Spare tire bracket removal?

I took my spare tire and put it in the bed. The 2 brackets that held the tire in place, leave on or take off?

95 Tacoma

 

leave on

 

I took mine off. Cleans up the underside of the rear end. I don’t plan on putting my spare back under there so I removed it.

 

That's what my plan is or was. It's just 2 bolts on each bracket right?

 

Yes 2 bolts per bracket and I believe the nut is welded to the bracket if I recall

 

How do you get the nut off then?

 

Good question. Might have been a bolt that sandwiches to the cross piece? It’s beeb awhile since I took them off. They’re in the garage. Now you got me wanting to look at them but I’m away from the house.

 

I'll check this afternoon

 

4.5" grinder with a Cutting wheel .

I just can`t get into crawling under the truck to check the air pressure

Then I never had a mount that was not rusted solid and the tire flat

 

Heck with it then. If it was just an unbolt, I'd do it right now.

 

It is just an unbolt

 

Just unbolt the 4 nuts. Nothing else, no cutting or other BS?

 

Exactly. If was any harder than unbolting, I’d have been too lazy to do it haha

 

Let Us know how it goes

 

Take it off and mount an extra gas tank there!

 

I tried, but the nuts wouldn't budge. Not to mention, I have no leverage either.
I'll take it to my exhaust shop mechanic and have him take them off, probably with air gun

 

You have to remove the bed to access the bolts from the top.

 

I would think that it does add a bit of lateral stability to our already flimsy rear C channel frames.... I'd leave it i there unless you plan on putting something in it's place... I've got dreams of an aux tank, but dreams they must stay for now

 

When I was under there, I thought the same. I'll leave it for now. Thanks all