Spare tire mount
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Great looking truck!!I installed an under the bed spare tire rack on my 65 flareside 6 1/2' bed, this was many years ago while salvage hunting went along the rows of Ford trucks until I came across one, unfortunately, I can not recall the year, believe would work in to the mid to 70's Ford trucks, I also have dual pipes coming out the back? Perhaps another member will chime in with info? I may have an extra however the cost of shipping is ridiculous. Suggest check out a couple of salvage yards, in Ca. there is Pic n Pull and they have a website where one can list the vehicle and it will list all the yards with the particular years one is looking for.
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Below is link to another under bed spare mounting option. Although, I always thought the outside bed mount on the flare side looked good and maybe that’s what you are looking for. Good Luck.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...6-f-100-a.html
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...6-f-100-a.html
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From: Boulder Creek, Ca
Below is link to another under bed spare mounting option. Although, I always thought the outside bed mount on the flare side looked good and maybe that’s what you are looking for. Good Luck.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...6-f-100-a.html
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...6-f-100-a.html
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Spare tire mount
Thank you , I didn't know that. I suppose I'm going to leave it like it is then and just put the spare tire in the bed of the truck. Thank you very much for your time.
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Spare tire mount
I'm going to hit a Pick and Pull and get a Dodge spare tire winch. The old style underbody racks are a pain to me. The miniature chain hoist style that are currently used are much easier to use. In my opinion.
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Yeah, my 1999 Dodge Ram has a cable lift with a crank just below the tailgate. They are very slick (no pun intended) and I believe a Ford spare tire hoist will fit as well with a little ingenuity. Someone on here did one on their 66. Since our frames are generally narrower than newer trucks with a hoist the cross-member that holds the hoist just needs to be shortened some. This setup probably wouldn't work with a rear mounted gas tank since the hoist and tank would be fighting for space.
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Actually, over the past 45 plus years, I can count the number of times I have had to drop the spare once or twice and did not find it took an excessive amount of strength, once the tire is set in position, similar to a pendulum, just a matter of swinging the tire rack in place, the retainer inserts thru the rack and easily snaps into place admittedly not going to try and hold it in place for an extended period of time, anyhow, what am I paying road service for?
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From: Point Washington
Yeah, my 1999 Dodge Ram has a cable lift with a crank just below the tailgate. They are very slick (no pun intended) and I believe a Ford spare tire hoist will fit as well with a little ingenuity. Someone on here did one on their 66. Since our frames are generally narrower than newer trucks with a hoist the cross-member that holds the hoist just needs to be shortened some. This setup probably wouldn't work with a rear mounted gas tank since the hoist and tank would be fighting for space.
I still have the cab mounted tank, so no space issues. I also run 235 75 R15 tires, so not too terribly big.
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Actually, over the past 45 plus years, I can count the number of times I have had to drop the spare once or twice and did not find it took an excessive amount of strength, once the tire is set in position, similar to a pendulum, just a matter of swinging the tire rack in place, the retainer inserts thru the rack and easily snaps into place admittedly not going to try and hold it in place for an extended period of time, anyhow, what am I paying road service for?
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