1978 spare tire carrier mounting help (1 Viewer)

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Does anyone have a picture of the inside of the lower cab corner where the lower spare tire carrier hinge bolts onto a 1978 FJ40? I want to install the original carrier that had been removed during rust repairs and I want to see if there is a support bracket on the lower like there is on the upper..

I do have the upper hinge support bracket - pictures of the upper and lower mounting points attached - it looks like the lower hinge would Mount into where that crossmember is.

It does appear that I have some sheet metal for an earlier model tire carrier given the existing holes so that’s a different issue I’ll have to deal with..

Thanks!

 

[JeffD]

factory spare tire carrier backing plate?

The PO of my 1978 fj40 installed a new tub. The top holes for the factory swing away tire carrier are there, but not the bottom ones. It also looks like there is nothing behind the sheet metal to support the carrier on the bottom. Is there soused to be something inside of the tub that the lower...

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factory spare tire carrier backing plate?

The PO of my 1978 fj40 installed a new tub. The top holes for the factory swing away tire carrier are there, but not the bottom ones. It also looks like there is nothing behind the sheet metal to support the carrier on the bottom. Is there soused to be something inside of the tub that the lower...

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Thank you so much - exactly what I needed!

 

[65swb45]

So your sill has been repaired, but they didn’t bother reinstalling the tub support cushion. You will want to do that first, as the tub will definitely need that support if you’re going to add the weight of the carrier and tire back on.

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