Side mount spare tire
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I might be. Do you happen to know if it is the same carrier that is used on the inside of the bed? I have a 62 and I'm needing the spare tire holder that mounts in the same place but on the inside of the bed.
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Had to replace the bed on my 65 Flareside and rather than restoring the driver's side fender I decided to replace the original fender and install an under bed tire rack. Fortunately, I kept the original side mount and fender in the event I decide to revert back, In my view, there is nothing more classic looking than the Flareside with the side mount tire rack, I do not regret making the swap and whether I go back to the original set remains in question?
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I agree, I think. I haven’t decided for sure to make the swap yet. I’m not going for a custom, lowered kinda truck like a lot of people do these days. I plan on keeping it stock for the most part. Some days I like it the way it is, others I think I would like the change.
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I think it looks great right where it is. Of course, it would look great either way.
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how large a tire can be mounted on that rack without hitting the cab? I'd be interested if it would take a 31-32" tire.
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Is that the same side mount used on the long bed flaresides? My newly acquired 64 is 4x4, so it has to have the long bed. I see there are holes in the bedside, leading me to believe there was originally a mount there. I'm assuming I don't have the dimpled driver's side rear fender as the longer bed gave enough clearance between the fender and cab.
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From: Boulder Creek, Ca
The Style Side and Flareside spare tire carriers are different. I swapped out the Flareside and Style side carriers for the under-bed carriers.
http://www.fordification.com/tech/im...rier_inbed.jpg
http://www.fordification.com/tech/im...rier_inbed.jpg
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From: Seattle
They used the separate bracket to hold the top edge.
