Due to the encouragement of several Mudder's, I've built a kit to level out the spare tire under in the 80 series LC.
With a stock vehicle this mod levels the tire out and moves the front of the spare tire further from the ground. There is a support rod under the aluminum tread plate on the rear bumper that sets the height of the rear portion of the spare tire. If you do a body lift and your rear bumper supports raising this rod, you can raise the back of the spare tire and gain additional clearance. The slotted holes in the brackets accommodate BL's from 0 to 1.5 inches.
The benefit of this design is that it gives you maximum adjustability depending on the size and tread pattern of the tire you run. It will fit up to 34.25 inch tire easily and possible a little larger, my slightly worn old-style 315 MTR's fit fine. It would not fit my new-style 315 MTR's which are a true 35 inch tire. There is just not enough room between the last two cross members in the LC for a true 35 inch tire. Also, the style of receiver hitch, if you use one, can also encroach on this space. My 315/75/16 does not fit with receiver installed. If you take it off, it does fit.
This design also supports the tire at all four quadrants so it is firmly in place. The kit also includes a UHMW spacer block to ensure access to the tire winch once the tire is leveled out and new 8.8 (or greater) hardware all the way around (16 bolts and associated washers/nuts) .
The kit is available through AJIK Overland Exchange for $70 shipped to the continental US. The link to their products page is http://ajikoverlandexchange.yolasite.com/products.php
If interested, or if you have questions, please send me a PM or contact AJIK Overland at ajikoverlandexchange@gmail.com.
The pics below also show how well a 285/75/16 tire looks with this kit.
Thank you,
Adam R.
With a stock vehicle this mod levels the tire out and moves the front of the spare tire further from the ground. There is a support rod under the aluminum tread plate on the rear bumper that sets the height of the rear portion of the spare tire. If you do a body lift and your rear bumper supports raising this rod, you can raise the back of the spare tire and gain additional clearance. The slotted holes in the brackets accommodate BL's from 0 to 1.5 inches.
The benefit of this design is that it gives you maximum adjustability depending on the size and tread pattern of the tire you run. It will fit up to 34.25 inch tire easily and possible a little larger, my slightly worn old-style 315 MTR's fit fine. It would not fit my new-style 315 MTR's which are a true 35 inch tire. There is just not enough room between the last two cross members in the LC for a true 35 inch tire. Also, the style of receiver hitch, if you use one, can also encroach on this space. My 315/75/16 does not fit with receiver installed. If you take it off, it does fit.
This design also supports the tire at all four quadrants so it is firmly in place. The kit also includes a UHMW spacer block to ensure access to the tire winch once the tire is leveled out and new 8.8 (or greater) hardware all the way around (16 bolts and associated washers/nuts) .
The kit is available through AJIK Overland Exchange for $70 shipped to the continental US. The link to their products page is http://ajikoverlandexchange.yolasite.com/products.php
If interested, or if you have questions, please send me a PM or contact AJIK Overland at ajikoverlandexchange@gmail.com.
The pics below also show how well a 285/75/16 tire looks with this kit.
Thank you,
Adam R.
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