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| | | Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 46 Member | | Member Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 46 | This is for you AD 1-tonners (3804)...Anyone out there have a complete original under the bed sparetire carrier? My '48 carrier is missing & I would like to know what to look for. A discription or picture would really help. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 | Do you have a factory assembly manual? There are diagrams in there of them. The funny thing is that they never show a tire on the rim. I am guessing that it only carried the rim but that seems a little strange. | | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 | Seems it was that way on the trucks 3/4 ton and larger up into the '70s and early '80s. Not sure as to why, but the tire itself was an extra cost option. The only thing I can think is that maybe they figured that the purchaser could get a tire for less than what it would cost to add it to the truck, thus keeping the cost of the truck down in order to compete with rival manufacturers.
Bill Burmeister
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 684 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 684 | Most often the buyer would put a used tire under there. Which sort of makes sense,the pickups I have bought with a new new spare tire was still there when I traded the truck. My 2005 has Aluminum wheels and a steel wheel for a spare.
You can't rotate to the ground. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 184 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 184 | I'm not sure if this is what you are looking for or not, but it ends on Wednesday. I asked the seller and he said it was for 1 tons and up. Ebay Wheel Rim | | | | | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,549 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,549 | If you don't mind driving to Burlington, I now have a '50 GMC 1 ton pickup, that stil has the spare tire carrier under it. You can take a look at it in person. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 | The easiest way to mount a spare is to install a cable winch mechanism from a more modern truck. This would only be good for a working truck that may need the spare to actually come down, not for a restoration,
Scott | | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 . | | . Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 | I never carried a spare with my 52 1 ton pickup.
Until I decided to drive around the country. I strapped it to the right running board and bed side.
Never needed it on the 8,000 mile trip.
My current project, a 48 2 ton, I don't plan to carry a spare.
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