. I'll settle for one of these, or splurge and get two.
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On my F350 the fuel tank is on the side. The Ex has it in the rear above the receiver. I believe that the F350 spare goes, essentially, where the Ex fuel tank is. So, I suppose the answer would be yes, if you were to locate a tank in the side of the Ex like the pickups, move the filler to accomidate it, install a receiver that would accomodate a tire, and install the aperatus that holds the tire in place.
Another way would be to get a tire carrier to mount the tire to the outside behind the rear doors. I have no clue if one is made. Of course, you could have one made. Or, make one yourself. Similarly for the roof. A unit to carry it on the hood -like the old Land Rovers- would look cool but be illegal in today's world as it would hamper your vision. I suppose a carrier on the front bumper may work.
Another way would be to get a tire carrier to mount the tire to the outside behind the rear doors. I have no clue if one is made. Of course, you could have one made. Or, make one yourself. Similarly for the roof. A unit to carry it on the hood -like the old Land Rovers- would look cool but be illegal in today's world as it would hamper your vision. I suppose a carrier on the front bumper may work.
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Rueller? I Googled them and came up with nothing. I may have mispelled. Do you have a further info.?
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It's pretty lame that such a big truck could have so little storage space. Also lame that they didnt use a side mounted tank. Anyway, here's a really nice mount. TireGate.com - The Ultimate Spare Tire Carriers!
And a homemade http://pages.suddenlink.net/carl-kun...ear_Bumper.pdf
And a homemade http://pages.suddenlink.net/carl-kun...ear_Bumper.pdf
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Well I'm an idiot. For some reason I remember Rueller, but who knows why. It's actually Reunel that makes them. Tiregate also has some that are more practical, for me at least. Easy application, and still leaves room for the hitch. I'll be going with the tiregate one for now.
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With AAA I dont need a spare, besides. Who wants to lug around an oversized spare (or pay for one) for a lifted Ex?
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If you are in the middle of the Stanislaus National Forest or Panamint Valley on a dirt road somewhere you would be lucky to get a tow truck. Much less have AAA pay for it.
You may wish you had the one inside and one on the back.
One time I was up in the Sierras and crossed the Tuoleme River. Now, down in the San Joaquin Valley, this river is a couple of hundred yards wide and deeper than a lifted Ex. But where I crossed it there was a small 12 X 18 sign that told you that the creek you were crossing was the start of this river. It was 6 inches deep and about 5 feet wide. Trust me. No tow truck was going to get there to help you out. Oh, and by the way, this was a long way from any cell phone tower.
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For some. But if you are draging a travel trailer (though a very small one I will admit) through Panamint Valley it makes a good vehicle. Like using a pickup truck.
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Yeah I don't go wheeling, but do get off the beaten path from time to time. Some great fishing spots back in the woods, the EX gets there flawlessly, even in mud and rain, except when you go down a red dirt road, after a storm. About a 100yard road, made it down, and back up about 95 yards, was literally 5 yards from the paved road, just wouldn't make it. I love taking this thing off in to a field, or through the woods. To me, a spare tire is a necessity. If we're going anywhere that requires a lot of luggage, we use a hitch rack for luggage.
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I go over a small river crossing to get to a fishing hole that is about 20 ft wide and sometimes close to 2ft deep. Last year a ford psd was almost out and popped a rear tire and got stuck. I pulled him out to the crossed side, we swapped out his spare, but he then could not fire it up. Prob water in fuel from his back end sitting in water. Anyways, about 2 hrs latter a flat bed carrier finally came out to pick him up and we were all wondering how he would go about this. Hwy side has a good rough drop to the river. Well this guy came down, drove across and picked up the f350 and proceeded to drive back out. This being only 2wheel drive flat bed. A few attempts later he got high cntrd half way up. Finally made it after about 1/2 hr of trying, and even somehow kept the pickup on top of his bed, and not over the side. Moral of the story, some of the tow trucks will go anywhere, you just might have to pay more.
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Well I'm an idiot. For some reason I remember Rueller, but who knows why. It's actually Reunel that makes them. Tiregate also has some that are more practical, for me at least. Easy application, and still leaves room for the hitch. I'll be going with the tiregate one for now.
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TireGate.com - The Ultimate Spare Tire Carriers!
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TireGate.com - The Ultimate Spare Tire Carriers!
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From: Rowlett,TX
the tiregate swings 180 degrees out, the barn doors swing about the same but it's not a necessity to have them swing that far open, if you're worried about it hitting just pin it back down to op just past 90 degrees.