Yeah I don't think Ron really thought about longevity much when he designed the "book" frame.
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| Author: | nick47 [ November 1, 2016, 4:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Fitting a Spare Tire |
The book plans for the spare tire mount work okay, but mine broke after just 30K miles. If you're still working on your frame and you're thinking of fitting a spare, consider using a 2" x 3/4" channel instead of the 2" x 1/8" strap shown in the book, which is apparently too flexible for the long haul. Attachment: crackedstrap.jpg
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| Author: | a.moore [ November 1, 2016, 7:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fitting a Spare Tire |
Yeah I don't think Ron really thought about longevity much when he designed the "book" frame.
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| Author: | Warren Nethercote [ November 1, 2016, 8:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fitting a Spare Tire |
Here's what I did - of course it's still theoretical in a sense because it will be a while before there is any risk of fatigue failure ..... viewtopic.php?f=23&t=14095 If you go to the link you will see that I backed up the upper support with a square tube. |
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| Author: | Lonnie-S [ November 2, 2016, 11:26 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fitting a Spare Tire |
30K miles, eh? I'm more than impressed, Nick. Thank you for the post. I have two 3/4" x 3/4", 16 Ga verticals almost identical to your set up in the plan for my chassis. I don't have a bracket designed yet, so this is a good caution for me. In my case, I'm using the Mustang donor's space saver spare, so it's a little lighter. It sounds like that's a good thing. Cheers, |
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