Spare tire solutions?
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Spare tire solutions?
Soooooo.
Stock spare tire winch was seized up. At some point somebody cut the winch line to access the spare.
A new spare tire winch is something stupid like $110.
One issue here is that I cannot run a mount that puts the tire standing vertical on the side of the bed, because I have a soft tonneau cover that I cannot remove, for a few reasons.
Anybody have any other suggestions as to how to mount or keep a spare tire, aside from just throwing it in the bed? I guess I could run a strap from the tie downs and go through the tire and keep it at the front of the bed, but that's a PITA if I ever need to haul anything long.
Or does anybody know of a source for the winch that isn't silly expensive?
Stock spare tire winch was seized up. At some point somebody cut the winch line to access the spare.
A new spare tire winch is something stupid like $110.
One issue here is that I cannot run a mount that puts the tire standing vertical on the side of the bed, because I have a soft tonneau cover that I cannot remove, for a few reasons.
Anybody have any other suggestions as to how to mount or keep a spare tire, aside from just throwing it in the bed? I guess I could run a strap from the tie downs and go through the tire and keep it at the front of the bed, but that's a PITA if I ever need to haul anything long.
Or does anybody know of a source for the winch that isn't silly expensive?
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From: America's Pizza Oven.. Phoenix, AZ
I think your best bet for a reasonable cost replacement would be a junkyard/ u-pull yard.
With a tonneau cover on, I think the stock under the bed mounting location is best.
With a tonneau cover on, I think the stock under the bed mounting location is best.
Last edited by tonypilot7; Apr 10, 2015 at 01:58 PM.
