B-II tire carrier to a Ranger

[strvger]

i have a B-II swingaway rear tire carrier i'm thinking of putting on my ranger. anyone done this project before? pics? thanks.

 

[littleredrangerhood]

I did it a few years ago when I still had a bed. Turned out pretty good and supported a 35" spare just fine. I have pics somewhere on my cardomain page.

 

[beaujt]

I checked out those pics... its tough to see the mounted side of the B-II swing away tire carrie... where did it end up hookin up at?

 

[paranger]

i used a carrier from a s10 blazer. it worked pretty nice. bed mount points fit right around the taillamp. the latch bolts right to the tailgate. i can take pics it u want.

 

[beaujt]

parangerr pics are always welcome!

 

[strvger]

pics for sure! thanks for all the info guys.

 

[paranger]

ok pics as promised. the blazer/s10 tire mount i used i got free!. it was off a 1994 blazer. so thats why i decided to use it. it actually bolted up pretty flush with the bedside. as see from the pics it has saved the rh taillamp a few times from trees. i used the stock reinforcement for the bedside, and i made one for the tailgate side. i hope these help.

 

[paranger]

ooh and one more thing i forgot was that the bolt pattern will need redrilled to match the ranger 5x4.5

 

[strvger]

great pics! thanks for the help!

 

[paranger]

no problem!

 

[kris97ranger]

whts u have to do on the inside for re enforcment?
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[beaujt]

ya know something, that'd be pretty easy to build, IMO. but just add that to the list with bumpers haha

 

[paranger]

i just reused the factory blazer reinf. the tailgate i added some plate steel and welded to the tailgate supports. easy cheap effective

 

[RobbieD]

I like that! "easy, cheap, effective", and ingenious. Good job.