Spare Tire Extension Mount
with Bill Johnston

Click through for a closer look...When installing enough lift to fit 33" Swampers under a Samurai, the last thing you think about is how to mount the spare... Designs of Steel has come up with a quick and easy bracket to install that makes mounting the larger meat a no-brainer.

Click through for a closer look...Click through for a closer look...The stock 205/70/R15 tires are skinny. They are on a skinny wheel. They fit on the spare tire mount perfectly. But if you have a larger tire and wheel combination, you had to do some fancy cutting and welding to move the mounting point out 2" and then up about 2". No more.

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It is as simple as removing the tiny spare tire and attaching the powder coated bracket using the stock lug nuts.
Click through for a closer look...Click through for a closer look...Then you heave that big ol' Swamper into place and secure it with the new lug nuts that are supplied with the bracket. The bracket moves rim up a full 2" to clear the bumper. It also moves the rim a full 2" farther away from the tailgate.
Click through for a closer look...Click through for a closer look...If you are only jumping up to a 10"-11" wide tire, it is overkill. But if you have a 12.50" - 13.50" wide tire it is a perfect fit. The 1/4" steel bracket is strong enough to keep everything secure.
Again, Designs of Steel has produced a strong, quality product that fulfills an honest to goodness need. You can get them direct from Designs of Steel by contacting them through their web page, by phone or email - or you can find their components on eBay. When you order, tell them iZook sent you.

Source:

Designs of Steel
P.O. Box 1001
Perkins, OK 74059
amy@designsofsteel.com

08/22/22 13:46

 

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