I was on a trip and heard a loud pop - the bottom hinge on the cargo door bent 30 degrees somehow. Bummer. I'm thinking now is a good time to look into moving the spare to a swing-away, welded to the bumper. Did a search, only a few things from pre-2012 and vendors are no longer in business.
Plan so far is to look for a Jeep or universal swingaway, and take it to a welder.
Has anyone done this before? Any tips, gotchas, or product recommendations?
Not too stoked on adding more weight to the rear end, however. My 3" RTE springs sagged 2" within the first month. Other option is to put it on the roof rack, but I think the rear end would look silly and fetching a tire from the rack does not sound like fun.
Plan so far is to look for a Jeep or universal swingaway, and take it to a welder.
Has anyone done this before? Any tips, gotchas, or product recommendations?
Not too stoked on adding more weight to the rear end, however. My 3" RTE springs sagged 2" within the first month. Other option is to put it on the roof rack, but I think the rear end would look silly and fetching a tire from the rack does not sound like fun.