So I have a hitch mounted tire carrier that wiggles when I hit bumps and stuff. It's not gonna fall off the truck, but the 1/4" of wiggle I am getting is just enough to make me ask.
Is there any way to stop the wiggle? I may drill two axial holes into the hitch and weld nuts on the outside to thread bolts in to tighten the contact surfaces, but I wanted to see if anyone has done anything different.
Thanks in advance,
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So I have a hitch mounted tire carrier that wiggles when I hit bumps and stuff. It's not gonna fall off the truck, but the 1/4" of wiggle I am getting is just enough to make me ask.
Is there any way to stop the wiggle? I may drill two axial holes into the hitch and weld nuts on the outside to thread bolts in to tighten the contact surfaces, but I wanted to see if anyone has done anything different.
I hope you have some success finding a solution. I just pulled off my CBI hitch mount tire carrier due to movement actually. I found I was getting most of the movement from the fold down part; not from the hitch itself; the holes for the hitch pin have ovaled themselves out from all the movement at this point.
from the links that u/ebg18t posted it looks like the first one may work if you are getting movement in both the hitch and the fold-down.
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Those stabilizers are probably the best way to do it, but I was feeling really cheap so I just looped a ratchet strap through my rim and hooked both ends to my tow loop and tightened it down. That solved it for me!