I made a bumper for my XJ to finally have some good recovery points out back and somewhere to carry my spare



The bumper is 2x6 3/16 steel with 3/16 steel plate for the ends the swing arm for the carrier is 2x2 3/16 with a comp4x4 double shear hinge and a latch and gas strut from amazon, there is a poly block for the arm to rest on horizontally on the latch side and another behind it.








The mounts are 1/4 2x2 angles

 

Good job.Did you not add mounts for the factory bolt locations? I just welded angle iron on both sides of the post that runs inside the frame rails. 8 more bolts to hold it on there.I'm on my phone app I can't see the pics good.

 

No I didn't I was going to and probably still can but the nuts that are there and the metal that holds them isn't exactly very structural on this jeep anymore due to the rust haha

 

looks good man im wanting to add a tire carrier to mine but I don't have a spare so I haven't yet lol

 

That's a good looking bumper!

 

was wondering what parts and how you build your hinge?

 

Thanks guys!
This is the hinge I used http://www.comp4x4.com/Tire-Carrier-...ace-Mount.html
and this is the latch

 

I made one like this.

A hinge. <cheapskate>

 

thats a good looking bumper.Nice work

 

Nice!