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Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 2:51 am
by HingsingM37
Carter,
The new rubber looks sweet
Spare
Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 4:23 am
by Nickathome
My truck is a B1, and although I would like to install the spare tire carrier on the door frame, I will be just as happy to retrofit an inside the bed carrier in lieu of. Now if I can find either that won't rape my wallet just to purchase I'll be doing something.
Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 5:31 am
by Cal_Gary
Spare carrier.
Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 6:17 am
by Nickathome
I like the bumper mounted spare carrier. One way to rid oneself of the need to open the spare carrier before climbing in.
Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 7:46 am
by cuz
Nobody can see in with a canvas tonneau cover - so why not just lay the tire on the bed floor like 60 million other truck owners?
I'm talking a driver and I am very tired of moving the tire every time I have stuff to slide up in the bed. Even with a tonneau cover I carry several tool boxes and parts containers.
Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 9:40 am
by Master Yota
cuz wrote:Nobody can see in with a canvas tonneau cover - so why not just lay the tire on the bed floor like 60 million other truck owners?
I'm talking a driver and I am very tired of moving the tire every time I have stuff to slide up in the bed. Even with a tonneau cover I carry several tool boxes and parts containers.
I see.
Why not consider a swing out carrier (a-la-Jeep) to mount either from one of the rear bumperette's, or perhaps if you have a reciever hitch, from an insert. Its not difficult to build a pivot with an arm, and 99% of the motoring public wouldn't know if it was factory or not. A rear bumper mounted spare would be more visually appealing than one hanging off the front bumper like the Fords of the 70's...
The pocket in the tonneau cover isn't a bad idea either...
Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 2:29 pm
by Master Yota
Carter,
Could you do me a favor by taking two measurments for me? I need a distance from the center of the rear fender lip to the ground, and one from the front frame rail behind the bumper to the ground.
I forgot to take them before I tore my M apart with the swap, and now I have no baseline for the new suspension to see how much lift I've gained.
I figured with the new rubber on your M its as close to factory height as I can get.
Thanks, Ray