Bed mounted spare tire ideas - Rugged Ridge and Others

[jsalbre]

There’s a reason desert race trucks usually have the spares strapped down. Any bed rail attached option is likely to put unwan

Were I looking to bed mount a spare I’d probably do something like this (note that it does require drilling holes in the bed.

https://www.addictivedesertdesigns.com/news/universal-truck-tire-carrier

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[Bulldog10]

Are you talking about the Wilco bed rail side mount-I ask as I just ordered one and would like to know what are the problems/ It is expensive for what it seems but I do want the bed mount.

Mine is GREAT-Check Your Installation-I Have NO Problems at All!!

 

[Bulldog10]

I have the Wilco and it's not great. Frankly, it's garbage for the price.

edit
wrote a bunch but it was a rant... just know that the mounting isn't great, there's a ton of leverage on the rail that results in a lot of bouncing, and I'm afraid of the long-term impact on the rail system without the hacky solution I have planned to secure the tire better.
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AEV has the right idea but it's heavy AF. I think someone could fab their own and do a much better job because a lot of the weight has to do with being stable at several different heights.

 

[Silvertruck]

WORKS FANTASTIC!

I dont know about the spare mount but the ole school dawg is pretty rad. Go dawgs!!!

 

[SteveInOrlando]

I dig the AEV one- it’s vertical so you have more bed space.

drawback is you lose visibility out the back window.

That rim is sick!

 

[drdfblackm]

Reviving....are there any spare tire carriers/roll type bars that work with a bak flip type bed cover. I want the bed cover and not sure I want to loose my bed space having the wheel and tire in the bed.....just looking for suggestions.

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