Mj4life Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Thinking of mounting my spare tire on the back end behind the tailgate rather then under the bed or in the bed. Is there a DIY without welding that someone has done for a spare mount? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yxmj Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 I have a carrier on one of my XJ's that mounts into the receiver hitch.....would hold a tire up to 36" and you can still utilize the hitch to tow or as a recovery point....I made it myself, but they sell them... Of course to start you would have to have a receiver..... . :MJ 1: . This is not mine....it popped up first on a google search....mine is almost identical... http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f11/hitch-mount-spare-tire-carrier-done-570883/ If you don't have a receiver you could replace the receiver section with just a piece of angle iron with a hole that matches your bumper ball hole and bolt it on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mj4life Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 Just taking me to the home page. Wasn't sure if someone had a tire carrier from the xj (factory carrier) and made something to fit the mjs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnj92131 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 I have been interested in this project for the last 5 or 6 years. Years ago,a ComancheClub member did attempt to adapt the old XJ tire carrier. Trying to fit the factory 1986-91 XJ swing a way tire carrier that bolts to the right rear side of the XJ body does not work because the XJ body is a different shape than the MJ bed. A whole lot of work to try and in the end it just does not fit properly. There is a factory 1990-93 XJ swing away tire carrier that mounts to the right side of the bumper and to the XJ bumper mount under the bumper. I have one of those in the side yard. A quick attempt to mount it shows the MJ bumper mount is in the wrong position by a good 6- 8 inches. This may be fixable, but not with the bench vice I have in the garage. Another issue with all the factory XJ swing away tire carriers is they were designed to lock on to the XJ rear hatch. Again, it does not fit the MJ tailgate profile without looking bastardized. The receive mounted tire carrier will work, if you have either a front mounted or rear mounted trailer hitch (I have both). Personally, I do not like the look. That leaves a custom swing away tire carrier mounted to the bumper. The factory MJ bumper is way too weak to support a swing away tire carrier without trewisting. So you need a custom rear bumper. Expensive! There is a picture of a very home made swing away tire carrier in the DIY section built with gas or water pipe. Seems to be functional but the author of the post has not been here after posting the picture. So you would be on your own for additional information. I will post a link as soon as I find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mj4life Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 I have been interested in this project for the last 5 or 6 years. Years ago,a ComancheClub member did attempt to adapt the old XJ tire carrier. Trying to fit the factory 1986-91 XJ swing a way tire carrier that bolts to the right rear side of the XJ body does not work because the XJ body is a different shape than the MJ bed. A whole lot of work to try and in the end it just does not fit properly. There is a factory 1990-93 XJ swing away tire carrier that mounts to the right side of the bumper and to the XJ bumper mount under the bumper. I have one of those in the side yard. A quick attempt to mount it shows the MJ bumper mount is in the wrong position by a good 6- 8 inches. This may be fixable, but not with the bench vice I have in the garage. Another issue with all the factory XJ swing away tire carriers is they were designed to lock on to the XJ rear hatch. Again, it does not fit the MJ tailgate profile without looking bastardized. The receive mounted tire carrier will work, if you have either a front mounted or rear mounted trailer hitch (I have both). Personally, I do not like the look. That leaves a custom swing away tire carrier mounted to the bumper. The factory MJ bumper is way too weak to support a swing away tire carrier without trewisting. So you need a custom rear bumper. Expensive! There is a picture of a very home made swing away tire carrier in the DIY section built with gas or water pipe. Seems to be functional but the author of the post has not been here after posting the picture. So you would be on your own for additional information. I will post a link as soon as I find it. That would be great, thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnj92131 Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 No luck finding the one I mentioned yet. But I found several more very interesting Comanche Tire Carriers: http://forum.aev-conversions.com/showthread.php?t=4445 This one is very high end, but quite interesting to study. http://www.fourwheeler.com/product-reviews/1403-universal-hitch-mounted-tire-carrier/ This one is a Universal tire carrier, but tested for 6 months on a Comanche. Also pricey, but available. The picture in post #8 of this thread is a stock Cherokee accessory tire carrier I mentioned in the previous post. Unfortunately, it is NLA http://www.jeepsunlimited.com/forums/showthread.php?104389-Should-I-buy-a-rear-hatch-spare-tire-carrier Lastly, and just for more ideas. Here is an after market swing away tire carrier for a VW Vanagon, price is actually reasonable: http://www.gowesty.com/product-details.php?id=23513&category_id=253&category_parent_id= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 I put one of these on my 96 XJ when I lived in Guam. It took awhile to get to Guam, but it was an easy install and it worked great with a 30" tire. Sure would like to find another and adapt it to an MJ.......... Image Not Found Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mj4life Posted December 25, 2015 Author Share Posted December 25, 2015 Most likely going to use the first tire carrier from the first link johnj put. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnj92131 Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Most likely going to use the first tire carrier from the first link johnj put. From that green expedition Comanche??? That will be very expensive with the custom bumper and all. I have a not quite complete version of the XJ rear carrier Don posted. I am missing the bumper mounted parts for this carrier and the hinge support bolts to the XJ bumper bracket holes on the unibody/frame. A quick and very dirty test fit I did when I first got that carrier indicated it would take a lot of work. At least some work I did not think I could do - like bending the 1.25" round support all the way to the Comanche bumper mounts. Perhaps Don has some insights on this? For simplicity, I like the GoWesty carrier for the Vanagon (last link in my post). Should be relatively easy to replicate for the Comanche stock bumper. Or so I "think", at least for a street driven Comanche. Don't think it would do well with off the road abuse. I also like the fact that this design seems to require no body modifications. (The stock XJ carrier in Don's picture uses a latch and lock mounted to the XJ tailgate, so I "assume" this would have to stay for it to be adapted to the MJ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikekaz1 Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 https://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&client=ms-android-att-us&source=android-browser&q=s10+blazer+tire+carrier#imgrc=MNLybP6JaVpUbM%3A Possible s10 blazer would work. Both have similar tail light angles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 I definitely want some kind of swing out tire carrier for my MJ eventually. Depending on the bumper/hitch I end up with for the rear on my MJ will help decide the route I want to go. I want to go simple-ish. As in, one step to open swing-out carrier, next step open tail gate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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