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Carrying an oversized spare tire - need ideas

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I am tired of having my oversized spare tire just kinda banging/rolling/falling-over around in the back, as its too wide to fit in the spare tire slot behind the rear wheel-well. Plus, I am thinking about putting in a fresh-water tank in the that slot. So it's time to actually do something about it.

I like the idea of possibly having it on the roof, but those setups are kinda expensive. Plus, seems like it would be a hassle to get it on & off the roof. A swing-door thing off the rear seems better, but can't find a manufacture. Just finding ones that folks have fab'd up themselves.

What are you folks doing?
 
There are some swing out carriers that seem decent. Not sue on tire sizes that fit

What size do you have

@Phil513
 
bent72 said:
There are some swing out carriers that seem decent. Not sue on tire sizes that fit

What size do you have

@Phil513
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I'll look again - but I didn't find any makers of ones that would fit. Only saw ones that people fabricated on their own.
Tires are 285/75/16 - so I guess they are just a hair smaller than 33s.
 
RLC Welding will make one, even though its not listed on his site, and for about the best deal you'll find. If I got a swing away, he's the one I'd call.
 
No prob. BTW, the quote I got from RLC was about $800 if i recall. Which is much cheaper than the other one.

If (when) I ever get a pickup, I'm buying the RLC welding one. But I haul too much stuff with the tailgate down right now, a swing out carrier would be a PITA.

Here's the RLC link.

http://www.rlcweldfab.com/
 
If you're having one built for you, or you're building it yourself, don't get a trailer spindle hinge. Get something bigger or double-shear.
 
AT the recent IH show I went to someone made a rectangular cut out in the tail gate and the tire laid on its side in the bed with about 1/3 sticking out the tailgate. I was thinking you could do it that way or maybe make a vertical cut, but then you would have to re-engineer how the gate opened.

I have a swing away gate from DIY4X, works great but my 37 is a big vision obstruction. I am leaning toward mounting the tire on top of the rear of the cage and making a tilt down assembly that would give me steps up into the back of the rig that would hold the tire. I have only ever needed my spare once and that was on the interstate.
 
I made a mount to store it on the inside, but I also gave up on the rear seat. It saves a little space, kind of, since it's vertical, and nice not to have it banging around. A 35 is tough with the rear seat.

It sure is tempting to just get a nice pump and plug kit. It feels wrong somehow, though I can say I've never actually gotten a flat away from home in my entire life. Always see them flat in the morning due to slow leaks and stuff.
 
kennyw said:
Leave your spare at home once. See what Murphy has planned for you.
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Only once have I gotten away with plugging a tire still on the rim and inflating it,without having to jack the truck up first..if the bead comes off the rim your boned,those little dinky 12V compressors wont get a tire back on the beads--starting fluid might,but that is dangerous..

Most of the flat tires I've had were due to a sidewall being slashed by some debris in the road,rendering the tire useless...last time it was a disc brake pad that fell off someone's vehicle,maybe a scrapper hauling a junker to a nearby scrap yard..you need a spare tire,unless you enjoy walking...
 
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