Spare tire extension question

[Cortinas316]

Got my 35" mud grapplers and the blocks are hitting my rear bumper and not allowing the tire to be tightened down all the way on the spare hub. The only extensions I can find are for Jeeps, of course. Wanted some expert opinions on weather or not this would fit my lug assembly. Thoughts?

 

[Chocflip201]

Can you make your own?

 

[alrock]

I just addressed this issue on my H3. My rear bumper was bent upwards a bit in the center, as you can see in this picture taken from under the truck, looking out through the bumper opening. We flattened that section with a block of wood and a sledgehammer. The tire was also hitting the ladder so we added 3/8" spacers between the mount and the door to push the tire out.

You don't need a lot of extra room so I don't know if I'd go as extreme as that mount that you found.

Here it is bent down (overcompensated a bit with the bending) and now the tire fits. It touches the plastic but not with any real resistance and the door closes properly.

 

[Cortinas316]

YOU SEE THIS IS WHY THIS FORUM IS AWESOME! Great solution! Can't thank you enough!

I just addressed this issue on my H3. My rear bumper was bent upwards a bit in the center, as you can see in this picture taken from under the truck, looking out through the bumper opening. We flattened that section with a block of wood and a sledgehammer. The tire was also hitting the ladder so we added 3/8" spacers between the mount and the door to push the tire out.

You don't need a lot of extra room so I don't know if I'd go as extreme as that mount that you found.

Here it is bent down (overcompensated a bit with the bending) and now the tire fits. It touches the plastic but not with any real resistance and the door closes properly.

 

[Cortinas316]

Worked like a charm and saved me 40 bucks! Thanks again.

I just addressed this issue on my H3. My rear bumper was bent upwards a bit in the center, as you can see in this picture taken from under the truck, looking out through the bumper opening. We flattened that section with a block of wood and a sledgehammer. The tire was also hitting the ladder so we added 3/8" spacers between the mount and the door to push the tire out.

You don't need a lot of extra room so I don't know if I'd go as extreme as that mount that you found.

Here it is bent down (overcompensated a bit with the bending) and now the tire fits. It touches the plastic but not with any real resistance and the door closes properly.

 

[alrock]

I'm just passing on the good info from 4speed and Reloader that pointed out my bumper was likely bent from the rock or two that it's met. Glad it worked for you.

 

[H3Ray]

Why jerry rig your pride and joy H3 ?!?!?!?

Please guys .... Why not simply DO IT THE RIGHT WAY AND BY EXTENSION MOUNTS ?!?!?!?

SOME GUYS WILL DO ANYTHING TO SAVE A PENNY.

 

[06 H3]

It's not jerry rigging if you bend a bumper back....

 

[chaos254]

Why waste money when alrock posted the correct fix for his issue? Extenders that dont fit our trucks is more rigging than bending the bumper back to the correct location.

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[IISPEEDYII]

The extender would probably put more stress because of the added length on the door and door mount creating a bigger problem to an already weak feature of our rigs than simply bending the bumper..... Keep things stock where you can, saves you lots of hassle.

 

[alrock]

Ray, all I did, as 06 H3 pointed out, was put the bumper back the way it came - and then a bit more. The "more" was just out of curiosity to see if it would be of any benefit. I do a lot of things on my truck to save money and some work and some don't. I enjoy trying things out and realize some mods will cost more in the long run if you take the cheap way first. But the benefit is that I can report back to everyone here about first-hand experience of what has worked, and what hasn't, on my truck.

 

[3Hummers]

I see no issues with what Alex did and I agree that the extension bracket pushed the weight of the tire farther out, possibly causing more problems than it solves.

 

[cbetts]

You can remove mount from the door and move the studs up a bit. I remember seeing someone did this years ago but I have been unable to find it. Also, a body lift would fix the issue.

 

[ReconH3]

The extender would probably put more stress because of the added length on the door and door mount creating a bigger problem to an already weak feature of our rigs than simply bending the bumper..... Keep things stock where you can, saves you lots of hassle.

The door and wheel mount on the H3s are probably the best out there. Mine has been carrying my 40" wheel, which weighs more than I can pick up by myself. There are zero signs of stress or deformation.



"Ex Umbris Venimus"

 

[IISPEEDYII]

I should have worded that better. The door hinge is the weak part


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[Chocflip201]

I want to get my 35" spare off my door and onto a swingout tire carrier on a bumper.

 

[atvspeed4]

I should have worded that better. The door hinge is the weak part


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The door hinge is far from weak! We have had a over the tire rack installed and loaded with a cooler offroad and not a sign of issue at all. And I had a 35" spare.

 

[IISPEEDYII]

Haha I'll just shut up


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[ReconH3]

I should have worded that better. The door hinge is the weak part


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Don't mean to constantly contradict you, but I believe you are wrong there too. The hinges haven't flinched with all the weight of my 40" wheel. On top of that, on my custom build, my hinges are closer together than the OEM setup, and it still hasn't shown any signs of sag or stress. BTW my vehicle is my daily driver, and it gets wheeled pretty hard. I work my hinge on a daily basis. If my setup can handle it, pretty much any other setup will suffer much less than mine.


"Ex Umbris Venimus"

 

[alrock]

You can remove mount from the door and move the studs up a bit. I remember seeing someone did this years ago but I have been unable to find it. Also, a body lift would fix the issue.

We looked at this option too but there isn't much room to play. You can't really drill all new holes though you could enlarge the current holes. But then it wouldn't be as strong, or might be prone to sliding down over time.

 

[cbetts]

We looked at this option too but there isn't much room to play. You can't really drill all new holes though you could enlarge the current holes. But then it wouldn't be as strong, or might be prone to sliding down over time.

Flip the bracket upside down. I think that was the trick.