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larger tyres spare carrier

Post by built4thrashing »

was wondering how to make my 31 fit onto the rear tyre carrier on a sierra. what have others done?
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Post by RB zook »

my 31 fits on ther better than stock tyre. it dosent touch the tail gate
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Post by Bad JuJu »

Unscrew the 3 rubber doorstops from the tailgate

worked for me ... 32x10.5 monoform mongrels on 7.5x15 ROH Trek II Sunrasia style rims
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Post by built4thrashing »

mine wont fit at all. Studs dont even make it into rim. tyres are 31x10.5R15 on sunraiser rims. is currently tied to roll bar but when i put rear seat in i got nowhere for it
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Post by Bad JuJu »

Will the spare fit on back to front ???
What is your rim width & offset ??
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Post by built4thrashing »

rims are 15x7 with 20%ofset i think. are just standard sunraiser rims for a suzuki
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Post by suzukisam »

mine hits the bumper, i removed the three rubbers and also packed out the bottom bolts on the carrier to swing it up and away from the bumper enough, i also put a wheel spacer behind the rim. i've got 31x10.5 on 6.5" alloys with 4" backspacing

oh and the coily wheel hanger is longer than the leafy ones as the backspacing of the rims is greater. so if you have a leafy just grab a coily hanger and you'll solve all your probs
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Post by N*A*M »

put your spare on back to front and the studs should reach
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Post by Guy »

Dude .. I reckon thats the least of your problems .. How do you clear the springs etc ??
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Post by RIKSTR »

I had 32"x11.5 on 8" rims and had no probs
Is it the tyre or the rim, buy this i mean if you let down the tyre will it fit.
We used to let my mates tyre down bolt it on and pump it up.

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Post by bigsteve »

I fitted a 31 no probs and would have shat in a 33 on my old zook, this wa with the bumper replaced with a tube setup that only poked out a couple of mm from the edge of the bottom of the door.

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Post by built4thrashing »

clearance is not a problem on the rear but tyres do rub on back of the front leaves on full lock.

So how much further out does a coily sit and does it mount on to the rear soft top door the same??
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Post by bigsteve »

built4thrashing wrote:clearance is not a problem on the rear but tyres do rub on back of the front leaves on full lock.

So how much further out does a coily sit and does it mount on to the rear soft top door the same??


I heard that coily's had different offset on the rims, this could affect they way the spare mounts but as the mount on the tailgate is identical.

Perhaps a different rim for your spare?? I have a few different ones to choose from ;)
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Post by suzukisam »

bigsteve wrote:
built4thrashing wrote:clearance is not a problem on the rear but tyres do rub on back of the front leaves on full lock.

So how much further out does a coily sit and does it mount on to the rear soft top door the same??


I heard that coily's had different offset on the rims, this could affect they way the spare mounts but as the mount on the tailgate is identical.

Perhaps a different rim for your spare?? I have a few different ones to choose from ;)


the coily mount sticks out further to account for the 15mm greater offset
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Post by built4thrashing »

ok then my next question is who has a spare spare tyre mount from a coily they will sell me?
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Post by RB zook »

ill swap ya for a transfer case :D
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Post by built4thrashing »

if only i had a spare. whats ya price for it?
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Post by RB zook »

nah sorry it isnt fore sale i shouldnt have posted that.
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Post by bigsteve »

built4thrashing wrote:ok then my next question is who has a spare spare tyre mount from a coily they will sell me?


I only have one from a leafy, it couldn't be that hard to modify it though.

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Post by Guy »

built4thrashing wrote:ok then my next question is who has a spare spare tyre mount from a coily they will sell me?


Heres an idea .. Should be able to keep the cost under $20 ..

Pull your spare tyre carrier off .. Take one of your wheel nuts down the the local Repco\Supercheap\bolt shop and get 3 longer bolts with the same thread as your wheel nut .. buy 3 nuts to fit longer bolts.

Go home knock the studs outa your spare wheel carrier and put your 3 long bolts in their place .. use some washers under the lock nuts to space the tyre further out from the bodywork ..

Bolt your spare tyre back on

Your done ..
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Post by suzukisam »

love_mud wrote:
built4thrashing wrote:ok then my next question is who has a spare spare tyre mount from a coily they will sell me?


Pull your spare tyre carrier off .. Take one of your wheel nuts down the the local Repco\Supercheap\bolt shop and get 3 longer bolts with the same thread as your wheel nut .. buy 3 nuts to fit longer bolts.
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to save you the bother of taking your nuts down...

the thread is a Metric 12 fine or M12 x 1.25 :D
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Post by built4thrashing »

there lies a problem. My studs are welded in on the carrier and one has a stripped thread thats why i wanna get a new one
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Post by OVERKILL ENG »

This willl solve your problem :D
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Post by Guy »

built4thrashing wrote:there lies a problem. My studs are welded in on the carrier and one has a stripped thread thats why i wanna get a new one


Cut em off and drill some holes, they are gonna be tossed anyway. What have you got to loose ??

I honestly would not bother with running a spare. Carry some tyre plugs and a half decent compressor and you will fix most punctures anyways.. And when you go wheeling make sure a friend has a spare :D
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