Bed Mounted Spare Tire Mount

hosejockey61

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When I can drop the rear seat (e.g. I buy a daily or my kids grow up) - I want to do something similar to this.
 
i'd like to find an old rear seat frame and see if i could make a spare tire perch that would latch in to the floor brackets and be removable when needed.
 
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So are spacer/bumpers not needed for this application? I would think you still want to reduce vibration and shaking as much as possible but that also looks pretty sturdy. Great job either way, looks great OP.
 
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I'm looking forward to seeing how this works out. Moving the spare off the rear is a great move to make.
 
starkey480 said:
@hosejockey61 im curious if you’ve noticed a difference in balance since mounting your spare in the tub.
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I have very little time on it since being tub mounted. It's not my daily driver and I only had it on a couple of trails before I broke my front axle ending my season.

With that being said, the two trips were definitely noticable mainly because I shed a ton of weight. Also, my departure angle is awesome now as I'm not getting hung up on the bumper or tire when on a steep incline or when coming off a ledge.

One thing I will do as time allows us to raise it just a little bit to create more room under it for tools etc. I thought I would have enough but not quite.
 
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hosejockey61 said:
I have very little time on it since being tub mounted. It's not my daily driver and I only had it on a couple of trails before I broke my front axle ending my season.

With that being said, the two trips were definitely noticable mainly because I shed a ton of weight. Also, my departure angle is awesome now as I'm not getting hung up on the bumper or tire when on a steep incline or when coming off a ledge.

One thing I will do as time allows us to raise it just a little bit to create more room under it for tools etc. I thought I would have enough but not quite.
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Report back as you get more time with it. I’m interested in increasing climbing ability but would only give up cargo space if it makes a big difference.
 
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Probably not one of my better ideas, but for a while this worked. I welded two grade 8 bolts together, one side for the rear seatbelt bolt hole and the other was 1/2" and used a lug nut. It held the tire tight, but in hindsight, probably wouldn't have stayed put in a bad accident.
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I leave the rear most back seat brackets in place. This creates an anchor for a strap. I throw the tire in the back face down. I have a specific cut to length cargo strap that straps over the tire. I use the back side of the wheel to hold my recovery bag that the strap runs over. I have yet to find that tire to come loose over a full weekend of wheeling. No added weight and nothing to bolt or unbolt. It also creates a flat surface to throw your tool bags onto or something small. If I throw the tool bags on top of the tire, I use a secondary small strap, run the strap through the handle loops and tighten down across the tire.
 
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