I've moved my under bed factory spare tire, normally mounted using the chain gear lift with drive rod thingy, and placed it in the bed of my pickup. The reason is I did it is my eyesight, flexibility, and strength of my youth is no longer sufficient to get a spare tire out at night on a highway in the rain (flats happen in the worst rainstorms, it's a Murphy thing). So the next time I need to mount a spare, I'm just gonna pull it out of the bed of my pickup instead.

Problem is, I want to mount it so it's secure, I don't want it flying banging around during evasive emergencies or an accident etc. The catch is, I don't want it above bed height either, I want it to stay covered up by my tonneau cover, so I'm guessing I need to mount it more or less flat.

Do you guys know of any aftermarket mounting kit that will do that, or can you think of a jury rig ? I'm pretty handy if you can think of something that's not clunky and made from 2x4 wood and crap like that.

Any advice or information much appreciated.

Pretty sure some of these can go right through the bed to hold the tire.

https://www.etrailer.com/dept-...rrier-pm-Fulton.aspx

Sounds like a reasonable plan. More than once I’ve seen someone’s spare ‘frozen’ in place under the bed. At the very least, not a bad idea to release it on a summer’s day, check everything then lube the mechanism.

Many beds have a tie down hook in the corner, even a quality bungee cord is better than nothing. I also carry an upgraded Jack in my truck. Even though I’ve not had a flat recently, this Jack was essential with a few trailer tire changes over recent years.

Easiest thing that I can think of is.
A hook that's attached to the front wall that fits in the hole in the rim.
With a rope on it that you pull to disengage the hook.

Then you walk back to the endgate and pull another rope that is attached to the tire to slide it back too you

I saw it on a logging pickup in Northern California.

The tire lays on the bed of the truck.

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Originally posted by sourdough44:
Sounds like a reasonable plan. More than once I’ve seen someone’s spare ‘frozen’ in place under the bed. At the very least, not a bad idea to release it on a summer’s day, check everything then lube the mechanism.

Many beds have a tie down hook in the corner, even a quality bungee cord is better than nothing. I also carry an upgraded Jack in my truck. Even though I’ve not had a flat recently, this Jack was essential with a few trailer tire changes over recent years.

What type of upgraded jack are you using. Small trolly jack, HD sissors jack on steroids, ??

https://www.fleetfarm.com/deta...37|12942|13094|13287


This is the Jack I carry in my truck. I’ve used it with several tire changes. There may be a few other identical ones with a different name.

Cable lock it to a tie down in the bed. Assuming there is one already installed.

Fit something like this to the bed with a secure tie down. If it’s hidden under the cover for security, that would make the strapping easier. Otherwise you’ll need something lockable.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Ke...chor-89316/204820651

This is what we use in some of our patrol vehicles. Only downside is they take up a lot of your bed, but getting the tire out is really easy and quick. I've posted just links to the photos as I'm at work and can't be bothered to resize right now.

https://i.imgur.com/8JPqeNw.jpeg

https://i.imgur.com/ZhOGAbA.jpeg

I read this thread with some interest. It reminds me to purchase a hydraulic bottle jack and to carry wooden blocks to make lifting the truck easier. I also carry a very powerful 24vDC impact wrench and associated lug nut socket and a torque stick to properly tighten the spare on the studs.

Weld a couple of threaded rods to the bed and get a couple of lug nuts...

Go get a trailer safety chain from harbor freight, put the tire in the front of the bed and chain it to one of the tie down points. This will hold it in place and cost around $10.

Chain/cable to a hold down sounds like the best plan. If you mount it permanently to the bed, no matter where you put it, I guarantee you will quickly encounter a situation where it will be inconveniently in the way of something you need to load and you'll end up moving it.