SwingOut Tire Carrier for Lexus GX470
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- This video details the process for installing a Swing Out Tire Carrier onto the frame of a Lexus GX470 and opening the OEM bumper cover to install the hinge, swing arm and latch system.
I used the double shear hinge and tire carrier latch from 4x Innovations. They're both really strong pieces of hardware.
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Enjoy the video.
This is the cleanest swing arm I've seen. To do it without a new bumper is genius.
Thanks Neal. Glad you enjoyed the video
Youve totally sold me on that latch. Absolutely love it when something fits super snug like that with no rattling. 👌
Real clean build. Great attention to detail.
Thank you Gregory. Glad you liked the video
Awesome video, you make it look so easy!
Excellent! ! !
Nice job working through the measurements part by part.
The most clean and detail video!!!! I love the outcome!
Thanks so much!!
Great Work!!! I wish I lived in your state. I want the same thing except I would like a license plate holder/backup camera built in.
Been waiting to see this video come out! I'm hoping to make something similar for my 4th gen, I've got the same hinge and handle already sitting waiting!
You’re going to really like them.
Elegantly simple and stout design!
Good jobb
Thank you Sir.
Any double sheer hinge 00-06 Tahoe/Suburban/Yukon/Yukon XL swingout tire carrier build videos if not any set up in the future?
I don’t think I have a double shear hinge swingarm for one of those vehicles, but I do have an older pin/axle hinge for an 04 Tahoe …
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Wouldn’t be too hard for you to adapt that build to the newer double shear hinge bracket setup I’m using these days. Or come on by sometime and we can chat about doing it on your rig. I’m about 1.5 hours southwest of downtown Houston.
I'm going to follow your lead! You wouldn't happen to have the dimensions of the 2x2 pieces you welded to the cross member would you? I'm not to clear how you measured to keep the bumper cover clear. Also, do you think you could have used a different closing latch to keep the swing-arm closed? Seems like that is the only area that you really didn't cover as closely. Thanks for helping the community here! Best!
Hi Doug. Thanks for checking out the video and glad you liked it. Since I typically do everything custom each build tends to be a bit different. This is one of the first Swingarm I made and I’ve since done them a number of different ways. I still really like that 4xInnovations hinge but usually use a u-bolt latch as a closure. I can typically make a smaller opening in the bumper with the u-bolt latch. The 4x latch is really pricey, and a lot more involved to install so I don’t typically use that anymore unless people really want it and don’t mind paying way more to have it made with that system.
I just finished a gx470 Swingarm and will get around soon (I hope) to getting that video up. I’ve been busy renovating our house in the sw Colorado mountains so that’s taken a bunch of my time lately.
For the tire carrier post the height of the post is determined by the location you’d like the wheel to sit. But generally I have it at about 19 inches tall and the angled supports are 15 inches longest measurement with the ends both cut at 45°.
I need this!!
Glad you enjoyed the video Connie. Feel free to reach out if you want to enquire about costs etc for me to make one for you
Great build and video! Love the hight and clearance above the bumper step. Do you have a link where you got the poly strike plate for the locking arm?
Hey thanks for checking out the video. Here’s the pad link amzn.to/4bQp7xr
BEAUTIFUL work!!!!!
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed the video
@@OffroadGrind Do you sell templates or blueprints for your bumper? I have a 1985 Toyota 4runner SR5 5 speed on 35's with 4 in lift...
Awesome!! can't wait!
Man what a sexy build I’m in Seattle wish I could get you build me 1 for my 02 sequoia and 21 tundra 🙇🏻
Yeah that’s quite the drive. Probably close to 35 hours. I’ve had ppl ship their rigs to me and some have driven in from around the country. I have a house with a workshop in sw Colorado we just bought. Maybe down the road when I get that set up. Thanks for watching the video and have a super week
@@OffroadGrind wish I could find someone that willing to do this as a hobby around Seattle 🤦♂️ kinda force me to take a welding classes 🤭
@@xlazyjaysx you can totally learn to do all this. But you have to like the process. Ask away for tips if/when you get going on it
@@OffroadGrind I would like to learn weld just never have time . I can solder really good maybe not weld. Looking forward to learn more and thank you for sharing the tips .. keep up the good work buddy if you ever road trip to Seattle let me know we have many cool place you can visit .
@@xlazyjaysx cool thanks. Washington is one of the few states I haven’t been to
Thanks for the video!!
Maybe I missed it but what gauge of steel did you go with for the swing out arm?
The 3x2” arms are 10ga,
Super cool 🤘 Is there a Kit which I can buy with the bearing and the tube / plate where it is sitting in? High five from germany.
Glad you like the video. I get some of my hardware from a U.S. company called diy Offroad products. They might have what you’re looking for
AWESOME!!!
I noticed Texas plates where are you located? I’ve been wanting a tire carrier added onto my steel bumper just like this.
Hi Jonathan. Thanks for checking out the video. I’m about an hour and a half southwest of downtown Houston, out in Matagorda county. Feel free to text me
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Great video! I was curious as to why you chose for the tire carrier to swing out the same way as the door. Is there an issues with having it the opposite that made you decide to have it with with the gate door? Thanks in advance. Great work!
Thanks for watching the video Jesus. I’ve made them swinging out to either direction so there’s no issue with it hanging on the left side. It’s entirely up to what the client wants. On this one he wanted it out of the way when the door was opened. On others I’ve built people want it swinging left. I’ve made a number of them with drop down tables and we always have those hing and swing to the left.
Do you have a video on a 23 4Runner
Hi Rick. I just did a build on a 4Runner that I think was a ‘21-22, can’t remember offhand. Haven’t gotten the videos together for it but it was a front and rear bumper, rock sliders, roof rack and ladder. Big build that I’ll split up into a number of different videos. Should get that up in January after the holidays
Really nice. But the purpose? To not have to take everything out of the back to get to the tire release? Or did you create a well in the back where the tire was? Also any issues with the license plate being covered up too much? Super solid build.
Thanks for checking out the video. Usually ppl go with the rear tire mount because they increase the size of their tires so much more than the stock tire size that the new spare won’t fit in the normal spot anymore. The stock tire mounts up from underneath the truck so there’s not a spare wheel well like in most trucks.
@@OffroadGrind Derp! That makes sense now! Derp Derp on me! LOL! Does it cover the plate much? If you see mine I am not a big off-roader. I just got it barely above the level of soccer mom status. LOL! I have a couple of vids on here I made just for fun and to have a record. Not a content creator at all. You could potentially put a well where the old tire was and cut out from the back for tons of extra storage. With your excellent metal working skillset that would be yet another cool project IMO. Have not seen it done elsewhere but I am sure it has been done. Thanks for the reply! Cheers!
@@c.a.nixiii4650 that’s a really good idea. I made a bracket to hold a water tank where the old tire used to sit so we could take extra (13 gallons) of water with us on trips to the desert etc. Coming in to from the top though to store things is cool, especially for someone that doesn’t Offroad a ton. I’d just have to watch the departure angle so I don’t come crashing down on a rock with it
@@OffroadGrind Would be an amazing project to watch. You can always add a plate under it to protect. You have the skillset for sure! You never mentioned the water tank and that is cool too! Cheers!
Awesome build! I have been searching for the best option as far as the M12x1.5 bolts/studs.. where did you find the bolts at?
Thanks for checking out the video. Here’s the latest lug bolts I’ve purchased for the builds. amzn.to/3Zoy5LK
Thanks!
quick question for you, why didn't you make it open to the other side? any reason in particular?
Hi Lior. Thanks for watching the video. I’ve made them swing out to the right and for others had them swing to the left. It all depends on what the client wants.
I find for the Lexus’, where the door swings out to the right, having the swingarm go to the right gets it out of the way and allows lots of access to the rear cargo area. The ones I’ve had swing to the left were built with a table so it allows the back to be open, door to the right, and the drop down table to the left.
With that handle latch system, do you think you could get away without the poly dampener?
Kyle, at first I was putting that in and then lately I’ve been leaving that dampener out. Actually, on the last build I just locked the swing arm down onto a steel plate so it’s tight and there’s no dampener.
Where did u buy your latch from an swing bracket from an have u the proper names thanks
Got those from 4xInnovations. It’s the double shear hinge and the latch. Look under DIY Parts and you’re looking for the swing out tire hinge assembly and the swing out tire latch assembly
What thickness of steel did you use for this build? Can't wait to try this on my GX
Hi Mitchell. Thanks for checking out the video. Just uploading another for a GX 470 for a complete rear bumper with tire swingout and drop down table. I believe on this (and others) I usually use 3/16” thick 3x2” rectangular tubing for the hinge brackets/posts, 1/8” 3x2” rectangular tube for the swingarm, 3/16” 2x2” square tubing for the tire carrier post and supports and 1/4” plate steel for the tire plate. Hope that helps.
@@OffroadGrindhi! Awesome vid. Curious why you use 3/16" for the tire carrier posts. Why not use 1/8" like for the swingarm? Thanks again!
@dram172688 great question. The swingarms are 3x2 so stronger structurally so I go with 1/8”, but use the 3/16” with the smaller 2x2
Hello. How much would a job like this cost without materials?
about $750
Love it . Can I order this from you?
Hi there Rey. Sorry for the delay in replying. Missed your comment as we were purchasing a house and property in the mountains of southwest Colorado. Took up a ton of time. Yes Sir, if you’re still looking shoot me a message at 872-252-3685 bentleycoaching@mac.com and or visit my website at bentleycustomoffroad.com and reach out through there.
Any idea which drawer system was in this GX? Thx
Hi Graham. Thanks for checking out the video. I can’t recall but let me ask Adam and I’ll let you know.
@@OffroadGrind sounds good thanks for the reply!
@@grahamhamilton7796 they’re Savute Drawers from South Africa.
@@OffroadGrind Thanks so much!
Where are you located
About an hour southwest of Houston Texas
What welder do you use?
I have a Titanium Unlimited 200 from Harbor Freight. I usually use 0.030 wire and MIG shielding gas of argon/CO2 and run it on a 240volt 50 amp circuit.
@@OffroadGrind awesome thank you!