Does the spare naturally sit further away from the door on the hinge side versus the side near the ladder? Nothing looks bent to me, and I never noticed this for years. The hinge side has about 4 inches from the center back of the spare to the door and the ladder side has like 2 inches or so. Weird.

 

No, it is pretty even usually. Something's up.

 

just took mine off yesterday to add one for larger tire, it’s even on both sides.

note: if you try to take it off, remove the inside panel or you might lose the nuts inside the door.. ask me how I know… why they’re not fixed, I’ll never know.

 

Very strange. Nothing looks bent at all. The one side definitely sits further out. I have an adapter for a larger tire setup. Maybe it wasn't machined square. Oh well.

 

Or maybe the studs are getting tight before the wheel is square to the carrier/truck. I would think this would leave the wheel sloppy and you'd have other problems but since these are lugs-centric studs it could be binding and locking up tight early.

 

I'll check that out. Could be. I really don't care as it is solid as can be. It's just strange I never noticed it before.