Anybody got any suggestions on a good tire carrier or a good way to store it in the cab? Thanks gt
Interior tire carrier?
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Slee off road has one i believe.
There is a video on Youtube from Jonesys Auto Club called "80 Series Toyota Land Cruiser Interior Spare Tire Mount".
Not sure how to link it here
Not sure how to link it here
This is how we do it in Phoenix. John
https://forum.ih8mud.com/az-copper-state-cruisers/682700-tire-carriers-4.html
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There is a video on Youtube from Jonesys Auto Club called "80 Series Toyota Land Cruiser Interior Spare Tire Mount".
Not sure how to link it here
He stopped making them
OTOH thanks Inkpot. I forgot about Tools' carrier.
no extra hardware needed.
https://forum.ih8mud.com/merchandise-storefront/543125-interior-tire-mount-91-97-fj-fzj80.html
this one is one of the best and cleanest i have found so far.
this one is one of the best and cleanest i have found so far.
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Link doesn't work for me
weird. worked on mine. either way here is a pic of the another member made. looks fairly simple and can hold a 02 tank and fits a 35 with room to spare between the rear seat and the rear hatch
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here we go again… 
Link works for me too, thanks for the compliment and sharing the pics.
That is my carrier, still make them on occasion, production suspending right now due to having my house up for sale and my shop has been put into storage. Hopefully, I'll have a new shop to move into after the holidays and be able to have them available again...
Here's mine.....oops....deleted pic. #fail
Let's Not Getting Killed By Our Spares
Please don't mount your spare like that one with the blue strap above. The hooks are going into the floor hooks near the tailgate and I can tell you with absolute certainty that tire will fly in a wreck.
I had my tire strapped to the third row seat mounting bracket with two 1" 1500 lb. rated cam buckle straps (made for roof top kayak mounting) and took a hard bounce while wheeling and nearly cut both straps in half. The problem is when the nylon sits against a sharp surface of the wheel you're screwed. My wheel did not take flight but I believe in a highway speed front end collision my wheel would have flown forward and possibly killed me.
I don't have a great solution for this problem. I want my tire inside because I don't have the cash for a bumper, but I want it to be safely inside. I've used 2 2" straps and routed them through the wheel center (over the wheel is not secure either) and I don't like that either.
I'm open to ideas on this. Let's not get killed with an 85 lb. spare flying around in there.
-Russell
Please don't mount your spare like that one with the blue strap above. The hooks are going into the floor hooks near the tailgate and I can tell you with absolute certainty that tire will fly in a wreck.
I had my tire strapped to the third row seat mounting bracket with two 1" 1500 lb. rated cam buckle straps (made for roof top kayak mounting) and took a hard bounce while wheeling and nearly cut both straps in half. The problem is when the nylon sits against a sharp surface of the wheel you're screwed. My wheel did not take flight but I believe in a highway speed front end collision my wheel would have flown forward and possibly killed me.
I don't have a great solution for this problem. I want my tire inside because I don't have the cash for a bumper, but I want it to be safely inside. I've used 2 2" straps and routed them through the wheel center (over the wheel is not secure either) and I don't like that either.
I'm open to ideas on this. Let's not get killed with an 85 lb. spare flying around in there.
-Russell
Give this a look, I came up with a rather simple version for my truck that is solid as a rock. Of course I also have a Speski rack in the back end to keep things from flying at my head.
https://forum.ih8mud.com/80-series-tech/786891-new-home-built-interior-tire-carrier.html
https://forum.ih8mud.com/80-series-tech/786891-new-home-built-interior-tire-carrier.html
Second attempt. Going to strap it up better though
jonesy's has one that is nice and looks solid!!!.
I made mine for FOO from some scraps and a tubing bender. Of course, mine is technically not "inside". Oops.
I attached the piece you see to a plate with wheel bolts so I can adjust it when my tire size grows.
I made mine for FOO from some scraps and a tubing bender. Of course, mine is technically not "inside". Oops.
I attached the piece you see to a plate with wheel bolts so I can adjust it when my tire size grows.