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Quote: Originally Posted by silverbullet Your biggest problem would be opening the hatch and holding it open with an ~50lb tire on there. My 33" spare weighs 56 without the rim. so figure 65 lbs for a tire and rim. plus added bracing and the mount. lets go with 80 lbs Your hatch would be rendered pretty much useless along with the cargo area cause it would be hard to lift and I doubt you could find something that would hold it up short...

No worries mate. I'll check when I get home. Thanks bro.

Yeah, but you also have extra weight up there. Imagine 6 bowling balls up there.

oh. well that makes sense lol. does it also increase clearance?

Quote: Originally Posted by soccerbrace Yeah, but you also have extra weight up there. Imagine 6 bowling balls up there. Exactly why I'd rather have a rear tire carrier or have the damn thing inside in the cargo area than up top. No way in hell am I climbing up there with that much weight. My back is already messed up.

steeze...hey do you have any insight on this James suggested a beefer rear and gearing...which i did want to do originally but figured it wasnt cost effective...now with the brake upgrade its seems logical and will save me in the long run...ill explain a little more if you want to give that a look-see...

Flex. You are correct..

Maybe you could adapt a swing away tire carrier from a ZR2 Blazer Ive seen a few guysdo it with a ranger and I dont think it would require that much work if your wanting to move the spare and from what Ive read they hold up to a 35 with little troule and you wouldnt lose the use of your hatch.

Kevin (apline spirit has it) you can see the 2" reciever in his picture on his site. http://alpinetribe.com/b2evolution/b...r-tire-carrier

You know those are the first tail light guards I've seen that actually look like they'd protect the lights. That'd be a useful as well as a good looking mod to your rig and give you a lot more rigidity on the cargo area panels.