Here's a picture of the right side only spare on our 51 1/2 ton.Its hand hammered by someone in the past,apparently no welding was done..When I refinished the truck, I left the fender cutout as is, I like the hand done look.The original tire carrier was home made.I cut it off and used regular GM tire carrier, but had to modify it so the tire fit into the fender well. On AD trucks, the tire is some distance from the running board.
Farmer fender well
