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I'm building a swing out tire carrier for my 33" spare tire.
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<blockquote data-quote="H D" data-source="post: 963226" data-attributes="member: 68494"><p>Yeah, I was thinking it would require a lot of reinforcement at the cables, hinges and guts of the tailgate. I didn't really think about having to lift it, though. That would be a pain.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It would be a lot more difficult to fabricate. Working stuff inside of the tailgate would suck, I'm sure. I still can't really a picture a way that would make it strong enough, either. But it's just one of those crazy ideas that pop into my head from time to time.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>So, with the setup you're doing, will there be a way for you leave your tailgate down if you need to or use a bed extender. I have found the need to do those things quite often and wouldn't find this setup acceptable if I couldn't. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I'm going to be watching this process because I'm going to have to find a place to put a full size spare. I have a couple ideas and this has been one of them. Ideally, I'd find a way to cut and reposition things under the bed but I haven't looked into that much.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="H D, post: 963226, member: 68494"] Yeah, I was thinking it would require a lot of reinforcement at the cables, hinges and guts of the tailgate. I didn't really think about having to lift it, though. That would be a pain. It would be a lot more difficult to fabricate. Working stuff inside of the tailgate would suck, I'm sure. I still can't really a picture a way that would make it strong enough, either. But it's just one of those crazy ideas that pop into my head from time to time. So, with the setup you're doing, will there be a way for you leave your tailgate down if you need to or use a bed extender. I have found the need to do those things quite often and wouldn't find this setup acceptable if I couldn't. I'm going to be watching this process because I'm going to have to find a place to put a full size spare. I have a couple ideas and this has been one of them. Ideally, I'd find a way to cut and reposition things under the bed but I haven't looked into that much. [/QUOTE]
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