15.5- 395 spare in stock location

[tm america]

after all this talk of front mounted spares or how to get a spare in the bed i was looking at my truck to see what it would take to fit the spare in the stock location.and as best i can see so far it looks close.stock 9.00 is 40inches tall and 15.5s are 46inches tall that means lust 3inches each way .i think i might need to move the spare tire carrier forward about a inch to clear the tire doing this will give me clearance issues with the tool box which could be modified very easily has anyone else tried this yet .i'm gonna try messing with it tomorrow and see what i find once i get it hanging under there

 

[gimpyrobb]

Best choice is a 14.50r20 or 1100r20.

 

[Westech]

your going to have to move it down a inch or two also. I did it to my deuce when i was running 11:00 XL's with M135 rims

 

[tm america]

gimp have you raised you 395 up under there to see how far off it is .i never even tried it yet since i fegured it would be way off but after having the tape measure out today it doesnt look to far off

 

[tm america]

i have mine on stock rims like alot of guys do i know it wouldnt work with aftermarket rims

 

[gimpyrobb]

Yeah, too much trouble for me to tinker with. I don't feel I have enough storage as it is. I don't wanna loose more! I think my next project will be a BIG under bed fuel tank.

 

[tm america]

deuces came with 11.00s on m34-135 rims so i would guess they would fit in the stock local without mods.did the m34 have a different spare carrier

 

[gimpyrobb]

I had to mod mine a little cause I used an A3 rim. I think it could work relativley easy with 14.50s on hemtt rims.

 

[tm america]

i just didnt know if anyone had tried or if everyone did like me and didnt even bother

 

[gimpyrobb]

Don't know enough about them to say yes or no.

 

[gimpyrobb]

I had a 395 on a stock rim hanging on mine. Looking at it, I decided against it. Those tires take up ALOT of room!

 

[tm america]

the spare tire carrier hangs down past the frame and my tires dont stick out past the rim my only worry from top to bottom is the airpack

 

[gimpyrobb]

Should be in there pretty good. I doubt they would have put a skid-plate on it if it was dainty.

 

[tm america]

i was gonna let the air out of it raise it up there to see what i need to do to make it work i willl take plenty of picsin the process

 

[tm america]

ya if i have to deal with clearence problems with the air pack i wil probably angle mount the spare carrier slightly so the tire will clear the airpack that way im only loosing ground clearence in the center not under the whole tire

 

[ranchand]

DDid You ever get it to work?

 

[tm america]

yes i did get it to fit there i posted a thread with pics .Do a search for 15.5 spare on deuce (pics)if not i will put some pics up here toi've had it mounted there for a couple months now no problems just minor mods to get it to fit.It is tight but it clears