Factory spare tire holder question

[76k5blazerr]

I have been wanting a factory tire holder for my 76 blazer for a while now. I'm talking about the one that bolts to the floor and the rear passenger side bedside, not the seatback one. I just found one on for sale for 100 bucks. My question is will the tire holder fit a larger than stock tire? My current spare is a 31 but I may need to fit up to a 33 in it. Will it work?

 

[dremu]

Gah, that's a ton of money. Short answer: 31" will fit no problem as it was about the largest stock tire size offered. 33" will be kinda tight.

I remember there being a couple of styles. On my CUCV (which is an '85ish Blazer, more or less), I could fit a 33" on the existing carrier:

http://www.slosh.com/ck5/boogabuild/booga-half-cab-2.JPG

The tire squished into the back of the rear seat, however, as you can see by the wrinkles. Wasn't bad, but if your tire gets nasty or you split the tread, you might not want to get the seat dirty and/or poke the steel belts through the vinyl.

Anyway, the limit of tire size isn't decided by the carrier itself but by the space to fit it in.

And for a C-note, I'd scrounge some angle iron and drill it myself, or even use 2x2 lumber. (Obviously the preferred solution would be to find a cheaper one @ the junkyard or whatever, or weld one up, but I presume those options aren't available to you.)

-- A

 

[76k5blazerr]

I've got a welder, I guess I could weld one up. You think 100 is way to much?

 

[dremu]

I've got a welder, I guess I could weld one up. You think 100 is way to much?

Gah, to do the factory style one, just tube. Hell, get you some conduit, flatten the ends in a press or vise, drill holes. Hardly needs welding even. If you have a welder you can make whatever you want, fit the tire whichever way you want.

But that's just me and I like building things. If you want the end result more than spending the time to DIY, then the money would be worth it.

-- A

 

[snowdriver]

100 does seem a little steep,if you decide to make one,don't use conduit,just to weak to be holding a tire and wheel as you are bouncing through the trails,mild structural steel is not very expensive,or keep looking for a factory one and modify to fit whatever you want

 

[Kain]

I have 33x 12.5 15 in my factory tire mount