96 F150 spare tire mount question
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96 F150 spare tire mount question
Sorry for the stupid question but I bought a 96 F150 about a month ago and the spare was flat and in the bed of the truck. I've since replaced the spare but I'm not sure if a part is missing or not to mount the spare under the bed or not.
Is there a part that's supposed to screw into the rim and connect it to the bracket under the bed of the truck or do I just slip the spare into the bracket and tighten the bracket and that's it?
Is there a part that's supposed to screw into the rim and connect it to the bracket under the bed of the truck or do I just slip the spare into the bracket and tighten the bracket and that's it?
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There is a bolt and keeper assembly that fastens the spare tire/wheel to the bracket. The one end of the bracket has a long threaded bolt that allows you to tighten the everything down.
It would be easy enough to fabricate a keeper to tie the spare into place since the bracket has holes drilled through it. A 3/8 bolt about 8 inches long and a 10 inch piece of flat bar ought to work out OK.
Lou Braun
It would be easy enough to fabricate a keeper to tie the spare into place since the bracket has holes drilled through it. A 3/8 bolt about 8 inches long and a 10 inch piece of flat bar ought to work out OK.
Lou Braun
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Originally Posted by Slow96
There's a spot for my spare tire under the truck? Damn, news to me!
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Originally Posted by Lou Braun
There is a bolt and keeper assembly that fastens the spare tire/wheel to the bracket. The one end of the bracket has a long threaded bolt that allows you to tighten the everything down.
It would be easy enough to fabricate a keeper to tie the spare into place since the bracket has holes drilled through it. A 3/8 bolt about 8 inches long and a 10 inch piece of flat bar ought to work out OK.
Lou Braun
It would be easy enough to fabricate a keeper to tie the spare into place since the bracket has holes drilled through it. A 3/8 bolt about 8 inches long and a 10 inch piece of flat bar ought to work out OK.
Lou Braun
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Of course, if you don't use your bed a WHOLE lot, you might consider leaving the spare in the bed instead of under it. Right now my spare is at the front right corner of my bed...if, on the rare occasion, that I need to load the bed with big stuff, I take my spare out and keep my fingers crossed I won't need it. I've had a bunch of headaches trying to remove and replace spares in different trucks over the years, but most of that comes from living in the northeast, I'd suspect.
Just a thought...
Pat
Just a thought...
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Originally Posted by PatsPOS
Of course, if you don't use your bed a WHOLE lot, you might consider leaving the spare in the bed instead of under it. Right now my spare is at the front right corner of my bed...if, on the rare occasion, that I need to load the bed with big stuff, I take my spare out and keep my fingers crossed I won't need it. I've had a bunch of headaches trying to remove and replace spares in different trucks over the years, but most of that comes from living in the northeast, I'd suspect.
Just a thought...
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Just a thought...
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Well just keep in mind, its easier to get at that spare tire when its in the bed of the truck.... Theres still a scar on my right thumb from the night when I needed at that spare.... The whole tie rod and tire fell right on it... Haha, it was an even more fun expierience trying to change a tire one handed while the other one bled on everything...
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I bought new tires a while back and the spare was shot too.......had them put a new one on. I stood there and watched a young man....about 25-30...work on getting the spare off and putting the spare back in place. The truck was on a lift and up in the air.....otherwise he would have been laying on the ground.
Anyway.......I thought to myself then.....how in the world would I do that at my age....alongside a road.......in the dark.......raining...."etc"
I joined AAA the next day...Got a good spare now.......
Good Luck
Anyway.......I thought to myself then.....how in the world would I do that at my age....alongside a road.......in the dark.......raining...."etc"
I joined AAA the next day...Got a good spare now.......
Good Luck
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The spare tire carriers on these trucks are built out of special steel that rusts quicker than any other part on the vehicle. It's pretty much guaranteed you'll have to crawl under the truck with a big bar and snap the bolts off to get the spare out. I have not been able to remove the spare on any of the 4 Ford trucks I have owned without breaking something. So now I just cut it all off and use pieces of it to build an in-bed carrier for the spare. BTW.. nothing larger than a stock tire will fit up there anyway, lot of good that is when you're running bigger meats.
It's pretty much guaranteed you'll have to crawl under the truck with a big bar and snap the bolts off to get the spare out. I have not been able to remove the spare on any of the 4 Ford trucks I have owned without breaking something. So now I just cut it all off and use pieces of it to build an in-bed carrier for the spare. BTW.. nothing larger than a stock tire will fit up there anyway, lot of good that is when you're running bigger meats.
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My '88 F150's spare is still bolted up under the bed. I really don't think it's ever been outta there, to be honest. I have another spare in the bed for it. To solve the problem of having my spare disappearing, I locked it to the bed through the stake pocket with a bicycle cable and padlock. Mostly I just lay it down in the bed, but if I need to, the cable is long enough that I can loop it around the tire and stand it up in the bed. I've gotta say... putting the spare under the bed is'nt the greatest idea in the world, since that's where all the dirt and water and salt you run over tends to hit first, but then again, there's really no other place for it if you need the bed space.
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