Replace spare tire hoist

[Anubis]

My spare is my cell phone and towing insurance. I don’t need all that junk under the bed nor do I need to replace a friggin spare tire after it’s usable life expires.

 

[Supercharged111]

My spare is too small so useless to me.

 

[Frank Enstein]

My spares are usually the best of what I just removed..... so tread very well worn, but not made in 99, either.

I should check the date code on the spare in the Buick.... It could be from the 80's. 90's at best.

How far back do DOT date codes go? I wonder about the tire in my avatar.... I assume it's from the 70's. I found it along the rail road tracks when I was camping in the 90's. It looks really nice, but has a gash in the sidewall.

3 digit DOT code 1999 and older. 4 digit 2000 and up. First 2 are week (1 to 52) second 2 are year.

 

[Frank Enstein]

Mini spares make decent wheel chocks!

 

[PlayingWithTBI]

My Crossfire came with a 12V air pump and a jug of fix-a-flat It really was kinda neat, you hook the air pump's hose to the 'fix-a-flat jug, then its hose to the tire. While pumping the tire up it shoots goo inside the tire too. I used it once and made it to the Firestone Tire store.

 

[someotherguy]

My Crossfire came with a 12V air pump and a jug of fix-a-flat It really was kinda neat, you hook the air pump's hose to the 'fix-a-flat jug, then its hose to the tire. While pumping the tire up it shoots goo inside the tire too. I used it once and made it to the Firestone Tire store.

The SRT8's came with the compressor and bottle of Slime. It's great for killing the TPMS sensor.. :/

The factory spare wheels are too small to fit over the Brembo front brakes so they just don't include a spare. The aftermarket eventually came out with a solution that didn't require a spacer, then I did the 6 piston front upgrade w/15.4" rotors so again that one doesn't fit, either.

Richard

 

[PlayingWithTBI]

It's great for killing the TPMS sensor.. :/

I fixed that with a small piece of black plastic tape - over the light bulb

 

[1989GMCSIERRA]

junkyard. Pretty much any GM truck.

 

[badco]

I've got a couple. Pay shipping or the flat rate post office deal and u can have it.

 

[Stephen Pollard]

My cable is frayed and broken, and the crossmember is rusted. I have a spare double ratchet strapped in place to keep be bed empty.

I haven't gotten the bed off yet, but my plan is to get a piece of c-channel and weld it to the frame, then use a universal one off Amazon.