| Author | Message | ||
     Greg Davis (Gregdavis) Senior Member Username: Gregdavis Post Number: 773 Registered: 08-2002 |
I guess this would be considered tech(?). Anyway, I picked up my bumper and carrier from the powder coating place last night and got everything mounted. It holds two fuel or water cans, my 60" Hi-Lift, and my 285 spare. The majority of the weight is supported by the bumper, with an additional link attached to the door. This way the carrier opens and closes with the door, and no additional latches are required. So much for my rearward visibility (which was pretty non-existant with the lift and spare anyway).    | ||
| Paul D. Morgan (V22guy) Senior Member Username: V22guy Post Number: 1368 Registered: 02-2002 |
Greg, That tire looks huge on the back of that D2! are you going to be at Uwharrie? I would like closer inspection of that nice set-up. Paul | ||
| Greg Davis (Gregdavis) Senior Member Username: Gregdavis Post Number: 775 Registered: 08-2002 |
Thanks Paul. Yes, I'll be arriving Friday night. | ||
| Brian Dickens (Bri) Senior Member Username: Bri Post Number: 293 Registered: 08-2002 |
Nice. Would like to see how the bumper supports it. I can't tell from those pictures. Does the bumper still support it with the door open? | ||
| Greg Davis (Gregdavis) Senior Member Username: Gregdavis Post Number: 777 Registered: 08-2002 |
Brian, here are a few more shots showing the hinge points. The door and the carrier open together as a unit.    | ||
| Greg Davis (Gregdavis) Senior Member Username: Gregdavis Post Number: 778 Registered: 08-2002 |
What's sad is, the more I look at it the less I like it. Sticks too far out. Problem is, I don't know of an easy way to get everything closer to the rear. You know, you mock everything up and it looks great. Then, after all the finsih work is done, you realize that it's just not right.  | ||
| Erik G. Burrows (Erik) Member Username: Erik Post Number: 190 Registered: 04-2002 |
It may stick out a lot, but it's an awesome job. Congrats on some really fine work. | ||
| Greg Davis (Gregdavis) Senior Member Username: Gregdavis Post Number: 780 Registered: 08-2002 |
Thanks Erik. I appreciate your comments. | ||
| Art Vigil (Colorover) Member Username: Colorover Post Number: 66 Registered: 02-2003 |
Greg, you made that? It looks great man, seriously. Wish I had skills like that. Well actually, once I made some candlestick holders in wood shop and my mom said they were very nice....but that was a long time ago, nevermind  | ||
| Rick Cordova (Imx) New Member Username: Imx Post Number: 21 Registered: 08-2002 |
Greg, I think it looks very nice (clean lines), it does stick out a bit, but what the hell you have all your gear. I was looking at it what if you moved the tire over to the right and moved it in closer to the rear door, that would allow the water can to fit next to the tire (not flush against the door).The Jack would still fit the same. That would bring everything in for a tighter look. But damn, I think it looks good the way you have it. | ||
| Greg Davis (Gregdavis) Senior Member Username: Gregdavis Post Number: 781 Registered: 08-2002 |
Rick, any more to the right and the taillight is obstructed. Plus, I'm dealing with two cans, not just one. If I move the can over, the rear latch is blocked. Just trying to mount too much stuff! Thanks for the input. Art, thanks for the kind words. | ||
| Ho Chung (Thediscoho) Moderator Username: Thediscoho Post Number: 83 Registered: 02-2002 |
move the cans up to the roof rack. ---------- Ho Chung | ||
| michael burt (Mikeyb) Member Username: Mikeyb Post Number: 175 Registered: 03-2002 |
hell, just the linkage setup is pretty damn killer. you da man, greg.... | ||
| Max Thomason (Lrmax) Member Username: Lrmax Post Number: 131 Registered: 11-2002 |
Greg, I saw you on Sardis Rd. today (around 4:30ish near Christian School). I waved at you (from my Buick LeSabre  ) but you probably didn't see me in time. As you drove by, I looked in my mirror and saw that setup. Having seen it in real life, I can tell you it looks sweet and I think it has everything you would ever want in it (or bolted onto it). Max T. | ||
| Aaron Owens (Aaronowens) New Member Username: Aaronowens Post Number: 14 Registered: 10-2002 |
Greg, nice job; look forward to seeing you at Uwharrie. If you really decide you don't like it, let me know. I've got a good spot to put it. Aaron | ||
| Reed Cotton (Reedcotton) Member Username: Reedcotton Post Number: 61 Registered: 01-2003 |
Greg- Nice work! I think your on to something there. Are there just the two mounting/hinge points? If so that tire may be sticking out a bit far, time will tell. Maybe like Rick suggested mount the cans to the left of the tire. Turn the cans 90 degrees so that they don't have a wide profile. One of the best "keep-the-weight-off-the-roof" Ideas I have seen though. -Reed | ||
| Andrew Clarke (Aclarke) Senior Member Username: Aclarke Post Number: 319 Registered: 10-2002 |
Hey Greg. Just a couple ideas from somebody with a degree in Civil Engineering who writes code for a living ... just giving you my "credentials", haha ... It looks great, very impressive! I would wonder, though, how it would affect your "handling", especially on a steep uphill climb, with that much weight moved so far back on the truck. Also, my OME (non-matched, I'm sure) springs are sagging a tiny bit to the right, and I feel like this isn't aided by having my spare to the right of the centreline of the vehicle. What if you moved your tire to the centre of the back door, and then also moved it down a bit more, as much as you can? I guess you did it this way to give you more clearance in case you added even LARGER tires, but maybe you could bolt on some sort of vertical sliding mechanism to account for this? Also, if you put the tire more flush to the door, you could put your jerry cans behind your tire instead of in front of it. IMHO this would give you the advantage that you'll pretty much always have the tire on, but will only occasionally have the jerry cans on so your weight will be distributed better most of the time. I'd sure like to have something like this to get my tire's weight off my back door hinges though... | ||
| Chris Browne (Chris_browne) New Member Username: Chris_browne Post Number: 34 Registered: 02-2003 |
Greg; dam impressive job. Would hate to be re ended though and have the wheel punch through the cans onto a hot exhaust.... Lose the cans man! For your own safety... | ||
| Chris Browne (Chris_browne) New Member Username: Chris_browne Post Number: 35 Registered: 02-2003 |
Great job, but would hate to be rear ended and have the cans punctured.... | ||
| Phillip Perkinson (Rover4x4) Member Username: Rover4x4 Post Number: 87 Registered: 02-2003 |
I think it would take another big ol 4x4 or a tractor trailer | ||
| Phillip Perkinson (Rover4x4) Member Username: Rover4x4 Post Number: 88 Registered: 02-2003 |
I think it would take another big ol 4x4 or a tractor trailer to get to that can | ||
| Greg Davis (Gregdavis) Senior Member Username: Gregdavis Post Number: 788 Registered: 08-2002 |
Those cans are about 4' off the ground. But it doesn't matter, because I've removed the carrier for now. Just not 100% happy with it. I'm going to cut it apart and flip the center section around so the tire is closest to the truck and the cans are at the rear. Then I'll go from there. Thanks to everyone for all the pointers though. | ||
| Lawrence Tilly (L_tilly) Member Username: L_tilly Post Number: 132 Registered: 02-2002 |
Hi, Greg. I'm late to this party and you already are doing the only suggestion I would have had. Putting the cans on the outside would provide easier access from what I can see in the pics. You can get rid of them when you don't want them there, and you probably need to get to your water / fuel more often than your spare tire. Otherwise I think it is a very solid looking setup. My only "negative" comment (if you can even consider it negative) is "Damn that spare tire looks HUGE". Nothing to do with your carrier, and your truck looks awsome sitting on top of them, but when one of those things is strapped to the back it just looks massive.  -Lawrence | ||
| Justin hiehle (Vanroth) New Member Username: Vanroth Post Number: 7 Registered: 02-2003 |
great work greg! I'm glad you did decide to swap them. My concern was the mounts bending or breaking on the trail by having all that weight sticking out there. Looks like you will have that all under control. Thanks for the pictures. -justin | ||
| Greg Davis (Gregdavis) Senior Member Username: Gregdavis Post Number: 789 Registered: 08-2002 |
Thanks for all the input guys. I'm kinda burned out on it right now, so I'll just keep the stock mount on. I'll probably mess with it again this fall. It's yard season now. | ||
| Jason Bard (Jbard) Member Username: Jbard Post Number: 86 Registered: 10-2002 |
Looks good Greg. I'm curious whether or not someone makes an 'over the tire' jerry can carrier which would place the cans exposed, or on the face of the spare. Sort of like a large clamp on the spare? Jason | ||
| Glenn Guinto (Glenn) Senior Member Username: Glenn Post Number: 534 Registered: 02-2002 |
Greg, That is cute! Glenn | ||
| Curtis N (Curtis) Senior Member Username: Curtis Post Number: 2559 Registered: 05-2002 |
Greg, Good lord, over the years I have seen you truck undergo some changes! While the current version looks a little goofy in the rear, it also looks very functional. I really like the way that you unloaded the weight onto the rear bumper. It may look funny, but if it works...why not? Curtis |
