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Don't see what you want...Fab it up!
I started this last fall and finally got to welding the pieces together and drilling holes this past weekend. 1/8"plate with 3/8" legs. It fits up nicely with the tire carrier and although I only used 4 of those 8 holes in the center, I drilled them anyway for flexibility. I'm going to use a press-fit fastener in the Hammerbuilt plate that has female threads and is low profile to not damage the tailgate underneath. Here's how far I got before the rain came. Other plans are using some rubber isolators between the metal to limit paint/metal wear when the compressor runs.
I've got a box with 2x ARB couplers that will be mounted in the front bumper and on the tire carrier for air access front and back. That'll make airing up tires and my wife's SUP super easy. The SUP was kind of the driving factor for this mod, that and My Viair portable doesn't fit on the Sasquatch wheels to air up.
I'm also going to use the Expedition Essentials ARB Extension harness to run power. It was all buttoned up and loomed for not much more than making my own. I might have to trim a few things up but it's a pretty sweet kit. It's meant for running electrical to a Tacoma truck bed so there might be some extra length that needs to be dealt with.
For now, it'll have to wait until next weekend.
I started this last fall and finally got to welding the pieces together and drilling holes this past weekend. 1/8"plate with 3/8" legs. It fits up nicely with the tire carrier and although I only used 4 of those 8 holes in the center, I drilled them anyway for flexibility. I'm going to use a press-fit fastener in the Hammerbuilt plate that has female threads and is low profile to not damage the tailgate underneath. Here's how far I got before the rain came. Other plans are using some rubber isolators between the metal to limit paint/metal wear when the compressor runs.
I've got a box with 2x ARB couplers that will be mounted in the front bumper and on the tire carrier for air access front and back. That'll make airing up tires and my wife's SUP super easy. The SUP was kind of the driving factor for this mod, that and My Viair portable doesn't fit on the Sasquatch wheels to air up.
I'm also going to use the Expedition Essentials ARB Extension harness to run power. It was all buttoned up and loomed for not much more than making my own. I might have to trim a few things up but it's a pretty sweet kit. It's meant for running electrical to a Tacoma truck bed so there might be some extra length that needs to be dealt with.
For now, it'll have to wait until next weekend.
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