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RE: Thought... I think the best shot so far has to involve the back of the tuck. In order to keep the tialgate free for use at any time, I am leaning towards the "early GM blazers, Ford broncos etc" general concept pictured a bit above, so that the spare can easily be swung clear of the gate at...

So far Mangus idea and BFR drawing seem like alot of results for the least work and cost. With a shelter in the bed, anything sticking of the tailgate would have to be on the outside, that is aft of the gate. The radius of the big tire is about 22" or 24"?. So, the original spare tire winch...

Thanks for the comments on the design so far. I am not a mechanical designer, I hope for more comments. Maybe someone runnig XLs or super singles and not using the normal spare mount will eventually design and build up such a mount. A "davit" it is called? I was 'triangulating', which is about...

I think I like the idea of a swing-out mount. Less change of an accident while raising or lowering the gate. If it were made with a bracket that let the gate take much of the weight when the tire was stowed, the mount could be made more simple and would not have to stress the side of the truck...

A position on the back of the tailgate like this?

G., The set is rather large size since it is a diesel. It consumes the space. Even if it were higher by a few inches (and therefore difficult to service) there would be no room for a tire. I could have put a little gasser there, but then would have had to add another fuel tank and I would...

It's possible that I might go to the big XL tires. plusses: lower engine RPMs. neutrals: truck height goes from 144 inches to 146.25 inches (based on DM96's measurement of his ground to axle center of 22.75 with the XL's versus 20.5" for 11.00x20's). minuses: oops.. now I "must" carry a big...