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Brandon1024
04-17-2011, 07:53 AM
Here is a tire carrier i'm having fabed up. Should be pretty cheap and look pretty good. very functional. 624 625 626

LWM
04-17-2011, 08:14 AM
I am glad to see so many people starting to make custom parts for their Commanders.

Sal-XK
04-17-2011, 08:17 AM
very cool bro...

Brandon1024
04-21-2011, 11:43 AM
I talked to the fabricator that made my bumper and he can do this for 200-250 should I do it or try to find it cheaper?

Matt
04-21-2011, 11:54 AM
You can get a trailer hitch tire carrier for $100, but it wont have the fold down option..

I like your idea for $200-$250. But would like to see two preload bolts to reduce sway/rattle. One to put pressure on the vertical bar; it would push the bar outwards and jam it via the release pin. The other would have to be on another tab underneath the horizontal section that goes into the hitch; this one would put pressure on the bottom of the hitch, effectively pulling the whole thing "down" and would reduce rocking and sway.

Sal-XK
04-21-2011, 03:24 PM
So it will drop down to access the rear lid am I reading this correctly? I would say for down here that price is high but for Chicago seem reasonable to me.

Matt
04-21-2011, 06:57 PM
Yeah, it would swing down so you could open the rear hatch. That's the primary reason I haven't bought one of the $100 versions, I don't want to take it on/off just to open the rear door.

Brandon1024
04-21-2011, 08:22 PM
You can get a trailer hitch tire carrier for $100, but it wont have the fold down option..

I like your idea for $200-$250. But would like to see two preload bolts to reduce sway/rattle. One to put pressure on the vertical bar; it would push the bar outwards and jam it via the release pin. The other would have to be on another tab underneath the horizontal section that goes into the hitch; this one would put pressure on the bottom of the hitch, effectively pulling the whole thing "down" and would reduce rocking and sway.
Yea I really like the folding down and the lift/gas can mount. I definitely agree with the bolts though. I know it can cause extreme rattle and we will find a way to reduce that.

Brandon1024
06-14-2011, 07:56 PM
Well I never did get this made up but tomorrow I am calling the guy and giving him the go ahead to final get it made. I'm going to try to get him down to 200...