Just tried to do a search and came up with nothing. Started building a rear bumper today and I need some ideas. I have the bumper complete, but need ideas on how to design a swingout rear tire carrier. Mounting it to the bumper and how to lock it from swinging open. Any pics would be great.

Thanks and:flipoff2:

Search the whole board. There is many hours of reading out there on this subject.

Here's one from this forum:

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=52093&highlight=bumper

I did see that topic when I searched. I will try searching other forums but if anyone has some pictures to post that would be great.

thanks

Do a search for my name and a bumper.....

Originally posted by RudeZuk
Do a search for my name and a bumper.....


Shrock has already posted that link. Your bumper looks good but I was thinking something a little different. Just trying to get some more ideas.

thanks

Originally posted by zooki guy



Shrock has already posted that link. Your bumper looks good but I was thinking something a little different. Just trying to get some more ideas.

thanks

WTF? Your going to get nothing but a thrashing if you don't at least tell us wtf is going inside your brain:shaking:

Do you want tube? Do you want Square? I mean throw us a bone man.

Square with swing, with a 16* tire tilt

Tube bumper....nothing fancy, and you could adapt a swing to it

Another bumper/swing I made, yes it's for a TJ but same concept.
No lights, 16* tire tilt

Tube or square. The TJ bumper looks good. Want to mount the high lift on it also. Thanks for the pics Bill.

Do you have anymore of the Suzuki in the first pic?

Originally posted by zooki guy
Tube or square. The TJ bumper looks good. Want to mount the high lift on it also. Thanks for the pics Bill.

Do you have anymore of the Suzuki in the first pic?

Yep click on my WWW button

and one more since you said Hi-lift,one I made for a YJ, yes it's a YJ but then again..it's still the same concept:D

I am in the middle of making my own rear bumper also. I have it done but I am trying to figure out how to mount the thing. I am running Breeze drop shackles and it is really limiting my mounting options. What is the most common mounting points. I have two mounts already done to the body mount bolts but I am wondering how to attatch it at the frame.

Here is a better one with it on the rig...

Not meaning to get off the subject, but......

WTF did you do to trash that spare tire so badly, bill4rest?!?!?!?:confused:

Originally posted by Lziffle73
I am in the middle of making my own rear bumper also. I have it done but I am trying to figure out how to mount the thing. I am running Breeze drop shackles and it is really limiting my mounting options. What is the most common mounting points. I have two mounts already done to the body mount bolts but I am wondering how to attatch it at the frame.

I mounted it to the upper body mounts and the two holes on either side of the frame. Made up plates and tacked nuts to the plates and then tacked it to the frame. I also have breeze drop links and they clear find.

Originally posted by Bill4rest


Yep click on my WWW button

and one more since you said Hi-lift,one I made for a YJ, yes it's a YJ but then again..it's still the same concept:D


Thanks again Bill

Originally posted by billj
Not meaning to get off the subject, but......

WTF did you do to trash that spare tire so badly, bill4rest?!?!?!?:confused:

What'a talking about:confused: It's custom for Off-road "low" air pressure:D Naw the tire let go while I was flat towing it back from the Con, get this, It blew 10 miles from home:eek:



For mounting points on Samurai's.....
I mostly mount them to the four holes under the frame (where the tow thingy went) and then I sleeve the tube cross member with a 1 5/8" tube, Capped and a nut welded inside. I don't like the body mount, it just seems too fuzzy of a mounting point too me.

That's what I was thinking also. Thing is, the breeze's hit the bolt heads there at the four factory holes. I was trying to avoid that but I guess I really don't have an option. With a welder and grinder anything can be made to work I guess. :D

Originally posted by Lziffle73
That's what I was thinking also. Thing is, the breeze's hit the bolt heads there at the four factory holes. I was trying to avoid that but I guess I really don't have an option. With a welder and grinder anything can be made to work I guess. :D

Well what I did when I had crappy links was I made a little bumpstop to fit over the bolts.

Take the factory trailer hitch off and your bolts wont hit. I have loads of clearance from the bottom of the bumper to the links.

Definatley remove the trailer hitch.:D

Hey zooki guy, if you used your http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/images/elite.gif and posted pics of what you have done so far, you'd probley get some better advice.:D

Originally posted by jonesk9
Hey zooki guy, if you used your http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/images/elite.gif and posted pics of what you have done so far, you'd probley get some better advice.:D

Have not mounted it yet. Bumper looks sweet though. Take pics when it is painted and mounted.

Are we going to do yours next??

OK:D

That darn hitch was doing an ok job until last week when my buddy blew up his optima, literally, and I had to pull his heavy steel plated to the hilt cj7 out of a trail. Took me, another zuk and a yj to get his ass out, heavy bastard. My hitch was tweaked really bad, almost straight back. Anyways, I'll get it bolted up there one way or another. Been debating on removing them missing links for a while now, might just have to do it.

Here's mine...

Originally posted by Bill4rest
Square with swing, with a 16* tire tilt

I'ld like more info on that sweet cage you got there Bill.

Originally posted by zoochase


I'ld like more info on that sweet cage you got there Bill.

Like what?

Originally posted by Bill4rest


Like what?

Like did you make it?
Or is it a add on kit?
Where can I get one like that?

he means the red one or the silver one:p :flipoff2:

Originally posted by nozuk
he means the red one or the silver one:p :flipoff2:

I don't think thats what he meant but just in case...... THE RED ONE!:flipoff2:

the red one looks like one of the kit

The red one is mine. I built it, you can get one but it may take a bit since my bender stand is under my Samurai right now e-mail me at my hotmail if your interested.

Originally posted by nozuk
the red one looks like one of the kit


Now does this look like a kit to you?:flipoff2:

That cage is sweet. Do you have any other angles?

Originally posted by zooki guy
That cage is sweet. Do you have any other angles?

Yip right here......http://www.geocities.com/zukybill/tech.html

Now does this look like a kit to you?



sorry bill it looked like the petro works one from that angle




it does look awsome:p

Is that the factory main bar and does it fit under the targa?

:confused:

sorry bill it looked like the petro works one from that angle

OHHHHHH bite your tongue:flipoff2:


Originally posted by zoochase
Is that the factory main bar and does it fit under the targa?

:confused:


Factory hoop......and the whole top still fits;)

look at the cage from on the firstpage you can't see the top cross members


http://www.geocities.com/zukybill/cageleft.html

Originally posted by nozuk
look at the cage from on the firstpage you can't see the top cross members


http://www.geocities.com/zukybill/cageleft.html

I still don't know what your seeing,or not seeing?:confused:

and another to show that 1 5/8" tube fits with the doors on;)

SOLD!

That is the best "basic" cage I've seen yet.

I call it "basic" so's not to piss off the guys out there with the "extreme" cages. Either way I'm screwed now. LOL

I'll be in touch:bounce2:

Originally posted by zoochase

I call it "basic" so's not to piss off the guys out there with the "extreme" cages. Either way I'm screwed now. LOL



Yea......pretty much:p LOL

What's the price tag on that baby???

Originally posted by weezman1
What's the price tag on that baby???

PM or e-mail me at my hotmail address