Wanted the spare under the bed and wanted to to be easy to drop.
Started by going to Pull-a-Part in Nashville. Found a spare tire "reel" in an S-10 that had the bed removed. Then I built a crossmember for it.
After removing original spare mounting bar, I anstalled this one in between the rails.
Drilled below the tailgate with a 5/8" lining up the hole with the reel.
Made a shaft that will use my lug wrench to turn it.
And . . . . it's mounted.
Spare Mount setup
Spare Mount setup
If thou bleedest not, thou workest not. - Hezekiah 2:12
- charliemccraney
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- Joined: July 9, 2008, 10:02 pm
- Location: Lawrenceville, GA
Re: Spare Mount setup
That is slick. I thought about doing that a long time ago. Never did and now there is a fuel tank in the way.
Lawrenceville, Ga
1961 F100 Unibody
318 Y-block (292 +.070 bore, +.170 stroke), FMS T5-Z w/Mustang 10.5" diaphragm clutch.
1961 F100 Unibody
318 Y-block (292 +.070 bore, +.170 stroke), FMS T5-Z w/Mustang 10.5" diaphragm clutch.