Swing Away Tire Carrier for BS

[LazyDirtFarmer]

I ran across a company named Rigid Armor that makes Tire Carriers for eveverything but Fords The one they make for the Subaru looks really sweet. So, I reached out and asked if they have plans for a BS version... As you can see, it sounds like they are open to prototyping one up. If there's anyone out in the Sante Fe Springs, CA area interested in a hitch mount tire carrier, it may be worth the drive for you.

If they start selling these for the BS... I'd likely buy one. How 'bout you?

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[omahafordowner]

Why, do people suggest having 2 spares? Easier to get to if you have back stuffed?

 

[LazyDirtFarmer]

Personally, I would only have the one spare, mounted on the carrier. Aside from looking cool... I would like to free up the additional storage space where the spare is. Some folks put their spare up on their Roof Rack to achive this.

I have a full-size spare, and the available space is already packed with stuff. I'd like to put my shovel, a bottle jack and come-along out of sight. Also, with the full size spare removed, the Deck can be lowered to have a bit more room in the back cargo area.

 

[Jmuns]

Personally, I would only have the one spare, mounted on the carrier. Aside from looking cool... I would like to free up the additional storage space where the spare is. Some folks put their spare up on their Roof Rack to achive this.

I have a full-size spare, and the available space is already packed with stuff. I'd like to put my shovel, a bottle jack and come-along out of sight. Also, with the full size spare removed, the Deck can be lowered to have a bit more room in the back cargo area.

Flip the tire over and you can pack some more stuff in there.

 

[IdahoDirtFarmer]

Why, do people suggest having 2 spares? Easier to get to if you have back stuffed?

Depends on what I'm doing and where I'm going. Sometimes the rocks in our mountains here can be damn hard on tires. Usually take a minimum of two. When I ran hounds on bear and cougar I always took four spares. Couple times I needed a 5th one.

 

[Pmk1710]

I’ve been looking into trying to get a rear bumper mounted swing away opposed to a hitch mount swing away spare.
Based on body style and measurements, the Hummer H2 swing away spare mount is the best option I can find that, based on measurements and lift gate clearance need, will work. Or late 90’s Chevy Blazer swing away.
The only issue is that I can’t seem to find a proper breakdown of the rear bumper/bumper cover/structural build of the BS in order to verify mounting points for the swing away rack. I can’t even find a proper tear down in order to remove my rear bumper to investigate myself.

 

[LazyDirtFarmer]

Does this help?

Maybe there's a way to mout to the Impact Bar... everything else is made out of plastic

 

[69cuda340s]

Heres a rear tire mount setup

 

[Barry S.]

I ran across a company named Rigid Armor that makes Tire Carriers for eveverything but Fords The one they make for the Subaru looks really sweet. So, I reached out and asked if they have plans for a BS version... As you can see, it sounds like they are open to prototyping one up. If there's anyone out in the Sante Fe Springs, CA area interested in a hitch mount tire carrier, it may be worth the drive for you.

If they start selling these for the BS... I'd likely buy one. How 'bout you?

Considering that I open the rear tailgate hatch almost every day, it would seem like too much of a hassle. Also negates use of backup camera and requires movement of license plate. Looks cool but impractical.

 

[Mark S.]

Also negates use of backup camera and requires movement of license plate.

Agreed. It would have to come with a camera relocation kit to keep it on the car for everyday use.

 

[Pmk1710]

Does this help?

Maybe there's a way to mout to the Impact Bar... everything else is made out of plastic

That’s the only breakdown I’ve found too. It kinda helps. I’ve also been looking for the actual tear down step by step so I can actually see the impact bar.

After all I went through with trying to wire AUX lighting and the nightmare of getting to the battery, I have found that the simple method of “unscrew everything and pull what’s loose” isn’t the method I want to take.

But based on this image, I’m thinking of needing to fabricate a mount that would slide over the impact bar so it mounts behind it with the same mount holes, then have it extend out into some cutouts in the rear plastic cover.

I just need to see how wide the impact bar is in order to see if it’s wider than the lift gate. If it’s wider, then I’m golden. The lift gate won’t hit the swing arm or locking post

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