- City
- Seattle
- State
- WA
Is your spare tire rack worn out and rattling like mine (was)!?
I know there are "big, fancy, impressive and expensive" after-market alternatives out there. But I don't plan on running tires bigger than 33" and want to put my gas cans and hi-lift somewhere else. So I beefed my oem rack up a bit. The original shoulder bolts in the hinges had grooves worn into them!
I drilled them out a bit larger, and welded in a Stainless Steel sleeve and put in a bigger snug fitting SS hinge bolt. See pics so far... try not to cringe at my welds. I haven't been welding in years!
I know there are "big, fancy, impressive and expensive" after-market alternatives out there. But I don't plan on running tires bigger than 33" and want to put my gas cans and hi-lift somewhere else. So I beefed my oem rack up a bit. The original shoulder bolts in the hinges had grooves worn into them!
I drilled them out a bit larger, and welded in a Stainless Steel sleeve and put in a bigger snug fitting SS hinge bolt. See pics so far... try not to cringe at my welds. I haven't been welding in years!