bed side spare tire mount
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I am adding the spare tire bracket & cut-out fender to the drivers side of my 1955 F-100 bed. My bed did not have the spare tire originally. What I am looking for are some close up photos, sketches, or any help on where to mount the bracket. I know I could figure something out, but I'm trying to avoid more trial & error parts fitting and I don't want to put any more holes in the bed than I need to mount the bracket. Thanks for any help I can get!
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Here's a couple pictures of how mine is mounted. I've got it off right now to make more room in the garage. Keep in mind this is a long bed F-250 with 17 inch wheels, so there may be differences in your F-100.
The top three holes hold a mounting plate made of really heavy gauge steel. This plate goes on the inside of the bed and strengthens the top edge of the bed side to take the weight of the spare. The plate is bent to fit the angle at the top of the bed side, and goes where you see the really rusty rectangle in the second shot. The spare bracket has two top legs with two bolts on each leg that connect through the bedside and through that heavy mounting plate. The bottom two bolts just go through the bedside, about an inch or so above the floor of the bed.
It looks like the the bottom bolt closest to the fender is the critical one for placement...along with getting the top four bolts high enough to go through the heavy steel mounting plate.
I taped a 12inch ruler on there, but couldn't get a good straight on shot due to space limitations.
The top three holes hold a mounting plate made of really heavy gauge steel. This plate goes on the inside of the bed and strengthens the top edge of the bed side to take the weight of the spare. The plate is bent to fit the angle at the top of the bed side, and goes where you see the really rusty rectangle in the second shot. The spare bracket has two top legs with two bolts on each leg that connect through the bedside and through that heavy mounting plate. The bottom two bolts just go through the bedside, about an inch or so above the floor of the bed.
It looks like the the bottom bolt closest to the fender is the critical one for placement...along with getting the top four bolts high enough to go through the heavy steel mounting plate.
I taped a 12inch ruler on there, but couldn't get a good straight on shot due to space limitations.
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F250Rob, thanks for the info & the quick respose. Just a few questions and I think I can do the rest.
1. Length of bent metal plate or rust spot on the bed?
2. Distance from bottom rear hole to edge of fender?
3. Distance from bottom rear hole down to seam in bed side?
Thanks for your help!
1. Length of bent metal plate or rust spot on the bed?
2. Distance from bottom rear hole to edge of fender?
3. Distance from bottom rear hole down to seam in bed side?
Thanks for your help!
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1) Heavy steel plate = 16 inches long
2) Distance from center of rear bottom hole across to the rear fender: ~7/16 of an inch. (leaves about 1/4 inch of bedside from the fender to the edge of the hole).
3) Distance from center of rear bottom hole down to the bedside seam: 2 3/4 inches.
Hope this is similar on an F-100.
2) Distance from center of rear bottom hole across to the rear fender: ~7/16 of an inch. (leaves about 1/4 inch of bedside from the fender to the edge of the hole).
3) Distance from center of rear bottom hole down to the bedside seam: 2 3/4 inches.
Hope this is similar on an F-100.
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52Panel,
I believe the spares were mounted underneath the truck like the pickups. I think Ford built spares into the side of the body in the early forties I cut the carrier off my 96 F150 and may use that eventually on one of my trucks. Thats where I am going to put the spare on my 49 Panel, a hundred years from now.
Jeff
I believe the spares were mounted underneath the truck like the pickups. I think Ford built spares into the side of the body in the early forties I cut the carrier off my 96 F150 and may use that eventually on one of my trucks. Thats where I am going to put the spare on my 49 Panel, a hundred years from now.
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Jeff,
Thanks for the info. I have been hauling the spare around laying loose in the back of the panel for two years. All works well until some idiot pulls in front of me and I have to apply hard braking! When I get this phase of the update completed, I will take a look at the spare mount under the bed. Thanks again.
bernie
Thanks for the info. I have been hauling the spare around laying loose in the back of the panel for two years. All works well until some idiot pulls in front of me and I have to apply hard braking! When I get this phase of the update completed, I will take a look at the spare mount under the bed. Thanks again.
bernie
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Bernie,
No Problem. Thats a beautiful panel truck you have there man. Panel Trucks just scream to be lettered up with a business name. I 'm not sure what to put on my panel, I don't have a business.
I bet there are spare tire carriers in a junk yard near you. Everything lasts down south, unlike where I live, N.Y. the rust capitol of the world.
Jeff
No Problem. Thats a beautiful panel truck you have there man. Panel Trucks just scream to be lettered up with a business name. I 'm not sure what to put on my panel, I don't have a business.
I bet there are spare tire carriers in a junk yard near you. Everything lasts down south, unlike where I live, N.Y. the rust capitol of the world.
Jeff
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Jeff,
Thanks for the comments. I grew up in northern Minnesota in the 50-60's and didn't know that cars actually lasted more than 2 years without rust showing up somewhere! The gulf air here in pensacola will cause rust on anything not protected but we don't have the body rust like we did up north.
I will go snoop in some of the junk yards to see what kind of a mount I can come up with. Still have a long way to go on this upgrade project just to get it running again.
bernie
Thanks for the comments. I grew up in northern Minnesota in the 50-60's and didn't know that cars actually lasted more than 2 years without rust showing up somewhere! The gulf air here in pensacola will cause rust on anything not protected but we don't have the body rust like we did up north.
I will go snoop in some of the junk yards to see what kind of a mount I can come up with. Still have a long way to go on this upgrade project just to get it running again.
bernie
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