Deve,

Maybe this will help. This is a photo of what's left of the spare carrier under my '51. There are two u-shaped crossmembers (one barely visible under the bed crossmember). The carrier itself is long gone, but from what I can tell, fastens diagonally across those two bars bolted to the frame. I'm not sure how far back the tire would extend, but I'm thinking you may have trouble fitting a hitch that extends forward of the rear bed crossmember.

bed picture


Kevin
1951 Chevy 3100 work truck
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1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car)
Busting rust since the mid-60's
If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.