Rear spare tire thoughts

[seventwozero]

Originally Posted by guruerror

While it met my needs at the time I've since moved the tire to a modded external carrier and am most pleased with this configuration as I'd just rather have more internal space available.

One other thing to consider is that when I did this mod I was running the stock 35s. I believe it would work with a slightly larger tire (37 or 38) but can't say for sure.

If your referring to the modded carrier working with a 37+ sized tire, it does, although the extra width of the tire causes it to bump up against the carrier and not sit flat around the bolts.

I had a local shop chop mine and add 8" to the 'A' frame of it, the also angled it back towards the truck a couple degrees. I'm at work now, when I get some free time later I'll post a couple photos.

Coming from a truck that had the internal carrier, I'm pleased with the rear carrier. Up here, in the winter, the last thing I want to do is take a salty/sandy flat tire and throw it inside my clean interior, not to mention having to wrestle it onto that carrier inside. The added space is what I was after, and have accomplished that so I'm fairly content. Although, the swing out is a PITA if you are in and out of the back much, give and take I guess.