Largest tire that will fit on OEM tire carrier?
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My 92 fits a 33 x 10.50 x 15
33 is the max IIRC
It depends on the type of hitch and the actual size of the tire. Some have squeezed a 35 in but in most cases, a 295 is the max. If you are wheeling, that is a bad place for a tire. The potential for damage is high.
I have a 285 underneath, there is about 1/2 inch in the front and rear of the tire as far as clearance goes.
I was able to squeeze a full 34" tire up there with some modification of the winch/cross member assembly and a 1.5 inch body lift. The tire is a 9 inch wide swamper which will only be used as a spare. With my receiver acting as the skid and rear protection, I haven't scraped the tire yet.
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I have squeezed a 315 in, but had to air down a bit to get it to get up there....It will be rubbing againts the panhard and the back end of the hitch, which would make your hitch limited to a certain receiver length, tire will also hang down like a full utter.... it's alright for fire roads, but wheeling it ???? like BroRob said, "bad place". check out this write up on raising the spare tire mount....
https://forum.ih8mud.com/80-series-tech/18706-how-much-can-you-raise-spare-mount-lift-mod-2.html
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315/75/16 Duratracs 35's
Wow! That spare sits really low.
x2 How does that not drag over everything.
For my spare, pictured above, I made templates of where the holes are in the frame and cut two pieces of metal, 3/16 inch I believe and welded these plates to the end of my existing spare tire carrier. I also moved them back about 1.5 inches so the tire would be nice and snub against the rear cross member. I also leveled it out to keep it tucked up. It took a little trial and error, but a 34.1 inch tire fits without issues. I have about 1/2 inch clearance on the front between the tire and rear panhard bar.
Adam
Adam
I take it out and lay it on the floor in the back when I wheel. We only really have dedicated wheeling parks around here so I know when I'm going to be wheeling. But it fits in there all the same.
Adam,
Really like this idea. You may want to consider making a few more for re-sale or a template as a DIY.
Really like this idea. You may want to consider making a few more for re-sale or a template as a DIY.
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Adam,
Really like this idea. You may want to consider making a few more for re-sale or a template as a DIY.
Adam R.,
Me too. I would be interested in buying a set.
I'll run it by my brother. He's the owner of swagoffroad.com. Although he builds stuff primarily for Jeeps and innovative fabrication tools, he's better set up to make a production run of these if there is enough interest.
Adam
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