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Wed Mar 28, 2012 10:56 pm

I have 235-75-15 tires on the front and 31" radials on the back. Unfortunately these do not fit under the hood. Last week I went to Phoenix to see the SF Giants in Spring training, so had to take a trip to the Thing Shop and bought a front carrier as well as the rear carrier I got in Sisters OR.

Now I can carry my two spares and maybe I will be ready for real off-roading?

Wed Mar 28, 2012 11:10 pm

No problems with the visibility while driving? Such a huge tire! :D

Wed Mar 28, 2012 11:38 pm

I might turn the tire/wheel over. I have noticed that the thing is really scary when you are at the top of a hill and want to look down where you are thinking you are going to go, you can't see as well as a Baja but I go anyway. Well I will see this weekend in the desert!

Thu Mar 29, 2012 7:49 am

sam_w wrote: I might turn the tire/wheel over. I have noticed that the thing is really scary when you are at the top of a hill and want to look down where you are thinking you are going to go, you can't see as well as a Baja but I go anyway. Well I will see this weekend in the desert!

This might be a little late in the game to suggest, but what about bolting the tire carrier to the front bumper?

Some states do not allow a tire mounted on the hood unless it is inside a tire carrier and is less than 3" bouve the hood line.

Just an FYI

Thu Mar 29, 2012 8:22 am

Loss of visibility in Sams case would concern me a lot..

Ours used to be mounted on the nose... Had a bracket on the nose and a rest plate on the bumper for the tire to rest.

Thu Mar 29, 2012 10:13 am

Not a big fan of "wheels on the hood" (sounds like a bad rap song). Mostly due to visibility reasons. Only time it looks right is when it's directly recessed into the hood which sacrifices trunk space.

Ron's Devilpup

Sam, you may want to figure out how to lower that mount so that the tire rests on the hood rather that sticks up that high. I'd be afraid that some constant lateral movement would eventually fatigue the mount the whole thing might break off. Especially the way YOU drive. :lol:

Thu Mar 29, 2012 12:01 pm

Well we will see.
I am turning the wheel upside down, so it is lower.
I leave tomorrow morning to go to a SoCalBajas off road Thing meet in Landers, CA.
It is in the desert just behind the San Bernardino mountains from LA.
http://socalbajas.yuku.com/topic/2330/3rd-Annual-Thing-A-Thon-March-31-2012?page=1

Thu Mar 29, 2012 4:42 pm

Semper_Dad wrote: Not a big fan of "wheels on the hood" (sounds like a bad rap song). Mostly due to visibility reasons. Only time it looks right is when it's directly recessed into the hood which sacrifices trunk space.

Ron's Devilpup

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Is that a gas can inside the well of the rim?

I had seen those all over Germany and don't know what they are called in English, the German is " Reserveradkanister."
They are getting pricy now, used to be cheap except for 15" rims.

Thu Mar 29, 2012 4:50 pm

I put the 235/75-15 tire on instead of the offset 31" and it has a lot more visibility.

I have a 15" spare wheel gas can that I no longer use. It is in the 63 singlecab spare under the flatbed in the treasure chest. I anyone wants one let me know. I posted something a while ago as I bought a 15" one and the changed to 15" rims the same as my 63 singlecab. I guess I could see if it is OK in my front spare. BTW I wedged the edges of the spare in three places so it is much better.

Thu Mar 29, 2012 7:23 pm

Semper_Dad wrote: Especially the way YOU drive. :lol:

I was thinking this, but didn't want to say it. :D

Thu Mar 29, 2012 7:27 pm

Yes, I used a can from a Volvo.

Tue May 13, 2025 6:14 am

Semper Dad's redesign looks great. But GI Joe's is more practical and inexpensive to do and you can recover some frunk space.