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daves71k5 · 03-02-2004, 02:20 AM

I am still trying to find some mounting brackets for a swing away spare tire carrier for my 72 Blazer. I have the carrier and the top body mount but still need the lower body mount and the tailgate mount.
if there is anyone out there who could help please let me know, I will pay cash for them or trade some parts that I may have let me know what you need.
Also if anyone has some pics of their carrier mounted to the body could you give me some pics of the brackets and how they are attached esp. the tailgate latch.
Thank you in advance to anyone who responds.
Dave

bouncytruck · 03-02-2004, 01:18 PM

My swing away is still sitting in the garage. I'll try to snap som pics of all the brackets/hardware tonight.

bouncytruck · 03-04-2004, 02:07 PM

I e-mailed these pics to you too, but here they are just in case they don't go through.

This is the upper outside bracket.

bouncytruck · 03-04-2004, 02:07 PM

This is the upper inside bracket.

bouncytruck · 03-04-2004, 02:09 PM

This is all the brackets - clockwise from the top, outside bottom, inside bottom , inside top, outside top.

bouncytruck · 03-04-2004, 02:10 PM

Tailgate bracket (attached to carrier)

bouncytruck · 03-04-2004, 02:11 PM

tailgate bracket from the other side.

bouncytruck · 03-04-2004, 02:11 PM

the whole thing (mine has a gas can carrier too - not sure if I'll keep that yet)

bouncytruck · 03-04-2004, 02:13 PM

This one shows the relationship between the inside top and the outside top. Both curve to body.

bouncytruck · 03-04-2004, 02:13 PM

Hope this helps, let me know if you need anything else.

earl87gta · 03-05-2004, 12:52 AM

Who make sthat carrier I have what I thought was an origanal carrier it bolts on behind the rear bumper to the bumper bolts so you dont have to drill in to the body but I dont think it will hold more then a 33 in tire and my new tred will be 38in.

bouncytruck · 03-05-2004, 01:47 PM

I don't know who makes the carrier. I think they were dealer installed options. I have never seen one that bolts to the bumper except homemade or new aftermarket carriers for serious off-roaders. Can you post a picture when you get a chance.

Mike C · 03-05-2004, 10:26 PM

Bouncytruck...your swing away is just like the one I have on the Jimmy. It is not a factory or dealer installed part. I THINK it was made by Bestop, but I'm not positive. I seem to be suffering "Oldtimers" disease. I bought mine in 1988 and it was the last one the wholesaler had. Not only that it was open box. Fortunately complete. It has been years since they were made, but a nice product all in all. I really like the chrome bumpers on my truck, but if I was building a serious offroader, I would fab my own bumper and make a swing away that didn't attach to the body at all the way the Jeep guys do.

bouncytruck · 03-06-2004, 09:14 PM

Mike C - thanks for the info on my swing away. I bought it from a board member so I don't really know the history behind it. I'm with you, I like the chrome bumpers but this type isn't the best for serious offroad.

03-02-2004, 02:20 AM	#1
daves71k5 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: American Falls, Idaho-USA Posts: 318	swing away tire carrier I am still trying to find some mounting brackets for a swing away spare tire carrier for my 72 Blazer. I have the carrier and the top body mount but still need the lower body mount and the tailgate mount. if there is anyone out there who could help please let me know, I will pay cash for them or trade some parts that I may have let me know what you need. Also if anyone has some pics of their carrier mounted to the body could you give me some pics of the brackets and how they are attached esp. the tailgate latch. Thank you in advance to anyone who responds. Dave

03-02-2004, 01:18 PM	#2
bouncytruck SKINNY TIRES RULE! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Bothell, WA Posts: 11,049	My swing away is still sitting in the garage. I'll try to snap som pics of all the brackets/hardware tonight. __________________ bouncytruck 1972 K5 The Hauler 1994 K1500 Suburban The Daily2010 Kia Soul Wife's Ride2014 Fiat 500L

03-04-2004, 02:07 PM	#3
bouncytruck SKINNY TIRES RULE! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Bothell, WA Posts: 11,049	I e-mailed these pics to you too, but here they are just in case they don't go through. This is the upper outside bracket. __________________ bouncytruck 1972 K5 The Hauler 1994 K1500 Suburban The Daily2010 Kia Soul Wife's Ride2014 Fiat 500L Last edited by bouncytruck; 01-12-2006 at 05:13 PM.

03-04-2004, 02:07 PM	#4
bouncytruck SKINNY TIRES RULE! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Bothell, WA Posts: 11,049	This is the upper inside bracket. __________________ bouncytruck 1972 K5 The Hauler 1994 K1500 Suburban The Daily2010 Kia Soul Wife's Ride2014 Fiat 500L Last edited by bouncytruck; 01-12-2006 at 05:13 PM.

03-04-2004, 02:09 PM	#5
bouncytruck SKINNY TIRES RULE! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Bothell, WA Posts: 11,049	This is all the brackets - clockwise from the top, outside bottom, inside bottom , inside top, outside top. __________________ bouncytruck 1972 K5 The Hauler 1994 K1500 Suburban The Daily2010 Kia Soul Wife's Ride2014 Fiat 500L Last edited by bouncytruck; 01-12-2006 at 05:13 PM.

03-04-2004, 02:10 PM	#6
bouncytruck SKINNY TIRES RULE! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Bothell, WA Posts: 11,049	Tailgate bracket (attached to carrier) __________________ bouncytruck 1972 K5 The Hauler 1994 K1500 Suburban The Daily2010 Kia Soul Wife's Ride2014 Fiat 500L Last edited by bouncytruck; 01-12-2006 at 05:13 PM.

03-04-2004, 02:11 PM	#7
bouncytruck SKINNY TIRES RULE! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Bothell, WA Posts: 11,049	tailgate bracket from the other side. __________________ bouncytruck 1972 K5 The Hauler 1994 K1500 Suburban The Daily2010 Kia Soul Wife's Ride2014 Fiat 500L Last edited by bouncytruck; 01-12-2006 at 05:13 PM.

03-04-2004, 02:13 PM	#9
bouncytruck SKINNY TIRES RULE! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Bothell, WA Posts: 11,049	This one shows the relationship between the inside top and the outside top. Both curve to body. __________________ bouncytruck 1972 K5 The Hauler 1994 K1500 Suburban The Daily2010 Kia Soul Wife's Ride2014 Fiat 500L Last edited by bouncytruck; 01-12-2006 at 05:13 PM.

03-05-2004, 12:52 AM	#11
earl87gta Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Kingsport TN Posts: 4,641	Who make sthat carrier I have what I thought was an origanal carrier it bolts on behind the rear bumper to the bumper bolts so you dont have to drill in to the body but I dont think it will hold more then a 33 in tire and my new tred will be 38in. __________________ Earl 68 2500 4x4 GMC Burb

03-05-2004, 01:47 PM	#12
bouncytruck SKINNY TIRES RULE! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Bothell, WA Posts: 11,049	I don't know who makes the carrier. I think they were dealer installed options. I have never seen one that bolts to the bumper except homemade or new aftermarket carriers for serious off-roaders. Can you post a picture when you get a chance. __________________ bouncytruck 1972 K5 The Hauler 1994 K1500 Suburban The Daily2010 Kia Soul Wife's Ride2014 Fiat 500L

03-05-2004, 10:26 PM	#13
Mike C Registered User Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Austin, TX, USA Posts: 7,713	Bouncytruck...your swing away is just like the one I have on the Jimmy. It is not a factory or dealer installed part. I THINK it was made by Bestop, but I'm not positive. I seem to be suffering "Oldtimers" disease. I bought mine in 1988 and it was the last one the wholesaler had. Not only that it was open box. Fortunately complete. It has been years since they were made, but a nice product all in all. I really like the chrome bumpers on my truck, but if I was building a serious offroader, I would fab my own bumper and make a swing away that didn't attach to the body at all the way the Jeep guys do. __________________ 44 Willys MB 52 M38A1 64 Corvette Coupe 68 Camaro 'vert LT1 & TH700 69 Z/28 355 12.6's @110 69 Chevy Short Step 4 1/2"/7" drop 72 Jimmy 4WD 4spd 4" & 35's 02 GMC 2500HD 4x4 Duramax

03-06-2004, 09:14 PM	#14
bouncytruck SKINNY TIRES RULE! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Bothell, WA Posts: 11,049	Mike C - thanks for the info on my swing away. I bought it from a board member so I don't really know the history behind it. I'm with you, I like the chrome bumpers but this type isn't the best for serious offroad. __________________ bouncytruck 1972 K5 The Hauler 1994 K1500 Suburban The Daily2010 Kia Soul Wife's Ride2014 Fiat 500L



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