richxj89

i have been trying to find a place to fit my 36 inch tsl spare in my chopped cherokee for a while. i have had lots of ideas but they all had major downsides.

first idea was tire carrier on the bumper. i didnt like this because # 1 it would cover up my cool jeep tailgate and #2 i dont like it when tires hang off your bumpers because the the tire is the first thing that gets hit if u back into something and often does more damage.

second is roof mount. i didnt like the idea of lifting my 100+ pound tire that high in the air...

flat in the bed wont work with my toolbox and it takes up too much cargo space

anyway i decided that i want to mount it like this







i am gonna attach it to the top bar that goes across with hinges and have a latch on the bottom. i will also get a heavy duty gas shock to help lift it and hold it up when its extended. it will flip up like a hatch.

what do you guys think?
i havent seen anything like this yet but if someone has any pics or advice let me know

warrpath4x4

I wouldn't trust the gas shock to hold it up, help lift it yah but it add a rod like the hood prop. Could make it swing down from the back of the tire and hold it up.

CHIF8008

looks nice iv been wanting to mabe mount mine like that

mobilecherokee4

you could make an attachment comin from the top of the roll bar then fab a tire carrier mount to it?? idk just throwin ideas out....so is that a CJ roll bar?

REWSTER

Sound like a good plan
maybe use a screen door strut so you can use that little washer thing to lock it up there

nick_n_ii

Just a thought but if it was me I'd mount it on a angle attached to the roll bar on a side swing. Sorta mounted like this..

richxj89

thats a great idea i am gonna do that.

the main hoop is from a yj and the back parts are tubing i got bent at an exhaust shop. once i am "done" with the jeep i plan on getting a tube bender and redoing it with dom and doing an exo. its purpose is to regain the strength lost from not having the roof not necessarily to survive multiple rolls


tried it and in theory i like that idea better but the tire is just to big. for it to clear the tailgate in would cover up the lights and stick up pretty far past the roof line

jeepskater433

too bad, that would look sick if it worked out

mobilecherokee4

ok i gotcha, yeah im lookin into buyin my friends old 2 door and doin a roll bar like that....dont care if i kinda copy you do ya? and this wont be for a few years haha

mobilecherokee4

by the way how much lift do you have on it? and how did you make the fabbing of the chop top so clean? sorry bout all the questions but this is onbe of the cleanest most "beautiful" bad @$$ cherokees ive ever seen

ZachsXJ

I agree 100%. thing is gorgeous...would really like to do that to my 2door

cjj98xj

I'm really diggin this idea and can't wait to see some pics of it.+

mobilecherokee4

yeah i mean this thing is amazing

richxj89

5 inches of lift and a lot of hard work. i have a build thread on here i just gotta find it and update it.

heres my jeepforum build thread

http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f11/m...roject-590872/

mobilecherokee4

awesome thanks