any suggestions on how to quiet down a smittybuilt swing out tire carrier. Making lots of racket when im on running dirt roads.
Thanks
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Smittybuilt swingout tire carrier rattles
- Thread starter Boomer453
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You need to identify where exactly it's ratting from. You could start by checking to ensure that all the bolts are properly torqued.
Looks to be about a 1" gap between the rubber snubbed and the tire when its closed. Is there a source for longer ones?
Years ago I purchased an extra set of rubber stops, cut the curve portion down, and stacked it in as a spacer using a longer bolt.
Tray Burge
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Use whatever you can find that will extend the bumpers out and use a longer bolt like @1J4FY mentioned
Gotta fix that. Doesn't matter what brand. If the carrier is left to float like that, something big is going to fall off on the road.
get some hockey pucks to stack between existing snubber and the gate, drill a hole in them, get longer bolts....
Extreme terrain had replacement bump stops. I ordered 3 and will cut them down as needed to make them work.
Thanks for the help.
Thanks for the help.
so I got the new bump stops and I'm ready to cut them down to add to the existing ones but for the life of me I can't find a socket that fits to remove the stock ones. Does anyone know what size the factory bolts are?
I have an ARB rear bumper and tire carrier. They don't touch my rubber bumpers on my tailgate, wasn't designed to. Mine doesn't rattle. Find out why your latch is rattling.
It's a Smittybilt. Looks great on the rack at the local 4x4 store, nice looking powder coating, but it's still a cheap product.
This is a Smittybilt, its pivot for the swingout was only surface welded to the bumper.
Turns out to take a 1/2" socket. A very tight fit for the socket.
Going to try making bump stops that the tire carrier can rest against when it's latched. We'll see if it makes a difference.
Going to try making bump stops that the tire carrier can rest against when it's latched. We'll see if it makes a difference.
MountaineerTom
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Find out how much more you need to make it a tight fit, clamp the bumper in a vise at the length you need to cut it at, use the top of the vice as a guide and cut it with a hacksaw. You'll get a pretty clean even cut.