Spare location

[theswoleguy]

I saw a guy that lives in my old apartment complex with a spare in the bed of his duramax 2500 which sat like they have on the baja trucks. I was wondering what you guys do with your big spares or do any of you carry one?

I was looking into something like this or similar. Ideas/opinions?



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[onebadcoastie]

Mine just stays in the bed of my truck since I turned the factory spare tire location into a mounting area for a second 32 gallon fuel tank.

[JesseKK]

My truck, has 35s. My spare is still teh stock size. I recently had a blow out and teh spare got teh truck hm.

[BlueBayou]

I was just thinking about what I would do the other day..... I have the factory spare but I am rolling 35" tires so I thought maybe I will keep the best of the old ones when I go get new ones and use it as a spare. I wonder if it will fit in the stock location though

[new2deisel]

I have a 35x12.5r17 mounted on my factory steel spare wheel still mounted in stock location under my 05. I know of a few that have a 37" under there.

[theswoleguy]

interesting... just assumed a 35 would not fit there never actually tried it as my 305 spare that was there sat against the plates.

[BlueBayou]

Well I will have to try it out I guess.... I have 315/75/16 and if it fits I will use on of my old ones as a full spare

[new2deisel]

Originally Posted by BlueBayou

Well I will have to try it out I guess.... I have 315/75/16 and if it fits I will use on of my old ones as a full spare

I left my factory spare there until I put new tires on earlier this year. I used the factory spare steel wheel and used one of my old 35's. The tire guy did not recommend it because of a wide tire on a narrow wheel but did it anyways. Knock on wood that I will never have to use it.

[WDCDAVE]

Like the idea of the spare tank you have a write up on that??
Man that would work for me, my trucks travel the winter roads up here we do 2200 km round trips with fuel stations far and few between,with fuel at $1.60 a litre I try packing as much as possible,
Were did you get the tank from?How is it plumbed?

[onebadcoastie]

Originally Posted by WDCDAVE

Like the idea of the spare tank you have a write up on that??
Man that would work for me, my trucks travel the winter roads up here we do 2200 km round trips with fuel stations far and few between,with fuel at $1.60 a litre I try packing as much as possible,
Were did you get the tank from?How is it plumbed?

You asking me about a write up??