Tire and Hi-lift mount

xjjeepthing · Post by **xjjeepthing** » May 12th, 2008, 12:36 pm

Kicking the idea around of getting rid of my roof rack and building a tire carrier/Hi-lift moint for my cargo are. I unfornutly do not weld or have a tubing bender. This is what I would like to do..

Wondering if anybody could give me an idea on how much it would cost to build this.

OiRadio47 · Post by **OiRadio47** » May 12th, 2008, 4:44 pm

that is sweeeeeet :shock:

Jeeptech · Post by **Jeeptech** » May 12th, 2008, 5:49 pm

Maybe get a quantity discount. I want one! Maybe Blank brothers?

xjjeepthing · Post by **xjjeepthing** » May 12th, 2008, 7:39 pm

I didn't think about the Blank Bros. Good call Jake

Jeeptech · Post by **Jeeptech** » May 12th, 2008, 9:25 pm

Glad to help. So who made the one in the pic? And how much was that one? It would need to be wide enough at the mounts to be over the "frame rails" so you don't have to take out the fuel tank to install it, and mounted on studs w/wing nuts so you could get it out and use the cargo area if needed.

xjjeepthing · Post by **xjjeepthing** » May 12th, 2008, 10:05 pm

It was on a NAXJA a year or so ago. I emailed the guy that built it. Wanted something like $350 shipped, told him he was nuts. It uses the factory so called luggage tie downs in the cargo area, no need to remove the tank.

Boulderdash · Post by **Boulderdash** » May 27th, 2008, 2:40 pm

I think that would be prety easy to make. We have a 1.5" die. It would just take some time to make the first one.

xjjeepthing · Post by **xjjeepthing** » May 27th, 2008, 6:44 pm

Id be interested

Boulderdash · Post by **Boulderdash** » May 29th, 2008, 6:36 am

Before I can attempt to make a tire carrier i need to fix the bender. Yesterday morning I was bending a shock mount for my jeep and i blew out the hydraulic cylinder. Like I needed more to fix. I think i can rebuild the cylinder, it is just a engine crane cylinder.

Boulderdash · Post by **Boulderdash** » May 29th, 2008, 6:40 am

Any idea what wall thickness that is made of? I am sure it doesn't need to be .120 wall.

Jeeptech · Post by **Jeeptech** » May 29th, 2008, 6:49 am

I think the thickest/strongest steel would need to be at the floor mounting points to keep this from breaking loose in an accident. Wall thickness probably just needs to be thicker than exhaust pipe. In fact, thick exhaust pipe may be perfect. I think we used 16 gauge, but it was a seemed tube, not dom.

LT1-YJ-on-39.5-IROKS · August 24th, 2008, 5:05 pm

I could build you something like that. Just call 1-574-675-0695 and ask for Shaun. Just give me a call and I will try to give you a price.