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spare tire question
Why are some tires located on the tailgate and some on the inside. My 90 xlt has it mounted in the cargo area inside the truck. Just curious why ford did that.
thanks Mike
thanks Mike
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Hmmmm...
Mounting on inside takes away storage from owner, is inconvenient, and most importantly...is very cheap.
Mounting carrier on outside frees up cargo area, is more convenient, and costs more money.
Car companies pass the cost to you by calling it....
Drum roll please...
a factory option.
BTW, you can buy one in aftermarket for about $120. Buy one in a junkyard (if you can find one) for about $50.
Good Luck.
Mounting on inside takes away storage from owner, is inconvenient, and most importantly...is very cheap.
Mounting carrier on outside frees up cargo area, is more convenient, and costs more money.
Car companies pass the cost to you by calling it....
Drum roll please...
a factory option.
BTW, you can buy one in aftermarket for about $120. Buy one in a junkyard (if you can find one) for about $50.
Good Luck.
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spare tire carrier
Back in the 80s i saw a cool looking thing ,spare tire must of been mounted inside with the rack sporting a grill made to fit the spare tire carrier--slide the carrier open cook steaks .TR
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25 gallon tank?! I thought mine was a good bit bigger than that! Its an 89... isnt it closer to 32?
I may be way off
McNabb
I may be way off
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I have a 96 EB and it has a 32 gallon tank. As far as the tire carrier...I had a K5 with the inside tire and it came loose during a late night offroad run and hit the rear seat passengers! No damage done just more laughs than anything else. My Bronco has it on the outside and that is where I like it.
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