In bed spare tire mount

[Skandocious]

Those tire gates are pretty kickass... Lol, how much does that one cost Tom?

 

[1970Custom]

I'm with the idea of using the Bronco carrier, OR go for the swing away carrier like a lot of broncos had.

I just have not figured out how to get rid of it yet.

Take it out...

 

[Brian_B]

....Take it out...

Not what I meant.

I have a lot of old tires piled by the house already. I need to permanently get rid of all of them. I also need new tires for the ones I am keeping. LOL

 

[1970Custom]

Not what I meant.

I have a lot of old tires piled by the house already. I need to permanently get rid of all of them.

Take it out somewhere other than at home...

 

[Brian_B]

Take it out somewhere other than at home...

Hmm.....LOL

 

[tomtoc]

Those tire gates are pretty kickass... Lol, how much does that one cost Tom?

http://www.pickupspecialties.com/Tire_gate/tiregate_prerunner_series.htm
$1,000 - ouch...pretty kickass though

i wonder if you could transfer truck-to-truck easy enough. if so, that would more more of an option. i wonder how far off the mounts are to go to a newer truck. if you could add/remove an inch of steel and change a bracket...

 

[Brian_B]

With those pics...it would not be hard at all to make your own. Probably less than $100 worth of materials (even if you bought new).

I would be surprised if Doc does not make one for his truck. Where is he?

 

[tomtoc]

another off-the-wall idea...
a roof rack/basket with the tire in it - some spotlights on the front of it - sexy

i like how i've come up with 2 $500+ ideas and you're looking for a $20 piece of steel to bolt it to

 

[1970Custom]

I bet I could build one for a fraction of the cost to buy new...

 

[Brian_B]

I bet I could build one for a fraction of the cost to buy new...

Either one of us could. I just don't have a truck to put it on. LOL

 

[Skandocious]

Crap... Yeah those options won't work.

I was talking to Brad about it anyways and he thought a spare in the bed would look goofy... The more we talked about it the more I kinda figured it would too... I MIGHT be able to fit a 33" tire under the truck. Right now it's got a 29" tire and theres plenty of room on all sides. Tom up the street has a bunch of spare 33" tires already mounted so I might use one of those to test fit a few things.

 

[89frankenford]

OR what you could do is go the old land rover or VW style and mount it on the front grill and or on the hood

 

[surewhynot]

It could be worse Chris. Where do I mount a 38 inch spare???

 

[Brian_B]

It could be worse Chris. Where do I mount a 38 inch spare???

On the roof rack of course. Along with your high lift jack and other off-road tools. That way you can mount forward and backward facing off-road lights too.

 

[surewhynot]

Yeah, but have you ever tried to throw a 38 inch tire on the roof of a truck that is lifted enough to clear them? lol

 

[Skandocious]

Yeah, but have you ever tried to throw a 38 inch tire

Well as you can see, I can still walk around like a normal person. So no, I haven't

 

[john112deere]

Last spring when I went to get my snow tires taken off, I carried both mounted snow tires and both unmounted all-seasons in to the tire shop in one trip. Yet another advantage to my tiny truck, I guess...

 

[RocketScience]

My buddy uses one of THESE.

It can be mounted on the side or behind cab, and tire size did not appear to be an issue. He also swapped-out the regular lugnut for a Gorilla Lock for security.

 

[6L PWR]

Yeah, but have you ever tried to throw a 38 inch tire on the roof of a truck that is lifted enough to clear them? lol

Isn't that what AAA is for?

 

[89frankenford]

Isn't that what AAA is for?

" thank you for calling AAA what seems to be the problem sir? i can't get my tire off from the roof. well sir just push it off. I CAN'T! IM JUST A PIG!!!! well sir yelling at me isn't going to fix the situation. OINK!!!!!