Can it be done?: Swing-out Tire Carrier and Carry 4 Bikes

Hi All.

I'm looking into a HC bumper, but have an issue.

The goal is to be able to have a tire carrier, and jerry can mount, AND a receiver hitch welded to the swing-out. On to of that, have the ability to mount a bike rack that carries up to 4 bikes that swings away with the spare tire, so I still have access to the tailgate.

Yes, I could just toss the rack onto the hitch in the bumper, but it would be very helpful to still be able to access the tailgate with the bumper loaded up (I have a cap that limits access if I can't open the tailgate/rear shell glass).

Essentially, I want to weld a receiver hitch to the swing arm to mount a bike rack like this:


onto a bumper like this:


Weight wise, I need the swing-out to be able to handle the 50 lb bike rack + potentially 150 lbs of bikes (heaviest scenario possible).

The questions:
Would a single pivot swing-out be able to handle a (fully loaded) 200# bike rack AND an 80# spare tire?

Or, do I look into a dual swing-out to distribute the weight better (Although the simplicity of a single would be nice)?

Any engineers/folks with swing-out bumpers care to give their opinions?

Cheers.

 

BUMP!

 

will you have the tow package with the new bumper?

 

Hey man, Did you ever find a bumper that worked out? I'm in the exact same situation.

Thanks