I built a swing out tire carrier for my V8 1 Ton 1st Gen Ford Explorer

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I built a swing out tire carrier for my V8 1 Ton 1st Gen Ford Explorer

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The inside tire rack I made did the job, but just took up all my space basically... so decided to build a swing out tire carrier using a hinge from "www.4xinnovati..." which I found while watching a video on KZfaq " • 1st gen Tacoma rear bu... " I got all the steel material at a local steelyard and the spare tire wheel plate from a buddy who got it from "www.ballisticf..."

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@MrSrtman18 5 ай бұрын

Nice fabrication on the ol tire carrier!

@aaronlindemann2669 10 ай бұрын

The narration you gave was really nice. You explained your thought process nicely. Thank you! I've been gathering ideas for my own swing out project.

@BuildItWheelItExploreIt 10 ай бұрын

Thank you! I'm glad my video was helpful for you.

@chrisherrmann9627 2 жыл бұрын

Looks awesome

@BuildItWheelItExploreIt 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@BroncosandPartsGarage 2 жыл бұрын

Great fab skills!

@BuildItWheelItExploreIt 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@stevesparenberg9665 2 жыл бұрын

Great job man ! Looks good and functional.

@BuildItWheelItExploreIt 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@patricksullivan9713 Жыл бұрын

That's pretty nice, i like what you did. Ive been looking for ideas to make my own.

@BuildItWheelItExploreIt Жыл бұрын

Thanks! It's been working perfect.

@shanesaw13 6 ай бұрын

Is that 2"x3" box? And is it 1/8" wall? Looked like 1/8" but hard to tell if it's 3/16" or 1/8".

@BuildItWheelItExploreIt 6 ай бұрын

2x3" .120 wall. Strong and light

@johnkassay7064 Жыл бұрын

Nice build! Do you get any sag when you open the carrier? Do you have to lift up on the arm as you close the carrier? I'm thinking about doing the same thing. My tire weighs about 200lbs

@BuildItWheelItExploreIt Жыл бұрын

Thanks man... I really like how it turned out! At 1st I had a lot.of twist in the end of the bumper as I think I covered in the video.. then I welded in some angle iron and tied that all together and virtually eliminated all sag... there may be like 3/16 of an inch I have to lift to close and latch it.. but not a big deal at all.

@loganrahm7793 Жыл бұрын

Is your tire actually a tank tread? Heavy tires

@patschneider5318 2 жыл бұрын

Not video specific but what rear light bar is that?

@BuildItWheelItExploreIt 2 жыл бұрын

It's from Xprite and its the LZ series 30".

@MrSrtman18 5 ай бұрын

First question, why would anyone build an explorer? Its a nice rig, dont get me wrong. Why not a jeep, or why an explorer? Are you related to columbus or magellan. Name sounded cool. Lol what.

@mitchell4047 5 ай бұрын

Everyone has a jeep or a yota, and KZfaq is diluted with those builds so why not something different

@MrSrtman18 5 ай бұрын

Im even gonna follow. Watch ur build.

@BuildItWheelItExploreIt 4 ай бұрын

Anyone can build, or I mean "bolt on" parts to a Jeep. This all goes back to my 1st vehicle being a 1988 Ford Bronco II. For some reason, it was always my favorite, but when I was 16, I was never able to "build it." So many years later, I picked one up and started building one, then with the family, I needed more room. So I started planning a 1 ton v8 swapped explorer build, and I love it. I love to stand out from the rest, and it feels better knowing that I actually planned this build and then built it.

@tweston800 2 ай бұрын

Pluses of a Ex, 5.0 engine, 4r70w trans, 8.8" differential, full frame.