Spare holder

nailbender · 05-25-08, 05:38 PM

OK I drive an FJ40 but my Daughter's 89 Runner needs a new spare tire holder. The old lifter thing fell apart. I was thinking of welding a big bolt were the lifter goes and using a huge wing nut and washer or coming off the roll bar and mounting it inside. Any ideas? The Runner is stock but pretty beat up.

2ndGenToyotaFan · 05-25-08, 11:00 PM

How did it fall apart? They are very serviceable units as long as you didn't loose any of the important parts...

WarDamnEagle · 05-26-08, 01:12 AM

There's one or two complete OEM, undercarriage spare tire holders (chain, hoist, etc.) on ebay right now. They usually go pretty cheap.

Bogo · 05-26-08, 05:02 AM

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Originally Posted by nailbender

OK I drive an FJ40 but my Daughter's 89 Runner needs a new spare tire holder. The old lifter thing fell apart. I was thinking of welding a big bolt were the lifter goes and using a huge wing nut and washer or coming off the roll bar and mounting it inside. Any ideas? The Runner is stock but pretty beat up.

A friend mounted a cable pulley down where the lifter goes. He then ran the cable to a winch he buried into the fender area. It has a set of holes on the winch drum and base so it can be locked with a pin or padlock.

nailbender · 05-26-08, 12:39 PM

Thanks all, I looked and did find them cheap on Ebay. I will get under there agian and see if it unbolts or is rusted in place.

WristPin · 05-26-08, 01:23 PM

on my 80 it unbolted with the bolts going in from above it. i had the bed off, so it was a cinch.

if your truck is the same it will probably be best to use a gear wrench to remove the bolts.

2ndGenToyotaFan · 05-26-08, 06:10 PM

If the housing part is ok, it's a piece of cake to change out the guts. Just a C clip holds it all in... What exactly is wrong with it?

nailbender · 05-26-08, 08:15 PM

I won't be able to get under it now until next week, daughter is out of town. Looked like a plate came off the housing and a horseshoe shaped spring fell out. The plate looked badly bent but the whole thing was so rusty I probably will see about getting one off E-gay or at the pick&pull.

05-25-08, 05:38 PM	#1
nailbender IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 145	Spare holder OK I drive an FJ40 but my Daughter's 89 Runner needs a new spare tire holder. The old lifter thing fell apart. I was thinking of welding a big bolt were the lifter goes and using a huge wing nut and washer or coming off the roll bar and mounting it inside. Any ideas? The Runner is stock but pretty beat up.

05-25-08, 11:00 PM	#2
2ndGenToyotaFan No longer pre-approved... Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Yreka, CA TLCA# 13872 Sign Up!!! You know you want to! Posts: 3,521	How did it fall apart? They are very serviceable units as long as you didn't loose any of the important parts... __________________ Jerod The 79-95 Truck/4Runner FAQ 89 4Runner "The James Caird" 01 4Runner, for my Jefferson State Cruisers

05-26-08, 01:12 AM	#3
WarDamnEagle IH8MUD Addict Join Date: May 2007 Location: UK and Gulf Shores, Alabama Posts: 507	There's one or two complete OEM, undercarriage spare tire holders (chain, hoist, etc.) on ebay right now. They usually go pretty cheap. __________________ 1985 4Runner - second round of upgrades done! 1997 FZJ80 - locked and stock 2007 HDJ100 - DD .....and these are just the Toyotas

05-26-08, 06:10 PM	#7
2ndGenToyotaFan No longer pre-approved... Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Yreka, CA TLCA# 13872 Sign Up!!! You know you want to! Posts: 3,521	If the housing part is ok, it's a piece of cake to change out the guts. Just a C clip holds it all in... What exactly is wrong with it? __________________ Jerod The 79-95 Truck/4Runner FAQ 89 4Runner "The James Caird" 01 4Runner, for my Jefferson State Cruisers

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05-26-08, 12:39 PM	#5
nailbender IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 145	Thanks all, I looked and did find them cheap on Ebay. I will get under there agian and see if it unbolts or is rusted in place.

05-26-08, 08:15 PM	#8
nailbender IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 145	I won't be able to get under it now until next week, daughter is out of town. Looked like a plate came off the housing and a horseshoe shaped spring fell out. The plate looked badly bent but the whole thing was so rusty I probably will see about getting one off E-gay or at the pick&pull.