Spare tire mounting options
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Spare tire mounting options
Anybody ever relocated their spare tire on a '42-'47 P/U? I'm leaving the fuel tank in cab on 2 of my trucks (1/2 ton Ford and 1 ton), so I was thinking about under the bed, like '48 and later had. Any recomendations on a good donor truck to get a set up from? I just really don't like the spare on the side of bed, rather have the clean lines of the truck w/o it. These trucks will see plenty of road time, so running w/o a spare is not even an option.
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Thanks Mike, I would be grateful if you could. I think they should be the same since the '42 started using the SAE standard for trucks, but double checking is always best.
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I have no doubt it will bolt on, but what about using something like a newer truck has. The new ones with the ratcheting cable tie down is kinda cool, and it just bolts on the the frame. I have one out here with a cattle gaurd and the spare mounted on the front, like an old jeep.another thought, but that really covers up the cool lines of the truck.
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I have thought about one from a newer truck, with an easier to use mechanism, but figure I wanna keep it as simple as possible. The tire on the front is an idea, but with my '47 1 ton used as a tow rig and the '46 with a flathead, I want every bit of airflow through the radiator that I can get.
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I had a '85 or '86 Mazda B2000, that had one of what I think you guys are talking about, you'd use the jack lever/twister thing to unscrew a mechanism that lowered the rear tire down to the ground.
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I know my father has a 94 ranger (same as a mazda) and a 2005 F250 that both have a cable tie down kinda mechanism. I would probably stay away from the 2005 one's. they put a hole in the bumper for the jack handle to work it. The 94 (I think) and I would have to check works from under the bumper. I didn't like the spare mounts for the 70's and 80's trucks seems like you had to crawl in the mud everytime you had to change a tire.
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How about this recent addition to the "Articles/Specs" section?
Windstar_Spare_Tire_Winch_for_Vintage_Trucks.html
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Windstar_Spare_Tire_Winch_for_Vintage_Trucks.html
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