Spare Tire on Gobi Roof Rack

[algy]

Gobi Stealth Rack - full size:



1st off I pulled the spare and bolted tire mount. Once the bolts are removed, they expose 4 holes and the machine drilling of these holes are not accurate, there is a gap between the body and door frame. So I took 4 rubber skid stops from an old computer case and spray panted the existing door bolds black to match my paint job as best as possible:





Next I moved the mount and used 8x 2 inch steal washers and 4 bolts w/ nuts and secured the tire mount to the gobi rack heavy duty steal mesh:





I decided to add a 3,000lb cargo strap to secure any vibration the tire may produce when driving:

[algy]

Also, I could not add the wind flare to the front of the rack because of my road lamps, but as you can see, there is plenty of room and for XM/Onstar:

[algy]

End product:

[ChiHummer3]

Looking good!!!

[H3less]

Thought about doing this and making a new ladder and using the spare tire mount as the ladder mount! Nice job, now I know what it looks like!

[algy]

I really don't like the bare back door exposing the cabin exhaust and mounting bolts. I think my next step is to find a mount for a jerry can and use the pre-existing bolts to mount it. They'll be able to handle the weight with no problem.

Example:

[H3less]

I like that solution a lot, looks better with the ladder like that. I need some new gas cans anyway, just have to buy an extra one for the 3! I see that quadratec is selling the new plastic version.

[Urban Ops]

Originally Posted by algy

I really don't like the bare back door exposing the cabin exhaust and mounting bolts. I think my next step is to find a mount for a jerry can and use the pre-existing bolts to mount it. They'll be able to handle the weight with no problem.

Example:

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Don't you remember the "Pinto"?