We are at a quagmire with Spare Tire installation. We can’t find an under- bed spare tire assembly, and the solutions to install a bed side rail adapter places the tire, in my opinion, so far out and forward that it looks ugly and interfering with driver side entry. I don’t have a left hand rear fender with the concaved panel either. My truck has right hand under-bed fuel tank and the truck short/bed.
So I have considered a modern under-bed hoisting mechanism.
Has anyone out there installed an under-bed hoisting mechanism and what would have to be modified to accept one of these hoists? Would I have to resort to modern skinny spare tire?
Last edited by TexasA&M48Truck; 05/26/2026 11:55 AM. Reason: Add details
