redo the mounts. When I get it back together I’ll post good pictures. It’s just a 1” square tubing rack w/ slide in trays for the tanks and a hinging basket that’s big enough to go all the way around and lock. The problem I had was my hinge not strong enough for the weight.