Spare tire carrier (1 Viewer)

[andrewbridges1]

How are y'all clearing the lock on tour spare tire carrier with 33s? I cant get it to clear so I had to ratchet strap it.

 

[Chungas Revenge]

Spacer mounted to the carrier. Allows the carrier to open and clears the corner.

 

[andrewbridges1]

Spacer mounted to the carrier. Allows the carrier to open and clears the corner.

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I never thought of a spacer that's a good idea, is it a 3" spacer? do you know what lug pattern they are?

 

[Chungas Revenge]

Yes, 3”. It’s the same lug pattern as your 40 series wheel. 6x139 / 6x5.5.

 

[90WT]

I got some 2 inch square tube and used as spacers between the swing out and tire bracket. Drill holes through the tubes to match existing holes, requires longer bolts.

 

[brian]

Used magic

 

[pb4ugo]

I got some 2 inch square tube and used as spacers between the swing out and tire bracket. Drill holes through the tubes to match existing holes, requires longer bolts.


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Looks good. This is a common solution. I'm not sure if this is an issue or not. I would wonder if the sq tubing might eventually crush. You might eventually need to sleeve the bolts inside the tube or use bolts and nuts for the inner and outer mounting points.

 

[charliemeyer007]

I'm sure there is some gorilla out there somewhere that will uga dugga down the nuts with like a 1" rattle gun running 175 psi until something gives.

 

[CBFJ]

A kind mudder sent me a spacer like that when I moved to 33's, but my rickety old carrier combined with moving the weight out from the vehicle made me too nervous to hang that big tire off. I ended up getting a 4plus carrier for the peace of mind. If you want the spacer, PM me and I'll send it along to you for postage.

 

[90WT]

Looks good. This is a common solution. I'm not sure if this is an issue or not. I would wonder if the sq tubing might eventually crush. You might eventually need to sleeve the bolts inside the tube or use bolts and nuts for the inner and outer mounting points.

I was initially worried about the swing out back plate warping, or tweaking the tub where the swing out bolts to it. But so far so good. It's been on a few years now, with some solid wheelin' days. My hook/latch for the tire swing out is worn, and I use a titen strap to keep it closed. I unknowingly lost the titen strap on the interstate one time and drove I don't know how long with the swing out completely swung out. Thought for sure it'd be fubar, but alas, no damage.