I am going to do this mod!!! Now... anyone know the specs and wehre to get one of those spare tire mounts? Is it an OEM item from another MFGR or was it fabbed?
WHAT WHAT!! TELL ME EVERYTHING!!
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I am going to do this mod!!! Now... anyone know the specs and wehre to get one of those spare tire mounts? Is it an OEM item from another MFGR or was it fabbed?
WHAT WHAT!! TELL ME EVERYTHING!!
Super VXer
"oohh look I used the "quote" button correctly Another thing Tom seems to never do correctly..... ever."
My way uses less bandwidth, so ... PPHHHTT.
"You've NEVER been able to post pics correctly! Why start now?"
It was a size issue (something you may not have ever experienced). I need to set my camera to lower res.
"who's is the grey VX with the luggage rack?"
CSTYLES ownes that one - it's sweeet!
"How is your door holding up? Do you open it alot?"
Alla time. It's holding up great, just a little wear on the wedge shaped bracket when the door closes. I'm reeeeeal careful opening the door tho & never let it get away from me, that much weight would prolly rip the door right off the VX if it swung open too fast/hard. There is NO deformation of the sheet metal.
"is it rip on tom day?? damn, i missed the memo..."
No memo - it just naturally evolved. My warped humor is coming back to bite me in the butt.
"proton sucks"
I have no response to that.
"I may not like it for my truck Tom, but its not THAT bad really. I have considered it."
Wow, now that's a left handed compliment.
"anyone know the specs and wehre to get one of those spare tire mounts? Is it an OEM item from another MFGR or was it fabbed?"
If you can be patient, it looks like Marlin will do the leg work for you.
Tom
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
Put a smiley after you say that Bub.
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Well, I am a lefty.Originally Posted by tom4bren
not politically. Just a lefty.
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"I wonder about departure angle? I just worry about it catching on something. I know it should be high enough but you never know."
I'll have to measure the departure angle but in just eyeballing it, I'd say the rear cladding will be sacrificed long before the spare tire.
"Well, I am a lefty."
So ... you're the only one of us in his right mind?
Tom
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The ultimate mod for trails like that is an open diff......
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HAHHAHAHAThe ultimate mod for trails like that is an open diff...i actually laughed out loud on that one.... lol
ZEUS Quote:
Originally Posted by Ldub
The ultimate mod for trails like that is an open diff......
...or a crap load of weight in and on top of a VX...
hahaha right back at ya...
i love this family...
"Do Not Seek Praise. Seek Criticism."
"If You Can't Solve A Problem, It's Because You're Playing By The Rules."
"The Perosn Who Doesn't Make Mistakes Is Unlikely To Make Anything."
-Paul Arden
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damnit it didnt work....how do you guys do more than one quote per box???
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That has saved YOUR butt at least once......or a crap load of weight in and on top of a VX......
...
Last edited by Ldub : 06/05/2009 at 02:49 AM
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Just to piss Justin off, I am going to evaluate putting the full size spare inside the original spare location first. It may require some cutting of that internal brace for the factory spare, but I am willing to do that. I also understand that my door insert won't be effective anymore, and I am also ok with that, now I will have two of them in the garage. I will post how that works out. It would give me the best of both worlds, get the spare off the roof, and not drill as many holes, especially externally, on the VX. I do lose my rear bumper bonus, but eh, you win some, you lose some.
I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.
Thomas Jefferson
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"Hmmm, using the rear VX door as a full-size spare mounting point like on Tom's VX gives me the hebee-jebee's."
Yer Welcome. Glad to know I still have that effect on people.
"It is way too much stress on the VX door hinges and thin sheet metal."
No damage to date. My primary concern is that if I ever get rear ended, the spare will prolly focus all that energy into the door & we all know how hard they are to replace.
"A much better idea is to use a 2" square receiver tow hitch for the "mounting point" for a full-size spare. Just go to www.JCWhitney.com and type-in "SPARE MOUNT" in the little search box. There you will find various 2" tow hitch mounts for spare tires."
I haven't checked their site in a while but when I did, I wasn't too wild about their selection. All of the ones they offered came straight out & I wanted one that angled up from the receiver. I also wanted one that would drop down so you could open the door without removing the spare.
Tom
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"you just can't tell"
Hey, Zeus & I are in 100% agreement for a change
"wall climbing and descending"
Yer right - those situations could be a problem - I guess I could remove the spare, roll it down the hill, pick it up when I get there ...
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Thats what I was thinking, I know there were some spots on hells revenge that would catch the tire.
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im pretty sure you are right justin, just by looking at pictures...the approach and departure angle would definately suffer
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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I wonder about departure angle? I just worry about it catching on something. I know it should be high enough but you never know. Also, my rack came loose in Moab last year too. I see your point.
I was at the junk yard a few months ago and was thinking the mount off the trooper door might work. I didnt even pay attention to the pattern or anything mostly looking into the mounting strength.I am going to do this mod!!! Now... anyone know the specs and wehre to get one of those spare tire mounts? Is it an OEM item from another MFGR or was it fabbed?
WHAT WHAT!! TELL ME EVERYTHING!!
I really have thought about this. I use my door alot though cause my dog goes where I go usually. So I worry about the maine brackets.
Last edited by CrnCnn : 06/04/2009 at 07:05 AM
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