"I've also thought about a flip up light bar but I just know I'll forget to lower it one day and smash the lights."

Hit up a Trailer manufacturer, for the fold down door holders. Normally used on Horse trailers. They're like a rubber bumper, with a ball insert. if you forget, the light housing hits the door, the ball insert pops out and the light falls over. I used to have a set mounted above and below my roll bar on my old Toyota. One kept the light up when I wanted it, and one kept it upside down and up out of the way when I didn't want the light. They are a black plastic / rubber unit, which looked pretty good against my chrome roll bar

 

Garages are over-rated

 

cut it yourself. I do it all the time. Once you have it cut to length take a butane lighter and melt the end so it doesn't fray.

 

How about using a spring hinge so if you bump them, they just get pushed out of the way? If your afraid you'll back in and bump them, use 2 hinges together so it can spring either way.

 

This is getting fun.
Ok since we are throwing ideas out, how 'bout this. I'm thinking of mounting the tire flat across the bed on two stretchers in between the rear braces so that there is more room to mount jerry cans and a tool box and a cooler which would be easily reachable through a brand new slider rear window.
No officer I would never drink that nice cold beer in that hidden cooler that is not in my cab but in the rear of the truck unopened.
And I would never condone such a thing.


I know I'm a bad person.

 

Or just buy a NOS incab tank, put a rubber bladder in it, and run a tube from the tank to your mouth. Surround with ice and insulation and you got lots and lots of cold frothy beer.

"No osifer, this is just the vent tube for my gas tank"

 

Brilliant

 

I have the rotabar on my Jeep and it has two bolts that pinch the brackets and the bar the lights are attached to. I have forgotten about it going in the garage several times and the bar turned down enough to not brake my KC Slimlites. They do have some nice white paint on the light covers though!

 

The problem isnt the length of the binder side its the ratchet side. I need the ratchet side longer so the ratchet ends up
In the middle of the tire. I happened to find a couple of places online that custom cut the ratchet side.

 

Yeah it would work if I drove straight in. The way my garage is situated I have to back in. Like I said I'll find a way eventually. For now I'm going to get the meat and potatoes taken care of first.

 

With the added weight of the spare on the roll bar make sure you put some reinforcement on the bottom side of the bed mounting plates. I had my spare mounted on a roll bar and over time it started to crack the metal floor of the bed. Granted mine was mounted in the center but I still think the added weight will stress the bed floor.




Also, when you post pictures put a space between the links for the pictures. They won't spread out across the page like they are.

 

I like those wheels ranger429 they look nice on that black beast.

 

Good to know.
Thanks

 

I agree I already have some fresh 3/16" steel ready for plates to sandwich the bed. I hated even drilling the holes in the bed but I really needed a mount for the spare and my jack.

 

As long as you weather proof it and do it right it'll be fine.
Plus you have the skills to weld up the holes if you ever decide to put it back stock.