Doppleganger
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Ok, after finishing the rear sway bracketry, I have hit myself in the head again and come up with yet another stupid idea. Curious as to what you think.
I hate-loathe-despise the OE bracket that I am supposed to hold a 75 lb tire with one hand while hooking it up with the other. The cable thing sounds possible, but have heard issues with those too. Might use it with this? Anyways, saw a pic of the carrier the 08-17 Mercedes Sprinter vans use and bagged one yesterday. It is basically an open cage ramp that hinges on the front end and hooks on the back end. They are made for tires much larger than GM stock and for $25, can get a kit that expands it to a larger size yet. A cheater bar allows you to unhook and lower the cage for little effort. Here's a few pics of the original and then one that I mocked up under my truck. Some brackets will have to be made, but knew that going in. Plenty of holes already in the frame so no drilling.
There's room to tweak its height and position, so not set in stone there yet. And FWIW....my (almost) 33's fit in it like a glove. Waiting on the hitch now to see how I can fit 10lbs of flour into a 5 lb bag. Booze and a bigger hammer may be needed.
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I hate-loathe-despise the OE bracket that I am supposed to hold a 75 lb tire with one hand while hooking it up with the other. The cable thing sounds possible, but have heard issues with those too. Might use it with this? Anyways, saw a pic of the carrier the 08-17 Mercedes Sprinter vans use and bagged one yesterday. It is basically an open cage ramp that hinges on the front end and hooks on the back end. They are made for tires much larger than GM stock and for $25, can get a kit that expands it to a larger size yet. A cheater bar allows you to unhook and lower the cage for little effort. Here's a few pics of the original and then one that I mocked up under my truck. Some brackets will have to be made, but knew that going in. Plenty of holes already in the frame so no drilling.
There's room to tweak its height and position, so not set in stone there yet. And FWIW....my (almost) 33's fit in it like a glove. Waiting on the hitch now to see how I can fit 10lbs of flour into a 5 lb bag. Booze and a bigger hammer may be needed.
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