Spare Tire/Hitch
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Mountain Pass
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Spare Tire/Hitch
I'm crawling under the truck this weekend for something else so I will check but I have a question about the spare tire.
When I got the truck it was rolling around in the bed and has been there since. I just assumed since it has a rear gas tank there isn't a carrier underneath?
The truck has a receiver hitch mounted.
Perhaps they moved the spare for the hitch? If so can someone point me in the direction of a model that would fit an 86 F150 2WD and still allow the spare to be mounted underneath?
When I got the truck it was rolling around in the bed and has been there since. I just assumed since it has a rear gas tank there isn't a carrier underneath?
The truck has a receiver hitch mounted.
Perhaps they moved the spare for the hitch? If so can someone point me in the direction of a model that would fit an 86 F150 2WD and still allow the spare to be mounted underneath?
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The spare tire will fit with the factory rear tank. It will also fit with most hitches. You will have to stick it up in there and see if it will go or not. If you have a extra capacity aftermarket rear tank it won't fit. Also make sure it's a stock sized tire on the spare.
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Sounds good, I will check this weekend. Wife just said something about it the other day and I thought to myself "why am I always fussing with this dummy thing?"
Honestly I've never looked under there. I might have to make a trip to the J.Y. to see about any missing parts.
Honestly I've never looked under there. I might have to make a trip to the J.Y. to see about any missing parts.
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Sounds good, I will check this weekend. Wife just said something about it the other day and I thought to myself "why am I always fussing with this dummy thing?"
Honestly I've never looked under there. I might have to make a trip to the J.Y. to see about any missing parts.
Honestly I've never looked under there. I might have to make a trip to the J.Y. to see about any missing parts.
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"not one of Ford's better ideas"
that's an understatement .. mine was missing as are most ..
but my truck seemed incomplete .. and i hated always tossing around a spare tire in the bed ..
finally i went in search of one .. and found almost all the jy spare's missing also .. out of the 3 trucks that still had them .. 2 were rusted up solid ..
but one was workable and i'd leave with it ..
after 30 exhausting minutes on my back removing it ..
cursing it out on the curb while removing it once .. i think most owners vow to not mess with it again and don't bother to replace it ..
though i'm ultimately very glad to have it now .. and it's the kindof thing you only need to do once in every 3 years hopefully ..
now have that little blue jack .. lug bar .. and spare tire and holder all like it's supposed to be ..
p.s. my helper says 'throw rock' 'throw leaf' 'throw rock' at ME .. while i'm trying to take a pic
that's an understatement .. mine was missing as are most ..
but my truck seemed incomplete .. and i hated always tossing around a spare tire in the bed ..
finally i went in search of one .. and found almost all the jy spare's missing also .. out of the 3 trucks that still had them .. 2 were rusted up solid ..
but one was workable and i'd leave with it ..
after 30 exhausting minutes on my back removing it ..
cursing it out on the curb while removing it once .. i think most owners vow to not mess with it again and don't bother to replace it ..
though i'm ultimately very glad to have it now .. and it's the kindof thing you only need to do once in every 3 years hopefully ..
now have that little blue jack .. lug bar .. and spare tire and holder all like it's supposed to be ..
p.s. my helper says 'throw rock' 'throw leaf' 'throw rock' at ME .. while i'm trying to take a pic
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Now that's funny! That's what ya get for having kids!
I understand, I'm one of those people who have niggling doubts about everything being "just right" on the ole spaghetti factory.
I understand, I'm one of those people who have niggling doubts about everything being "just right" on the ole spaghetti factory.
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When I bought my first truck it had the spare stored vertical in the bed via a bracket bolted to the bed. Before I sold it I took the bracket and pit it on my new truck. Holt's the tire pretty well too
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Well I've seen the brackets and they look good. If I could weld I might make one.
After what Leroy said I might not worry about it and just buy a bracket.
After what Leroy said I might not worry about it and just buy a bracket.
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My parts truck had the under tank setup and it was a bear to remove and that was in my garage with a nice flat floor and any tools needed to remove it for my project truck.
I did add a hitch and I believe the spare will work with it and would be in place but I remembered the spare has the small bolt pattern and the project truck large bolt pattern.
And what makes or breaks this setup. It needs more work before I install it and the right bolt pattern wheel.
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I did add a hitch and I believe the spare will work with it and would be in place but I remembered the spare has the small bolt pattern and the project truck large bolt pattern.
And what makes or breaks this setup. It needs more work before I install it and the right bolt pattern wheel.
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In my pictures I forgot the other end on the "bar" has a bolt that fits into a nut in the frame. I put that bolt & nut on the truck not to loose it and why it is not in the picture.
That is the other issue with this tire mount and the main one as you undo that bolt to drop the tire down and they rust up.
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That is the other issue with this tire mount and the main one as you undo that bolt to drop the tire down and they rust up.
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Yea, I crawled under there and there is nothing in the way of parts.
Did some checking after what Fuzz has said and I don't think I'll bother. Looks like it's a bracket and tire cover for me.
Did some checking after what Fuzz has said and I don't think I'll bother. Looks like it's a bracket and tire cover for me.
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Just a crazy thought could mount mine on the outside between cab & bed fender. Would need to mod the fender to make work and think it would ruin the lines of the truck.
After getting the stock rear under truck tire mount working as it was meant to I will use anti seize so they can come apart if need be every 3 years as someone said.
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Like I said, Ford and most others went to a winch system underneath. You stick your lug wrench in a driveshaft, and it turns a gearbox which lowers a cable. The cable has a big washer on the end that fits in the large hole in the rim. You take your lug wrench and stick it on the nut on the driveshaft, and just lower the tire down to the ground. Unwind it loose enough to turn the washer and it comes right out. Then drag the tire out. Reverse to put it back in place.
No crawling under the truck to loosen something, and no man-handling the tire onto a bracket and then lifting it by hand to put it back. I have never seen one retro-fitted to these trucks, so I don't know what's involved. But I bet it would not be hard to do.
No crawling under the truck to loosen something, and no man-handling the tire onto a bracket and then lifting it by hand to put it back. I have never seen one retro-fitted to these trucks, so I don't know what's involved. But I bet it would not be hard to do.
