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[wayoflife]

What size of tire does the factory location allow? I’m assuming it won’t be as simple as relocating a mount under there to squeak out a couple inches more.

Allows for a 35 but supposedly you can make a 37 fit.

What WJCO said. You can remove the heat shield and make a 37 fit.

Chinese math

:cheesy: :cheesy:

 

[Brute]

Thought about that but with a RTT rack, it might be kind of hard to do. Still, I'm looking into this or something like it as an option.



Prerunner style would be nice but there's no way I'd be able to get something like that made ahead of the JL/JT Experience. Plus, it's make us a lot longer.



LOL - I have a feeling the aluminum hood would buckle under the weight and a 40 would completely block the view ahead :cheesy:

My Series 3 LR was all aluminum, and I had the spare on the hood...but it was a 35"...

 

[wayoflife]

My Series 3 LR was all aluminum, and I had the spare on the hood...but it was a 35"...

Yeah, I've seen LR's and even though they're made out of aluminum, they're a LOT more stout than the JL or JT. LOL

 

[Brute]

Sure, that would help... but sounds like he’s considering a RTT. Can’t wait to see what he comes up with.

I have a 40" standing in the bed in the back of Brute and it's below the cab roof...but it will be a tight fit with the bed rack. Of course, if you let out some air in the spare....

 

[fiend]

Maybe just go without a spare. It’s all the rage, in some quarters.


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[wayoflife]

I have a 40" standing in the bed in the back of Brute and it's below the cab roof...but it will be a tight fit with the bed rack. Of course, if you let out some air in the spare....

That's always an option :crazyeyes:

Maybe just go without a spare. It’s all the rage, in some quarters.

LOL - guess that's an option if I want to be one of the cool kids.

 

[Brute]

There is a lot to be said about being able to hoist a 40" wheel & tire into the back of a pickup and roll it to it's mounting spot versus lifting it onto a couple studs on a tire carrier...I'm a 60 yo man with a bad back and I have lifted my 40" into Brute several times (just to make sure I can)...not to mention getting it off the truck vs traditional tire carrier...I've even thought about having a thin lightweight aluminum ramp to carry to do this even more easily...maybe when I'm 70....

 

[HighwayTrout]

There is a lot to be said about being able to hoist a 40" wheel & tire into the back of a pickup and roll it to it's mounting spot versus lifting it onto a couple studs on a tire carrier...I'm a 60 yo man with a bad back and I have lifted my 40" into Brute several times (just to make sure I can)...not to mention getting it off the truck vs traditional tire carrier...I've even thought about having a thin lightweight aluminum ramp to carry to do this even more easily...maybe when I'm 70....

Sand ladder/ramp. Not a terrible idea. Maybe when I’m 70. lol

 

[jorgelrod]

Maybe just go without a spare. It’s all the rage, in some quarters.


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Yeah, the Tide Pod Challenge crowd...