1974 FJ40 "Bones" (1 Viewer)

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Looks great... I’m 27 years in and mine isn’t as purdy. I’ve found that the black bezel gets lost now that I’ve installed LED headlights. When I get a chance I’m going back to a white bezel... it’ll likely be when I fix the rust that’s creeping into th sheet metal below. I hope to do that when I finally do the P/S conversion... you’re right, it never ends.
 
Thanks for the link - following along now!
 
First question - when mounting your spare KM3 to the tire rack - did you space it out at all? On the City Racer rims my tire hits the mount - makes me worry that I’d bend the rim tightening the lugs.
 
I had to add a 1 inch spacer (sq channel behind tire mount) when I had 31x10.5 tires. Did not have any issues with KM3 7.5r16, left the spacer on. Tight fit though for the handle to unlock the carrier.

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Did like this. Could not find a picture of mine. I wanted to be able to padlock my spare.
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Did like this. Could not find a picture of mine. I wanted to be able to padlock my spare

That’s how I would do it! I may have to take the spare off and do that for peace of mind (although if I bent the rim the damage is done I suppose). I strongly suspect the rubber sidewall would compress before the steel wheel bends though.
 

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