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Let's see where your spare tire is mounted.

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by LuckyE34, Jan 28, 2014.

  1. Jan 28, 2014 at 1:14 AM
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    LuckyE34

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    I don't wanna mount my spare underneath the truck. So let's see them!
     
  2. Jan 28, 2014 at 5:58 AM
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    RearViewMirror

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    Either on a mount in the bed or have a rear bumper fabricated for that purpose. That's it. Unless you want to put it on a roof rack but that would look stupid. There is actually a guy running around town with one on his roof rack.:rolleyes:
     
  3. Jan 28, 2014 at 6:01 AM
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    mutilatedjak

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    I don't think it would look dumb on the roof rack.....
     
  5. Jan 28, 2014 at 6:14 AM
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    Rear bumper tire gate.

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  6. Jan 28, 2014 at 6:15 AM
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    Maybe it's just his then because it looks stupid as hell sitting on top of the roof to me. Mounted in the bed would get my vote "personally" since I'm not a big fan of them mounted on the rear bumper. But... that's just my opinion. I've seen a bunch of pictures on here with bumper mounts and it is functional no doubt.
     
  7. Jan 28, 2014 at 6:16 AM
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    ckeene9 Case in point! That is a functional set up.
     
  8. Jan 28, 2014 at 6:20 AM
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    I've used a Metal Miller mount on the front rail to mount my off road spare. Suggest thru bolting it to distribute the loads a little better.
    Be sure to order for the correct size tire, so weight is on the floor of the bed - not all hanging off the rail.
    When in Baja I run a cable thru the tire and thru a tie down ring, just to discourage "tire shoppers".
     
  9. Jan 28, 2014 at 9:29 AM
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  10. Jan 28, 2014 at 9:53 AM
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    Lol yes it's just an angle, same size all around.
     
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