Oversized spare tire solutions?
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I am running slightly oversized tires on my 1990 F250 4x4 and am looking into possible solutions for carrying an oversized spare. Stock tires on this truck are 235/85/16 and the tires I'm running are 285/75/16 -- only a fraction of an inch taller, but about 1 1/2 inches wider at the widest point. I haven't yet tried fitting a mounted spare in the underbed spare tire carrier since I was told it wouldn't fit. My quick measurements indicate to me that it would be close -- there is enough room down there, but I may need to fabricate longer side bolts to drop the metal retaining strap an inch or so.
Has anyone been able to fit such a tire in the stock carrier? Or has anyone modified the carrier? Another solution would be to put a carrier inside the bed forward of the wheel well. Has anyone tried this?
Just hoping not to re-invite the wheel.
Thanks,
Dylan
I am running slightly oversized tires on my 1990 F250 4x4 and am looking into possible solutions for carrying an oversized spare. Stock tires on this truck are 235/85/16 and the tires I'm running are 285/75/16 -- only a fraction of an inch taller, but about 1 1/2 inches wider at the widest point. I haven't yet tried fitting a mounted spare in the underbed spare tire carrier since I was told it wouldn't fit. My quick measurements indicate to me that it would be close -- there is enough room down there, but I may need to fabricate longer side bolts to drop the metal retaining strap an inch or so.
Has anyone been able to fit such a tire in the stock carrier? Or has anyone modified the carrier? Another solution would be to put a carrier inside the bed forward of the wheel well. Has anyone tried this?
Just hoping not to re-invite the wheel.
Thanks,
Dylan
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Unless you have a locker in the axle, I would just leave the stock tire for a spare. It shouldnt hurt to run mismatched tires untill you get the broke tire fixed or replaced.
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Yeah, that's what I've done for now -- just left the 235/75 as the spare. I've got a limited slip in the rear, but I could always move the smaller tire to the front if flat was in rear. But I do spend some time (not a lot, but some) in pretty remote country where it could be a long way to a tire store. I guess something else I could do is just carry an unmounted tire in the bed (full time shell) but then I'd need an air source strong enough to seat the sucker. Or at least I wouldn't have to worry about a store not having my tire.
I'd always been lucky and never had a flat in my own vehicles but I recently had a blow-out in another vehicle (my lab's 96 explorer with stupid firestone ats!) in a not terribly remote corner of Nevada. We could have backtracked and got to a big enough town in a couple of hours, but it sure was nice to have a full size spare.
Anyway, I just thought someone else might be running the same set-up and have bothered with a spare.
Dylan
I'd always been lucky and never had a flat in my own vehicles but I recently had a blow-out in another vehicle (my lab's 96 explorer with stupid firestone ats!) in a not terribly remote corner of Nevada. We could have backtracked and got to a big enough town in a couple of hours, but it sure was nice to have a full size spare.
Anyway, I just thought someone else might be running the same set-up and have bothered with a spare.
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You may like the underbed spare carrier, but I'd simply go to the nearest accessory store or farm store and buy a bed tire-holder. These only cost about $15 to $30, depending on brand, and hold your spare either forward or behind the tire wells inside the bed. They don't obstruct your vision, and you'll have to drill a couple of holes to mount them, but you'll never have to eat mud or lay in it to get your spare out when you need it.
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