Spare tire bracket on Ebay

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Early FJ40. should be the same as an FJ25 right?

eBay Motors: TOYOTA FJ40 FJ45 LAND CRUISER RIGHT SIDE SPARE CARRIER (item 330247152190 end time Jul-01-08 15:56:46 PDT)

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Close but not quite right. The hinges and main plate are probably the same but the tire carrier itself is different. The 25 one is a little shorter for the skinny wheels. Plus you will notice the bolts have a washer welded on one. This stayed this way until about the 72 model when the carrier was formed with a hump instead of the early ones with the washer. This one has a place for a lock. The 25s and very early 40s didn't have this but the early 40 all had the washer and were a little thicker. The 63 I'm picking up doesn't and it seems to be a later 63. Come to think about the main plate had same changes thru the early years too. One is a tailgate model being a little different because of the tailgate hinge. With the 72 model these changed to a lighter metal that has the stamped ribs in it.:cheers:

Here I thought some one of the 25 carriers for sale. I could use another one since I'm am lucky enough to have the 25 wheels:grinpimp:

John

Here's a picture showing the hieght differance. Left is a 1960 FJ25, center is 1961 FJ40, right is a 1968 Fj40.
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