Hack for spare tire?
Tuned
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From: Bardwell Tx
Just throw it in the bed?!?!?
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5th Wheeling
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That's not really an option; I need the space in the bed. Besides, laying flat in the bed, the sun would really beat down on the sidewall.
Tuned
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From: Bardwell Tx
There is a homemade tire rack in the bed of my truck that holds the tire vertically. I'll try to get you a pic of it today.
Hotshot
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From: Stanley, VA
Ford also had a bed mounted spare option, it's relatively simple to add. You could get a cover for the spare to keep the sun away. I've seen them mounted directly behind the cab on the back board, on the side directly behind the cab and on the side by the tailgate.
Here's the page from the Ford parts catalog:
Here's the page from the Ford parts catalog:
Tuned
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I've always considered adapting one of those winch down under the bed carriers like you see on Chevy's and other trucks. Where there's a cable that lower and raises the spare in the original location. Can't be that hard
Something like this...
Something like this...
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I bought an aftermarket crank-down type about 30 years ago and never installed it. Of course...
And also typical of me, now that I'm going to install a 45gal gas tank, the spare is no longer going to fit anyway. Probably have to buy another truck just to fit the kit then!
I don't want to lose the bed either, but I've always thought the bed-mounted spare was very industrial/commercial-cool and loved the look of highboys and lowboys alike, with a spare sticking up out of the front side of the bed.
If my buddy still makes bumpers by the time I get around to it, I'll probably do a rear mounted swing-away on a bumper.
Paul
And also typical of me, now that I'm going to install a 45gal gas tank, the spare is no longer going to fit anyway. Probably have to buy another truck just to fit the kit then!
I don't want to lose the bed either, but I've always thought the bed-mounted spare was very industrial/commercial-cool and loved the look of highboys and lowboys alike, with a spare sticking up out of the front side of the bed.
If my buddy still makes bumpers by the time I get around to it, I'll probably do a rear mounted swing-away on a bumper.
Paul
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5th Wheeling
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I've always considered adapting one of those winch down under the bed carriers like you see on Chevy's and other trucks. Where there's a cable that lower and raises the spare in the original location. Can't be that hard
Something like this...
Something like this...
