Where did you put your spare tire?

[aspiringthomas]

(1965 C10)I would like to put my spare tire between the frame rails at the rear of the truck but I also am interested in moving my gas tank out of the cab. Any ideas. Where have you put your spare?

[Billett]

what's a spare?

[bonehead]

Your question is one of the issues why I retro-fitted my tank back into the cab, that the PO had moved to under the bed. I like the spare tire in the stock location.

Think carefully before you move your tank, the move creates many issues that need to have solutions engineered for like: filler location and type, spare tire location, rear tank ground clearance, etc.

I like my tank behind the seat, and I like my spare under the bed, it is rarely used and out of the way.

good luck

[71swb4x4]

In the shed.
Tire and road technology is so great today that there isn't a lot of need for a spare.
If I am going on a long trip I will throw the spare in the bed, otherwise it sits in the shed.

[jbgroby]

Originally Posted by 71swb4x4

In the shed.
Tire and road technology is so great today that there isn't a lot of need for a spare.
If I am going on a long trip I will throw the spare in the bed, otherwise it sits in the shed.

YOU ARE NOT from Louisiana, and you live dangerous

[VictoriaHardware]

If you use an original Suburban/Panel tank you can store your spare AND have a rear tank. They're not reproduced so you have to find an original one. If you get the filler neck and fill door you can then put the fill cap in your fender, not in the middle of the bed floor.

[bbadfred]

Don't have one thats what road service is for. Since I am not going to change a tire on my diesel pusher I have road service that covers all my vehicles motor home, all three trucks, cars and Motorcycles for like 90 bucks a year. So far they win cause I have not had a single claim!!

[Bret B]

VictoriaHardware, you have an pics of what the factory suburban/panel tank looks like with the spare in a truck? Or does anyone have any pics? There must be a legitimate reason having one of these tanks with spare is not chosen over the aftermarket tanks.

[markeb01]

Since my truck rarely ventures far from home, for several years I just carried a can of Inflataspare in the glove box. I figured if that wouldn’t get me home I’d call AAA. Subsequently we’ve decided to take some longer trips, so I went back to carrying a spare clamped to the right front bed floor with a Camaro bracket and j bolt. Of course in my truck this is hidden under the hard cover.

[Clyde65]

Aaa!

[1963c-10]

My preference is the factory fender mount system

[64fleetside]

Mine is inside the fleetside bed using a OEM carrier. Too old to crawl underneath on the side of the road...

[1963c-10]

Originally Posted by 64fleetside

Too old to crawl underneath on the side of the road...

Same reason I did the spare tire conversion. Seems everytime I need a spare its raining or im near the worse mudhole in the county

[hd74]

mine comes in a can

[1963c-10]

Originally Posted by hd74

mine comes in a can

Hope you never have to clean a rim thats had that installed. When I got my truck, It took several hours just to get one rim cleared of that instaflat in the can gunk off.

[Billett]

I have a can in my toolbox, but I really couldn't tell you why. Even if I had a flat I wouldn't use it. That stuff doesn't always work and as mentioned above its a PITA to clean. Right now I don't have a spare in the truck, but once I get another set of tires for the extra rims I have I'll probably just leave one in the bed under the tonneau. Gotta love the 8' bed haha

[VictoriaHardware]

Here are good pictures from another thread- http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=545525 Short wheelbase pickups and Suburbans and Panels share the same basic chassis. You can see the "cutout" in the lower rear where the spare tire fits. It's a 20 gallon tank.

Below is another pirated picture showing the fill door placement. It wouldn't be hard to imagine the door area being grafted into a pickup fender- either fleet or step side. Would make for a clean installation.

[luvbowties]

I understand that on many new cars, the buyer has the option to get a spare tire---!!! Seems they use a "spare-in-a-can" of some sort as standard, and maybe cheaper(?) than if one exercises the real spare option?

Been meaning to look further into that, and prolly will as soon as I have a flat away from home.

I've also been considering buying a 'space-saver' tire/wheel that is smaller & should fit into a smaller, metal suv-spare cover; maybe even have uphols. shop make an elasticized, color-coordinated custom cover to fit it, laying/lug wrench & jack into center of wheel wrapped upside down. Shouldn't look too bad lying up close to the cab.

*Note to VictoriaHardware: Good idea, I think, re: fill lid--I put one in my '66 stepside, outta a van, and it really looks factory.
Sam

[MusicMan70]

Re: Where did you put your spare tire?

VictoriaHardware, you have an pics of what the factory suburban/panel tank looks like with the spare in a truck? Or does anyone have any pics? There must be a legitimate reason having one of these tanks with spare is not chosen over the aftermarket tanks.

Here's a few

[jonathan-m]

mines mounted in the bed with a tire cover. Simple and effective.

[luvbowties]

Originally Posted by jonathan-m

mines mounted in the bed with a tire cover. Simple and effective.

Hey, Jon, I like your idea (esp. since I'm considering the same!)--already bought a space-saver. Could you re-post with a pic or 2? Deciding whether to mount standing or lying flat with a bottle jack in the wheel well.
Thanks,
Sam

[Lugnutz65]

Van Pershing's Idea Page has plenty of useful stuff. This page shows a fleetside truck with the spare sitting inside an inverted wheel house. That location won't work for a stepside but there would be room behind the rear axle to do the same idea . . . that is unless the under the bed tank is in the way. LOL!

[Jeff La]

Anybody ever try to mount a new style tank inside the frame?? was thinking about this but hadn't attempted it yet. Will try once I get the bed off.

[65chevysub]

Originally Posted by Jeff La

Anybody ever try to mount a new style tank inside the frame?? was thinking about this but hadn't attempted it yet. Will try once I get the bed off.

On my 65 Suburban I installed a 31gallon tank from a Blazer. I got the tank from JC Whitney with a sending unit for a couple hundred bucks. The tank was the same depth as my original Sub tank but more square. Modified a couple of straps from a later model truck, ran new line and it worked. The only thing I didnt have when I finished was a guage as the 73-87 guage was way too big.

[TJ's Chevy]

I'll be removing my cab tank and installing a rear frame tank. I have my spare mounted factory.