Spare Tire mount

[Da67goatman]

Here is the general idea, it folds down so that the tire just flops on & off the carrier, saving your back from lifting.  A 33 will be much smaller than the 40 in the Scout's carrier.

[78 Chevyrado]

I kinda like that tire holder, but I dont think it would fit the look of my truck, I'd feel like a poser....

[bobcooter]

Looks like it would be a pain every time you wanted to open the tailgate. Just my 2 cents...

[beastie_3]

Looks like it would be a pain every time you wanted to open the tailgate. Just my 2 cents...

I could understand that if you kept it on there, but it really wouldnt be needed unless your driving far. Trucks with different size tires, who really carries a spare that will work? Not many.

[78 Chevyrado]

Looks like it would be a pain every time you wanted to open the tailgate. Just my 2 cents...

I could understand that if you kept it on there, but it really wouldnt be needed unless your driving far. Trucks with different size tires, who really carries a spare that will work? Not many.

Thing i dont like about the outside spare carrier above is that its so visible, which is why i dont want it standing up in the bed.  screws up the trucks lines, and theres really nothing off-road about my truck...  

Yeah I havent had a flat where I needed a spare but twice in my driving career...   But both times i had cheapie steel wheels so i just drove it to a gas station or something.  I only want a spare mainly for long trips...  every month or month and a half i go on a 5-600 mile trip to my buddys house, and I dont wanna waste money or time calling a tow truck to take me to a tire shop that may be closed...  i hate waiting, no patience espacially while sitting on the side of a freeway.  It's a convenience, and during the workday i dont have anybody who can come help me without leaving work early and i dont wanna screw up anybodys job.  I especially dont want to be without a spare when towing the trailer.

[Stewart G Griffin]

Update:

The astro/safari temporary spare (donut)  DOES NOT fit behind the seat.

Will report back with other alternatives soon or later (prob later).

[bobcooter]

Does anybody use the factory tire carrier that goes under the truck? I bought a brand new 1983 Custom Deluxe with a crappy set of General tires. I had a flat at the beach and had to lay in the sand all sweaty to get the spare out. I threw the bracket and everything in the ditch after I finally got the spare out.

[Joe-NC]

The previous owner of my truck must have done the same thing Bob. The bracket is gone.    I want to put it back under the truck, but does anyone know of a better system like the ones used on newer trucks?  I'd like something with the winching mechanism that pulls the tire up tight against the bottom.

[78 Chevyrado]

Does anybody use the factory tire carrier that goes under the truck? I bought a brand new 1983 Custom Deluxe with a crappy set of General tires. I had a flat at the beach and had to lay in the sand all sweaty to get the spare out. I threw the bracket and everything in the ditch after I finally got the spare out.

To ease removal, I always put the jack under the big strap to lift some of the pressure off the part that screws off.  To reinstall it however, I had to use the big floor jack under it and dang near lift the truck off the ground to get it seated right.

joe:  I had that idea also, I think Id go cut the x-member out of a newer truck and bolt or weld it to your frame.  all you would have to do is drill the access hole in the rear of the bedfloor under the tailgate or maybe in the bumper somewhere so you could work the winch.

[bobcooter]

The previous owner of my truck must have done the same thing Bob. The bracket is gone.    I want to put it back under the truck, but does anyone know of a better system like the ones used on newer trucks?  I'd like something with the winching mechanism that pulls the tire up tight against the bottom.

I've got two in my shop now.But I got hold of a spare tire carrier that bolts to inside of the bed rail, so that's what I'm using now. The under the bed carrier would clean up the look a little and from time to time I am tempted to install one. But then I remember how, nasty and gritty and sweaty and agrivated I was that day and I just walk on past them.

[78 Chevyrado]

But then I remember how, nasty and gritty and sweaty and agrivated I was that day and I just walk on past them.

I always use my bedmat for that