how do your tire gates latch?

[1991fordranger]

building a new tire gate and looking for some latching ideas.. anybody got any pictures?

thanks

 

[straycat]

Use the search funtion. Go to the fab section. This has been brought up a bunch of times. You can use the latch from a BII spare tire carrier like I have done before. On one of my old Rangers I used the BII spare tire carrier and mounted it to the bed and tailgate. Came out really nice. I could swing out the spare to get access to the bed. Lots of ways to do a tire carrier. Now, I just like the bed mounted spare since I don't use my bed like I used to on my newest Ranger.

 

[straycat]

See if this helps out a bit on the tire gate copy.

http://www.therangerstation.com/forums/showthread.php?t=67895

 

[LIMA BEAN]

There is not really that many here compared to the jeep guys, I will get pics of mine its all homemade. Here are some links though.

http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f176/rear-bumper-tire-carrier-latch-690227/

http://www.atozfabrication.com/store/product.php?productid=16172&cat=274&page=1

http://www.reidsupply.com/sku/TC-341-R/

http://www.ruffstuffspecialties.com/catalog/STIRES.html

http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f37/bumper-spare-carrier-cj5-1246210/

Also Ruffstuff is in our vendor forum so you may get a kissing cousin deal there on a spindle or at least it gives you ideas.

 

[88_Eddie]

i made mine with a bunch of scrap i had laying around. just needed to buy 2 springs from Ace.

here's some pics