The Stovebolt Site Forums The Parking Lot '60-'66 Trucks Left Rear Fender with Spare Tire Cut Out

Hello,
I'm getting mixed answers on whether a fender with the spare cut out can only be used on a long bed and/or a short bed...I have a short bed that I'd like to change over to the cut out fender.
Thanks

The spare cut out in the step side rear fender has a different position on a long bed than the short bed (I think). I suggest you look at photos on Google (Google Images) and see if you agree. I certainly did see the cut out fender on both short and long bed trucks on Google Images. Some of the long beds just had the spare mounted to the outside of the bed above the long step without the cut out fender.

Discussions from a previous thread: https://www.stovebolt.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/1100680/1.html

I used a long bed fender on my short bed truck intentionally. The short bed fender moves the spare tire up higher... which, to me, wasn't as visually appealing as the long bed fender, which dropped the tire down lower.

http://i645.photobucket.com/albums/...e%20Trim%2001-24-2015/LF_zps5ae2ee8a.jpg

http://i645.photobucket.com/albums/...%20Trim%2001-24-2015/RF2_zps8c00540a.jpg

http://i645.photobucket.com/albums/...%20Trim%2001-24-2015/RF1_zpsb423d043.jpg

Pictures to show the difference in factory spare tire fenders are linked in the post below.


So to summarize:

6-1/2' bed: Spare tire is mounted high and farther back into fender.

8' bed: Spare tire is mounted lower and closer to the cab.

9' bed: No cut-out at all in the fender. There was room to mount the tire between the cab and the fender without the cut-out.

I have a cut out step side fender shortbed), I want to run a non cut out fenderMaybe we can swap