Under bed spare tire carrier, make one??

[frotosride]

[frotosride]

I even have the locking arm (don't know what else to call it )somewhere around here. I thinkbi n put it in the shed

[philo_beddoe]

Great pics.  I have those two long bolt type things on each end.  But just need the carrier.

[frotosride]

It's yours if you wanna ship it or pick it up

[philo_beddoe]

You mean i can come by and pick up at no charge?

[philo_beddoe]

Looks like i'll be in the Portland, ME area on Oct 5th. Can we set something up? Send private msg. with address if you'd like or cell # so I can text.  Thanks,,

I Just got a white wall tire, and rim for 15 bucks. Junkyard deal.

[philo_beddoe]

All set on this. I got me a factory spare tire carrier, thanks to Frotosride!  Next.

[philo_beddoe]

Okay, is this stupid thing on right??!!!  Yes those big shiny bolts are "spacers", needed to level out.  I have ocd, needs to be perfectly straight and level.

[zieg85]

Looks good.  I keep my tire the other way, outside down, so I can check the air pressure from time to time

[philo_beddoe]

Ok, thanks! Yeah maybe i'll flip it, plus it will look better as the other side is factory white like the other rims and the ww tire. 

This system is not the best for a spare tire. I think GM could have come up with something a little better. Oh well, it is what it is.  It holds nice and tight anyway.  Thanks again appreciate the quick feedback.

[LTZ C20]

Looks pretty good. Remember tho, for the day, this setup was pretty handy. The idea was that you lowered the one side and then slide it around so the tire is at an angle. That way you could pick it up and slide it off and out. My worked fine before I took it out.

[philo_beddoe]

Yup, should be fine, looks much better now that fliped the tire around.   And while i was at it, i installed my new dash pad, feul guage and in dash mono speaker.   Sure glad that dash came out ok, was nervous it wasnt gonna fit right.

[p7387]

Looks good, I wish the underside of my truck was that clean!

Seems like your all set, the only thing i can think of is installing an anti vibration nut with nylon insert on the non removable side, but with your multiple nut setup you should be fine

[philo_beddoe]

The underside is what most folks neglect the most.  You need to spend time down there.  Any surface rust should be cleaned and apply type of rust reformer, then a heavy duty black paint, then keep it lightly coated with blaster lubricant, same co. as pb blaster. WD 40 works good, but wont hold up long in the winter.  Right about this time of year i give it a heavy coating for the winter, like a whole gallon.  I spray it using a heavy duty spray bottle.  And then lightly hit it all winter. It should never be dry down there, water will start to oxidize.  And ya gotta spray every nook and cranny, LOOK for areas to hit, use a flashlight.  For paint i use rustoleum truck bed coating and rustoleum rubberized undercoating. 

[Jason S]

  then keep it lightly coated with blaster lubricant, same co. as pb blaster. WD 40 works good, but wont hold up long in the winter.

I bought Fluid Film at the local NAPA (never saw it before moving to Kansas), they said that local farmers use this a lot for corrosion protection.  It seems to work pretty well, it hasn't softened or affected automotive enamel on hinges I've used it on and has had good staying power.