Spare tire carrier mod for larger tires
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Spare tire carrier mod for larger tires
FYI...This is more for the newbies like me
Early last month I bought larger tires from my 2004 Discovery...went from my wimpie stock 255/55/18's (29 inch tire)to 285/60's (31.5 inch tire). I added a 285/60 spare....it fit on the rear door and rubbed some on the rear bumper when I shut it, but still worked....but still wanted to raise the tire up some...I didn't think spending $99 for a rovertym bracket was worth it to raise the spare.
I read on here somewhere I guy mentioned you can flip the carrier upside down and this will raise the spare about 2 inches. So, I tried this last night...took a little more time to remove the interior rear door subs and un-snap the vinyl cover to reach the 6 nuts to the spare carrier....when you flip the carrier, you will only be able to re-use the top and bottom holes for the bolts, don't use the middle bolts anymore. You will have to "notch" out a 1 inch x 1 inch area for the rear wiper arm to fit through...that was easily done with my air tool.
Walla! It works perfect....cost of project $0!
Early last month I bought larger tires from my 2004 Discovery...went from my wimpie stock 255/55/18's (29 inch tire)to 285/60's (31.5 inch tire). I added a 285/60 spare....it fit on the rear door and rubbed some on the rear bumper when I shut it, but still worked....but still wanted to raise the tire up some...I didn't think spending $99 for a rovertym bracket was worth it to raise the spare.
I read on here somewhere I guy mentioned you can flip the carrier upside down and this will raise the spare about 2 inches. So, I tried this last night...took a little more time to remove the interior rear door subs and un-snap the vinyl cover to reach the 6 nuts to the spare carrier....when you flip the carrier, you will only be able to re-use the top and bottom holes for the bolts, don't use the middle bolts anymore. You will have to "notch" out a 1 inch x 1 inch area for the rear wiper arm to fit through...that was easily done with my air tool.
Walla! It works perfect....cost of project $0!
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