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Originally Posted by KT2T
Ok, what's hanging off your spare in this pic? It's just far enough away to see but not know... and now I must know! 
I noticed in a previous front/driver-side pic what looked like a bit of a bike tire peeking around the corner, so perhaps a spare-mounted bike rack? If so, which rack?
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Yep...it's a bike rack. I started with a Hollywood SR1 spare tire rack that I picked up at the a local bike shop.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...SIN=B000QJDFMK
The problem was that it would BARELY fit over a 37x12.5 and it wasn't tall enough for the bottom of the U to rest against the tire for support. It worked, but I was constantly worried about it, especially when carrying two bikes; and I never would have taken it out on the trail with a bike loaded up.
SO, I went to Home Depot and and hit the plumbing section up for some 3/4" pipe, couplers, and elbows and built my own 'TRAIL RATED' rack. I kept the square crossbar from the Hollywood rack because I liked the collapsible arms and rubber tie-downs. I simply mimicked the overall design of the Hollywood rack, but on a larger scale. It's designed to snug right on a 37x12.5...perfect...solid as rock.
Once I had it assembled I dropped it off a Rudy's Welding and Cold Beer (Middletown, MD) to have all the joints welded, the rack powder coated, and pick-up a six pack.
...and that's how that got done.
...and here's Rudy's...LOL...
