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relocating the spare tire, but to where

parlusk

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I just removed my rack and spare tire to make room for my generator that i am getting ready to mount.. i have four spare tires mounted in the bed, but i would like to relocate the other somewhere else. has anyone done this before? i searched the forms and couldn't find anything about it. i was thinking in the very back under the bed where most pickup trucks have theirs mounted. any input or suggestions?
 

parlusk

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they came with the truck and were already in the bed so i just mounted them there.... to me it was better than trying to find a place to store them.
 

parlusk

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probably not but the thought would cross my mind... i really didn't have a place to store them at the time, so i just made a place to mount them in the back. two is one and one is none. i am building my deuce as a bug over or bug out vehicle. so the more spares the better
 

quickfarms

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Get a portable folding cage and the tools to break the tires down. A patch kit and a couple of extra tubes. It would fit into a space smaller than two tires and you could fix multiple flats.
 

sigo

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The long bed 5ton M814 has the spare mounted in the rear. Take a look and see if you could make a similar setup work for a deuce. I don't know if there is enough room, but its a possibility.
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parlusk

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thanks for the reply... i measured and there is enough room. i am hoping to reuse the lift the used to be on the side, if not the i will just build something like this.
 

rmgill

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When I added the second fuel tank to my truck, I mounted two spares in the bed along with a trailer spare. Front of the bed strapped down with ratchet ties to the bed racks and bed. I added a small hoist in the back of the bed on the right to make getting them in and out possible by myself.
 
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