Mrtin
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I know talk of fitting full-size spares gets covered a lot on TRS, but I have not found this particular question addressed. I apologize in advance if this is well worn territory.
My stock tire size is 265/75 15. I bought the truck used and it was running 31X10.5 and did not have a spare. I went to put a 31 underneath and could not fit it. This is a 1995 with the hinged swing-down style carrier under the bed.
I understand that 31's are slightly larger than my stock tire, but I wonder if that whole 4/10 of an inch in diameter and 1/10 of an inch section width is really the difference between a full spare fitting or not. My question is this; are there Rangers out there that come from the factory unable to carry their own stock tire as a spare? This would seem weird to me. Or is that spare carrier designed to fit like a glove, and that 4/10 of an inch is really too much for it? Again, that would seem a bit odd.
Thanks for any info. I'd like to carry a full size spare without using the inside of my bed. This doesn't seem like too much to ask while running a stock tire. Again, I know I'm a little larger than stock, but in trying twice it did not feel like I was even close to getting that spare to fit.
Thanks
My stock tire size is 265/75 15. I bought the truck used and it was running 31X10.5 and did not have a spare. I went to put a 31 underneath and could not fit it. This is a 1995 with the hinged swing-down style carrier under the bed.
I understand that 31's are slightly larger than my stock tire, but I wonder if that whole 4/10 of an inch in diameter and 1/10 of an inch section width is really the difference between a full spare fitting or not. My question is this; are there Rangers out there that come from the factory unable to carry their own stock tire as a spare? This would seem weird to me. Or is that spare carrier designed to fit like a glove, and that 4/10 of an inch is really too much for it? Again, that would seem a bit odd.
Thanks for any info. I'd like to carry a full size spare without using the inside of my bed. This doesn't seem like too much to ask while running a stock tire. Again, I know I'm a little larger than stock, but in trying twice it did not feel like I was even close to getting that spare to fit.
Thanks
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