Wow... That thing looks massive. From behind all you can see is tire!

 

That looks good. On my old wrangler I had a 38" spare. Backing up your wait for the crunch. lol. Definitely looking forward to this mod, if only I can find a tire carrier around here...

 

Does any body know what tools you need to remove the tire rack from the donor. I'm going to pull a part junk yard this weekend and have to bring my own tools.

 

i think torx bits are all you need.

 

I'm pretty sure it's a T50 torx to pull the carrier hinges. The latch plate is torx as well, I think it was a T25, but I can remember for sure. If there is a tire on the carrier it probably has the wheel lock on it still, but if you don't have a key, a hammer and smaller chisel makes quick work of the wheel lock.

 

I forgot to post the pics of the support brackets from the 2 door. These are in behind the sheet metal:


I cut them to look like this:

 

Cool. What did you have to do to get those braces behind the sheet metal?

 

Lets just say than no one will be buying that rear corner off the Blazer that I liberated it from...

 

Sweet. How much did you have to chop on your own to get them in position?

 

The holes are about 3"+ square. The holes could have been smaller, but I couldn't find a smaller hole saw in my set that still had teeth. I used SikaFlex to adhere and seal them to the inside of the sheet metal