Just a quick sketch for a custom bumper tire rack latch.

FRONT is to the RIGHT. The vertical distance between the pivot & hook makes the hook grab the rack tightly, and the horizontal distance make it easy-to-operate.

The bottom corner of the latch (near the base of the spring) needs to be trimmed away from the rack slightly, below the centerline of the pivot.

Owner caption January 2007 · Photo 1467 of 5000