Spare tire protection!

[e9999]

errr... this may be obvious, but you guys do have your spare under the rear with the "good" side facing up, so you don't scrape the visible side if you take on some rocks, or spray gravel etc, right...?

just thought I'd mention it, just in case...

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[Brentbba]

Ummmmmmmmmm......................on mine there is only one way the bracket that hoists the tire fits solidly on the rim...................and that's with the good side of the rim facing up toward the truck. The backside of the rim/tire faces down.

Do I win anything for a correct answer. hehehe

How's that headliner project coming Eric???

 

[e9999]

Ummmmmmmmmm......................on mine there is only one way the bracket that hoists the tire fits solidly on the rim...................and that's with the good side of the rim facing up toward the truck. The backside of the rim/tire faces down.

Do I win anything for a correct answer. hehehe

How's that headliner project coming Eric???

I would guess one can put it either way, but never tried the good side down..., also the hanger might scrape things then too...


headliner????

E

 

[Brentbba]

headliner????

E

BWAHHHHAAAAAAA! LOL! Sorry to hear you are having issues.

 

[Rookie2]

Mines face up and still looks like hell

Rookie2

 

[Tooth Fairy]

Used to.

 

[Rainy Day FZJ]

upside down or right side up?

How do you check the tire pressure on it if the valve stem up? Lower the tire every time?WOT!

 

[the shed guy]

I spaced my spare tyre mount crossmember up as far as I could, removed the bar that tilts the front of the spare tyre down, and got a jap 6 stud rim from a nissan 16x6" and fitted a 255/85/16 tyre to it for a spare under the back, it then sat almost flush with the chassis rail at the rear, instead of hanging down further than the factory tow bar, like standard 80's.

You could also use an old cruiser split rim, the skinnier the better.

 

[e9999]

I spaced my spare tyre mount crossmember up as far as I could, removed the bar that tilts the front of the spare tyre down, and got a jap 6 stud rim from a nissan 16x6" and fitted a 255/85/16 tyre to it for a spare under the back, it then sat almost flush with the chassis rail at the rear, instead of hanging down further than the factory tow bar, like standard 80's.

You could also use an old cruiser split rim, the skinnier the better.

dang, that's clever! Since one never uses the darn spare for long anyway, use a skinny used tire on a skinny wheel, forget the rotation, save some money without the big tire and get some extra clearance... hmmm...... sounds good!

 

[dclee]

dang, that's clever! Since one never uses the darn spare for long anyway, use a skinny used tire on a skinny wheel, forget the rotation, save some money without the big tire and get some extra clearance... hmmm...... sounds good!

I do. I have two spares (one always on the truck on the rear bumper/tire carrier) and rotate both in. Because I do a six-tire rotation, I need full-size for all of them. They last longer, and I actually get some use out of all of them, instead of chucking an unused spare every five or six years because the rubber's rotted out or something. Also, if you do any kind of serious wheeling, you'll want a spare with all the capabilities of your other four tires.

My $.02,

 

[e9999]

I do. I have two spares (one always on the truck on the rear bumper/tire carrier) and rotate both in. Because I do a six-tire rotation, I need full-size for all of them. They last longer, and I actually get some use out of all of them, instead of chucking an unused spare every five or six years because the rubber's rotted out or something. Also, if you do any kind of serious wheeling, you'll want a spare with all the capabilities of your other four tires.

My $.02,

well, sure, rotation is not bad per se, but it is tempting to increase the rear clearance a lot by having a skinny tire under there if you don't have a tire carrier on the bumper. That would be more of a plus for some than having a full width spare, don't you think?
Have not done any serious rockcrawling yet myself, but already hit several times the spare just on dirt roads. In contrast, never thought there was much chance of blowing a tire there.
I mean, how often do you blow a tire and then really really need the very same full size spare to be able to get out of there or you're really stuck? Can't one just manage with a skinny tire in such an emergency? Anybody?
I would think that if you are stuck in a situation that is hairy enough to warrant the need for a full width spare, maybe you need big enough tires that they would not fit under there anyway?

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