feels so odd seeing a jeep I've seen before driving down the road in my area, I live in Scott county as well. thinking " I wonder how he built that. then I look on youtube a few months later when I have the time to work on my jeep and boom you are here. I'm going to build something similar for my xj. I appreciate you making these videos finally found a design i like

@TheOffRoadCorner

4 жыл бұрын

That awesome man! If you ever wanna meet up and talk Jeeps, send me a email theoffroadcorner@gmail.com

I like the plate....my name is Hector

Fantastic work! I want to start welding and I just bought a Jeep XJ. Thanks for taking the time to show us your skills, much appreciated!

@TheOffRoadCorner

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

I saw like 30 DIY bumper and tire carrier and this one is the one I choose to made mine. Thanks for share buddy

This is absolutely the best, most relaxing diy I have ever watched!!!

Great fab work

That's pretty cool. Love the latch set up. Nicely done

Great video

Man.... That is just beautiful. I have a 2004 Suburban and would love a rear bumper set up like this. Good job, straight forward edit, looks perfect.

@TheOffRoadCorner

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man. This setup works pretty good. Thanks for watching.

sweet design!

@TheOffRoadCorner

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Thanks for watching

Отличная работа👍💯

Thanks, I like the hi lift idea.

Now if you’d just fly up to Washington and do that al over again, that would be sick 😂 nice work man, came out great

That looks really good. Very nice work!

Awesome job sir!

Great job! Loving the new bumper!

@TheOffRoadCorner

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! Thanks for watching

That turned out pretty fawkin sweet man!

Turned out so bad ass, love to have one for my XJ, so hard to find a spare tire carrier that I like .

@TheOffRoadCorner

4 жыл бұрын

I hear you. I couldn’t find a tire carrier that I liked. Thats what led me to build my own bumper and tire carrier. It’s a lot more work but worth it in the end.

@goodtimes6184

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheOffRoadCorner I heard that, if one day I'm in more of a position to have a shop I would definitely build my own .

I know it’s been 2 years but I want one lol!!

Goals, great job!

@TheOffRoadCorner

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man. Thanks for watching!

Great Work

@TheOffRoadCorner

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Chingón tu jale bro

Great looking swing arm. Looking to do the same for my 1995 4WD Suburban. Why GM couldn't come up with a better idea than to mount the spare inside is a real head scratcher.

@TheOffRoadCorner

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man. This was a great project. These Cherokees are the same way with the tire inside. I don’t get it.

Nice

awesome work, just awesome man.

That looks great! As you were working out the ergonomics, was there any good reason not to mount the tire lower? It looks like you could have dropped it 5-6” before getting in the way of the hitch.

@TheOffRoadCorner

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah it could drop that far. I just choose to mount it that high for departure clearance but I don’t like it that high. I’ll drop it down and run a hitch stringer in the future.

@RubberBandPistol

2 жыл бұрын

To block the rear view of course…

That looks good. Nice work! I need to learn to weld. 🙂

@TheOffRoadCorner

2 жыл бұрын

Weld is a lot fun. Very rewarding!

Looks good. Just hope you don't have to open your back hatch while parked along side a busy road or street with the tire swinging to the trafic.

@TheOffRoadCorner

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I hear ya. I’ll just have to pull off the road a little farther if it comes down to it

Well done. Love how the pin doesn’t block your reverse lights and turn signals. My biggest problem with most bumper/tire carriers for the XJ. You consider building one to sell?

Dang it. Now that I've seen someone build something cool like this without having a mill, a lathe, and a 40sqft welding table I guess I don't have a lot of excuse for continuing to put doing something along these lines off anymore.

@JohnDoe-zx1ck

2 жыл бұрын

I have a lot of very cool gear in my garage and can tackle some very intricate jobs these days, but I started pretty simply. A hand grinder, welder, drill, torch and a hammer can handle nearly every thing you can think of if you think about it long enough. Just get out there and make something cool.

Do you have any videos about the storage drawers in the back of your jeep? Spare tire carrier video is great.

@TheOffRoadCorner

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I do. Here’s a link kzread.info/dash/bejne/d4WjsLmreanTlcY.html

@marcusalancate1782

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheOffRoadCorner thank you Sir.

Did you just weld your spare tire stuck in between your plate and the carrier?

Turned out awesome! Mind if I ask where the latch stricker pin came from and what size it is?

@TheOffRoadCorner

3 жыл бұрын

I got it from O’Reilly auto parts. It’s a striker for a 90’s ish Ford/Mercury.

Nice bumper but I have no idea why you would have the tire swing out to the traffic side and not swinging to the passenger side of the vehicle

How is this holding up? Have you had any issues with this sagging? I have a Dirtbound DIY bumper/carrier to weld together, but I'm skeptical of how the weight is supported opposite the swing joint. I see you don't have much reinforcement at the latch to support vertical loading, and curious if you've had any issues. Thanks!!

Only question-why hinge on the left side being a US vehicle? Wouldn't it be smarter and safer to swing off the the right side so if on a busy road side, you aren't on the side of traffic?

@TheOffRoadCorner

3 жыл бұрын

the reason I hinged it on the left is for slight increase of visible of my right side blind spot. that visible was more important to me than a small chance I'd be parked on the side of a busy road and need to open the rear of my jeep. if I lived in a busy city and had to park on the street, I probably would change to a right swing.

@TWX1138

2 жыл бұрын

I've always wondered why American vehicles typically swing the tire towards the passenger's side. Most of the time one isn't removing the tire, just swinging it out of the way for access to the cargo hatch. If one's parallel-parked along the road, this means the swung-open tire carrier is blocking access to the curb. The way this has been built seems to make more sense, because when just dealing with cargo it's swung out of the way, and likely if the tire is being removed to use it then it's latched against the vehicle anyway.

@TheOffRoadCorner

2 жыл бұрын

I never thought about it that way! That’s a great point! If it swung right then you’d be passing cargo over/around the tire in that situation.

@josephpacheco7508

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheOffRoadCorner if if swings to the right, you're still BEHIND the vehicle. Not on the side of it. Plus, if your tire swings left, the right side of the road slopes, causing weight to make the tire swing back and pen you in.

@TheOffRoadCorner

2 жыл бұрын

Thats true. Probably a good idea to install a locking detent in the tire swing out like I did so it won’t pin you in that situation. There are pros and cons to both swing left or swing right. I think it’s better just to choose which way swings best for your application.

That looks awesome, i'm going to make one for my truck, just wondering what size box section you used (inc wall thickness)

@TheOffRoadCorner

3 жыл бұрын

I used 2x3 3/16 wall

Man that turned out nice! Is that the Mississippi River at the end?

@TheOffRoadCorner

4 жыл бұрын

Yes it is.

Thats a great bumper, just out of curiosity why did you swing from the driver side instead of the passenger side?

@TheOffRoadCorner

4 жыл бұрын

purely for visibility. It the tire on the driver side it gives me more room to check my blind spot on the passenger side.

Where did you buy the hinge and the hinge mount bracket?

The whole time I'm watching this I'm wondering "why did you make it swing on the drivers side?". As far as I can remember everyone always puts then on the passenger side. A simple answer of "because I did it that way" is good, just wondering if I'm missing something here.

Looks great. What size tube and thickness did you use?

@TheOffRoadCorner

4 жыл бұрын

the horizontal tube 2x3" and diagonal tube is 2x2". both tubes are 1/8" wall

I've been watching a lot of videos of people making these spare tire mounts. Why not just fabricate your own plate. Drill the holes for all 5 of the studs and press them through. Looks better with all five lug nuts. You can put a lock nut on the fifth one.

@TheOffRoadCorner

3 жыл бұрын

The 5 lugs would look better but I decided to only use 3 lugs because the plate I made is drilled for 3 different bolt patterns.its drilled for 5on4.5, 5on5.5 and 8on6.5

What thickness was the piece that you attach the tire to? Was that something off the shelf or did you cut it yourself?

@TheOffRoadCorner

3 жыл бұрын

I used 3/16” steel. I cut it myself but I’m sure you can find someone selling them online.

Awesome video. Where did you get that hinge? I'm looking to build one to.

@TheOffRoadCorner

3 жыл бұрын

I machined it myself to fit the bushings i bought from Amazon

@RathaSochenda

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheOffRoadCorner Thanks for replying. Yeah right now the only off the shelf ones that i see are ems offroad and 4x4 innovations. I just wish there where more options to choose from.

Got an update in how its been holding up?

Did you make the brackets yourself for the hinge to go in?

I would have put the pivot point on the right hand side so you're not opening your gate into traffic if you're on the side of the road

@travisrscott75

3 жыл бұрын

Other than that nice build

What size rectangular tubing did you use on the base? And what gauge?

love your work mate! what's the best way to get into welding?

@TheOffRoadCorner

4 жыл бұрын

To me the best way is just buy a cheap/used machine and practice. Also I recommend checking out the weldingtipsandtricks channel. He has great tips that actually helped me a lot check out the link below. kzread.info

What thickness steel did you use mate

I am building a 2dr XJ My goal is to add as little extra weight as possable I intend to build a shitload of skidplates skidplates on everything I figure extra weight is best invested in skidplates

@TheOffRoadCorner

4 жыл бұрын

i couldn't agree with you more

Are the files available yet? I am intressed!

What size welder are you using?

Hi.. Did you end up painting it.. How do you deal with the rust? I just bought a tire carrier for my xj.. But its bare metal. What can i do for it not to rust?

@TheOffRoadCorner

3 жыл бұрын

I did end up painting it in a later video. I used rustoleum oil based paint. Paint will keep the rust at bay but I haven’t found a paint that will prevent rust completely beside POR-15.

@angelovelazquez5551

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheOffRoadCorner kool.. I will use that.. Thank you!

@TheOffRoadCorner

3 жыл бұрын

No problem. Thanks for watching

You ever think of selling these or selling the files?

@TheOffRoadCorner

4 жыл бұрын

i do plan on doing something like that. i need some time to fix some issues

How much would you charge to build one for me ?

You should sell these

@TheOffRoadCorner

3 жыл бұрын

In the future I probably will

@jaxonmarkey9081

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheOffRoadCorner I’m looking at buying one for my xj

@jaxonmarkey9081

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheOffRoadCorner hey I’m still looking to buy one, if you do want to sell them

Well, that pretty much killed your rear view, lol.

Wish I had your skills