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Posted by: Ryan_M
« on: January 29, 2015, 07:49:45 AM »

BMIC -

John Bizal at Midwest Military (great guy, great parts) sells the upper and lower brackets separately. You might be able to use the upper that you already have with John's lower.



http://www.midwestmilitary.net/midwestmilitary/m38p11.html

The mounting requirements for one of these is a little convoluted so you'll need to figure out what you need for spacers and other hardware to make it work. I think MWM carries the spacer set too.
Posted by: BMIC
« on: January 29, 2015, 07:09:50 AM »

I picked up this tire carrier from the KW catalog, the top two holes matched but I had to drill the bottom two. As it turns out a 16" x 700 NDT will not fit as it hits the bumperette. I may have to modify the tire carrier to Ryan's design.
Posted by: 1955CJ-5
« on: January 28, 2015, 09:11:17 PM »

It looks pretty darn professional for being "home made"....
Posted by: kbjeepin
« on: January 28, 2015, 04:09:02 PM »

well done
Posted by: Ryan_M
« on: January 28, 2015, 02:10:55 PM »

WOW! That's unreal. Very nicely done!
Posted by: athawk11
« on: January 28, 2015, 01:42:43 PM »

Very Nice.� �Looks like you used an M38 style as your inspiration.

You wouldn't want to make another, would you?

Edit...Just spotted Ryan's photos and measurements.�
Again, excellent work.

Tim
Posted by: terryb
« on: January 28, 2015, 01:16:25 PM »

hey guys,  my latest update on the home made tire carrier. i thought id post a few pics.  now all i have to do is save up for the spare tire and rim.  again a big thanks to Ryan_M for the pics. and measurements.
Posted by: terryb
« on: January 22, 2015, 02:47:40 PM »

PERFECT  thanks ryan,  that will be a great help.  just what I needed.  thank you :D
Posted by: Ryan_M
« on: January 21, 2015, 06:16:25 PM »

Here you go:



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Posted by: terryb
« on: January 21, 2015, 09:07:49 AM »

A big thank you to all.  i get alot of great info from you guys and sometimes a good laugh. alot of good natured ribbing goes on sometimes.  i have seen the m38 carrier on some web sites and their alittle salty in price. id like to build one since i have access to some scrap metal. if someone has the m38 tire carrier if you could post a pic or drawing with the measurements that would be great. if not i'll just get to cutting and welding and see what i come up with.
thanks again to all.  :)
Posted by: aboyandhisdog
« on: January 18, 2015, 12:00:33 PM »

I was thinking the same thing...we could be mistaken for a pair of Ferraris'.
Posted by: Jesse
« on: January 18, 2015, 11:48:54 AM »

Haha cheers aboyandhisdog, looks like we have jeep twins!


I think I took my carrier from a nissan pathfinder (?) I cut a good foot off the end where it attaches to the tailgate.

-Jesse
Posted by: aboyandhisdog
« on: January 18, 2015, 10:53:53 AM »

Hi Terry,
Here is another idea which I came up with.� There is no drilling or mods to the vehicle at all.� You will have to drill four holes in the base of the carrier where it mounts to your frame, and then make four shims out of conduit to fir the carrier out away from your frame 1 1/2 inches.� Just bolt it up and you're good to go.� If you still want to use your tailgate, you just pull the hitch pin from the upper hole and the whole carrier with tire will swing down to the ground.� I bolted mine as I don't use the tail gate and didn't want any rattles.� I'm going to try to put up some photos, but not sure I can.

http://www.amazon.com/Ultra-Fab-Products-15-954730-Universal-Carrier/dp/B0041388UG/ref=sr_1_10?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1421597928&sr=1-10&keywords=spare+tire+carrier


Posted by: Ryan_M
« on: January 18, 2015, 10:23:45 AM »

Here's and M38 tailgate. The spare tire bracket reinforcement is almost like two side-by-side hat channels. The fuel can bracket reinforcement is a couple of "T" shaped pieces welded on. This particular tailgate has another plate reinforcement in the center. No idea what that was for. Probably a Bubba mod.

Posted by: Gunslinger
« on: January 18, 2015, 09:21:30 AM »

Jesse
You mentioned it was a Junk yard pull, what vehicle did you pull it from, looks like it was made to fit.

Terry, another option would be the tire carrier from an M38 jeep, you can buy these over the counter at Military Vehicle suppliers like Midwest Military.  They will mount right on the tailgate however you should put some reinforcement on the gate.  I think one of the guys here modified his 3a gate to take the extra load, it was just a couple of small angles if I remember.