Carrying Spare Tire for my 3500

[rose359]

I just purchased a reconditioned wheel and a used tire for a spare. My truck came from the previous owner less a spare tire, jack, lug wrench, and tire carrier. It appears to have room for a tire under the box, but nothing is present to hang it. I am OK carrying the tire in the box, but will need a way to secure it. Any suggestions on securing a tire in the box. What would be needed to hang the tire below the bed? Thanks

 

[Vanishing Point]

Once again we need the year, make, and model (3500) which is all we got! in order to give you a more accurate response. But if you can't seem to locate (because of corrosion or removal by a previous owner) the existing tire carrier underneath the rear portion of your vehicle were it is usually located. You can try and relocate your spare and mount it more securely to the inside bed of your truck which LMC https://www.lmctruck.com/1988-98-chevy-gmc/in-bed-tire-carrier makes and adapter for if you don't mine drilling some holes? (which
alot of us don't like to do!). So whatever you decide be sure and let us know how it all turns out for you, and good luck!

 

[rose359]

Once again we need the year, make, and model (3500) which is all we got! in order to give you a more accurate response. But if you can't seem to locate (because of corrosion or removal by a previous owner) the existing tire carrier underneath the rear portion of your vehicle were it is usually located. You can try and relocate your spare and mount it more securely to the inside bed of your truck which LMC https://www.lmctruck.com/1988-98-chevy-gmc/in-bed-tire-carrier makes and adapter for if you don't mine drilling some holes? (which
alot of us don't like to do!). So whatever you decide be sure and let us know how it all turns out for you, and good luck!

Thanks; the truck is an 1988 Scottsdale 3500 (454 with Holley 750 - 5 Speed. The hardware was not lost due to corrosion; this truck is clean underneath.

 

[GoToGuy]

Is that a square body still?

 

[GoToGuy]

You would have had the rear under bed tire carrier. Not the tire hoist. It's clean because they never put the tire carrier back in place. It's this style. You undo the key on right side lowering one side. There are kits to install later style hoist type like the next generation of truck 400 series.

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[454cid]

Assuming it's GMT-400, there should be a hoist located in the X rear crossmember, and one or two light guage crossmembers bolted to the frame so that the tire doesn't rock back and forth. In the north they tend to get rusty and not work. I removed mine last time I had the bed off. The light guage crossmember was so rusted it would no longer have done much. I've had my tire in the bed floating around for years.... no one bothers it around here.

 

[454cid]

You can try and relocate your spare and mount it more securely to the inside bed of your truck which LMC https://www.lmctruck.com/1988-98-chevy-gmc/in-bed-tire-carrier

Oh man, just like my dad's 76 Dodge.... I don't remember if that was OEM or if he did that. He had a cap on that truck so it was more secure. My tire just slides around until it finds a spot near the front of the box, and stays there. It can't be seen unless someone looks, and no one arounf here seems to bother an OEM steel wheel with a 1/2 bald tire.

 

[Onizukachan]

88 3500 would be squarebody, not gmt400.

see post #5

 

[454cid]

88 3500 would be squarebody, not gmt400.

see post #5

They existed, according to the 88 dealer brochure.

 

[mattillac]

First GMT400 for me; 88 Scottsdale 3500

Introduction First GMT400 for me; 88 Scottsdale 3500 Since selling my 66 C10 in May, I was missing having a truck for random hauling tasks. I found a 3500 on Minneapolis craigslist that checked the right boxes; it wasn't rusted out, it only has 67,000 miles on the clock, manual transmission...

www.gmt400.com

Looks like a GMT400 in the thread above.

Here is the information kit for 1988.

https://www.gm.com/content/dam/company/no_search/heritage-archive-docs/vehicle-information-kits/chevrolet-trucks/1988-Chevrolet-Truck.pdf

On page 30 of the PDF (standard equipment) it says.

"Spare Tire Carrier: Winch type mount under frame at rear"

On page 139 there is a rpo code "P13", described as.

"Carrier, Spare Wheel and Tire: Side mounted, available only when spare tire is specified.....no additional charge"

I couldn't find any RPO there for spare tire delete.

Below is a image/link of what the hoist parts might look like if still available.

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1988 Chevrolet C3500 Spare Tire Hoist. Hoist - 15733295 | Wholesale Parts Online - Bob Hook Chevrolet, Louisville KY

Spare Tire Hoist. Hoist. 1988 Chevrolet C3500. Genuine Chevrolet Part - 15733295 (15721540). Ships from Wholesale Parts Online - Bob Hook Chevrolet, Louisville KY

www.wholesalegmpartsonline.com

Food for thought.