Spare Tire Carrier

[derek7871]

Does anybody know where I could get a spare tire carrier? I've looked in all my usual places to get parts and I can't find one. I'm not looking for an in-bed carrier, I'd like one to replace my worn out floppy (dangerous) factory under bed carrier. '68 F-100


Cooter

[fordman]

try ebay or the parts wanted section here. if you can't find one in a junkyard. what is worn out about yours?

[derek7871]

The part of the carrier that goes under the tire is worn out to the point that the hanger rod with the collar on it (the one you remove if you're removing the tire) will not hold the tire up. The tire sits 6-8 inches lower on that side and is loose. I suppose I could remove the carrier and beat it back into shape, but I wonder how long that would last?

Cooter

[Alvin in AZ]

"anything can be welded except a broken heart, and it can be mended ;)"
-Bob Beeman RR mechanic
His answer to my question about a dune buggy part. :)

Alvin in AZ

[FordTruck]

Does anybody know where I could get a spare tire carrier? I've looked in all my usual places to get parts and I can't find one. I'm not looking for an in-bed carrier, I'd like one to replace my worn out floppy (dangerous) factory under bed carrier. '68 F-100


Cooter

I got one off of my 70 I never used it and just took it off since I never put them under the truck. If your still looking for one let me know.

[Alvin in AZ]

...just took it off since I never put them under the truck.

Same here, had one but, we up and bolted it under my son's Chevy. LOL :)

Looked for it a while back to give away and while digging around my
junk remembered what happened to it. :)

My parts truck didn't ever have one, you can see it's never had a tire
under it or the frame rails used for a tire carrier. Saw a "new" Chevy
pickup today on a flat-bed wrecker all that was the matter was it had
a torn-up flat tire. Looked close and sure enough it never had a spare
under it either. I had to pay extra for the tire carrier under my '75
dent side, it was a special order item, no kidding. :/

Weird world, huh?
I carry two spares...
http://www.panix.com/~alvinj/file12/spares.jpg
...and fix my own flats.

Alvin in AZ

[fordman]

if you dont get a new one beat it back flat and weld some flat reeinforcement ont heback side of it to keep it from bending back out o f place.

[derek7871]

Thanks for the replies. I've got some time off coming up and I'm planning on beating the old one back into shape and maybe using a washer to effectively make the collar larger so it will maintain it's shape. Seems like there is always a little project to do on the truck......but it sure is fun to drive.


Cooter

[FreakysFords]

If I don't end up putting a fuel tank there, then I plan on mounting a cable lift out of a later truck. I've put them on all my old "hinge" type setups to make life easier. The only hard one I've done was on my 91 Ranger, I had to take both rear bed bolts out and lift the bed a few inches to get room to weld. Took maybe 2 hours total on it and the rest were MUCH easier (though it wasn't exactly hard).

Freaky