swing out tire carrier
07-23-2010, 10:04 AM
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swing out tire carrier
Has anyone attempted to use a tire swing from a blazer on there xj. Just curious if it would work, because Im going to the jy tomorrow morning and there are a lot of blazers with them on. I was thinking about grabbing one of them so i can get my spare out of the cargo area
07-23-2010, 02:33 PM
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the blazers have the swing that bolts onto the body and the catch that bolts on to the lift gate. the only thing is the contours of the body w it bolts on to the blazer is round where ours are square. i think it would still work but not positive.
07-23-2010, 02:49 PM
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i have to check and make sure one of them still work and are seized from rust. we'll see what happens tomorrow and i will post some pics up of what i get sunday night.
if anyone has done this can you post some pics and let me know what kind of headache im getting myself into
if anyone has done this can you post some pics and let me know what kind of headache im getting myself into
07-23-2010, 02:51 PM
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I used one from a pathfinder before. I made a bracket come up from the bumper on the side so it was stronger then bolting it to the body...
worked great for a 33" tire.. I have an other that I wil put on my wifes xj someday I have time..LOL
worked great for a 33" tire.. I have an other that I wil put on my wifes xj someday I have time..LOL
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i have never heard of n e one using the tire carrier from a blazer for a tire on an xj but they do use them for tube doors .. supposed to fit perfectly ... i would like to see pics cause i have a few laying around
07-23-2010, 05:14 PM
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that would be awesome because there are about 5 of them at the jy by my house and i would love me some tube doors but dont have that much cash to spend on them
has anybody taken a tire swing off of any other kind of vehicle and put it on there xj
has anybody taken a tire swing off of any other kind of vehicle and put it on there xj
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07-23-2010, 06:22 PM
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yes they did but they are far and few between....out of the hundred upon hundreds of xjs in my area there is one with the stock tire swing. he bought it off of a 90 year old guy...now the kid doesnt even use the thing and he wont sell it i have tried to buy it off of him 4 times now
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Years ago I was going to do this to my Ramcharger.
I spent hours in a hot field unbolting a carrier from a burned up Blazer. Took all the parts home & started to adjust them to fit the Dodge.
I never did finish it before i sold the truck, but I think it would have been fairly easy to do. The upper bracket would have been the hardest one IIRC.
Whatever you do, be sure to add some plate inside the skin, & bolt through everything, sandwiching the skin in between.
The tubes themselves may need to be cut to Adjust the brackets. These will need to be sleeve welded if you do cut them. In other words, you'll need to put a smaller diameter length of tube inside the ones you cut to re-enforce them.
I spent hours in a hot field unbolting a carrier from a burned up Blazer. Took all the parts home & started to adjust them to fit the Dodge.
I never did finish it before i sold the truck, but I think it would have been fairly easy to do. The upper bracket would have been the hardest one IIRC.
Whatever you do, be sure to add some plate inside the skin, & bolt through everything, sandwiching the skin in between.
The tubes themselves may need to be cut to Adjust the brackets. These will need to be sleeve welded if you do cut them. In other words, you'll need to put a smaller diameter length of tube inside the ones you cut to re-enforce them.
07-24-2010, 11:38 AM
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well bad news i went to the jy this morn and they were closed...i am hoping that i will be able to cut notches on the brackts to make it fit on the body better drill the holes put the bolts through with a metal brace so the bolts dont rip through the body. i guess i am going on monday now after i get outta work....hopefully i will be able to make this idea work
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