Rear bumper with swing out tire carrier?

[JJ f150harley]

Defiently interested in one if the sensors and camera can be used with the tailgate too!!!

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[Zeke555]

Move or buy a second rear camera, can be done pretty easily if you have stock rear bumper and hitch. @scarrjack bought a second camera and mounted it between the tow hitch and bumper for when he goes without his tailgate. Real simple and smart idea.

 

[James R]

Does anyone know if mounting the spare tire on a rear bumper swing mount instead of below the vehicle will affect performance or the balance of the vehicle? I do a lot of highway travel and a bit off-roading with upgraded suspension and don’t want to negatively affect performance at speed.

 

[B E N]

It's a compromise, your getting more weight further back, which these trucks need desperately, but your also moving it up higher which helps no one. With the amount of people mounting dual spares in the bed I can't imagine it will hurt you much. You just have to deal with your raptor looking like a jeep, and having a tire in your rear view all the time

 

[zombiekiller]

you can get an aftermarket camera that is higher res than factory and 1"x1"x 1" dimensionally. The camera kit costs $200.

Plugs right into the factory harness and the video displays on the nav screen like stock. It even comes with a bracket to mount it above the license plate.

I have one of them on my gen2 ( tailgate hasn't been on the truck in a year and The rear bumper is now integrated into the bed cage, so the tailgate won't ever go back on.)

I have about 2500 dirt miles on it and it hasn't missed a beat.

as for tires and weight, I had the TMX guys cut out my rear bed floor and sink my two spares down so I have a full view from the rearview mirror. Not for the faint of heart and not particularly reversible.

 

[RexDad]

you can get an aftermarket camera that is higher res than factory and 1"x1"x 1" dimensionally. The camera kit costs $200.

Plugs right into the factory harness and the video displays on the nav screen like stock. It even comes with a bracket to mount it above the license plate.

I have one of them on my gen2 ( tailgate hasn't been on the truck in a year and The rear bumper is now integrated into the bed cage, so the tailgate won't ever go back on.)

I have about 2500 dirt miles on it and it hasn't missed a beat.

as for tires and weight, I had the TMX guys cut out my rear bed floor and sink my two spares down so I have a full view from the rearview mirror. Not for the faint of heart and not particularly reversible.

I’d love to see pics of the mods and know what make/model of the cameras you are using.

 

[zombiekiller]

I’d love to see pics of the mods and know what make/model of the cameras you are using.

HERE is the camera that I'm using. ( the link is for the gen1 version. I am using the gen2 version.) The camera is the small square in the middle of the "Louisiana" on my license plate.

 

[PorterW1111]

I’d love to see pics of the mods and know what make/model of the cameras you are using.

here are a few pics of what I made up

loaded with two 37s it doesn’t droop very much at all when fully out. Getting it back in the grooves is a little tight. I didn’t account for making aligning plates to help guide it back in place.

I’m actually gonna sell it if anyone is interested. Gonna go a full bed cage instead.