« on: Mar 02, 2009, 04:47:19 PM »
I have a 35" MT/R mounted to the bottom of my bed.
The tire is fully inflated and the crossmember has been removed.
I welded a crossmember in front of my rear bumber and after drilling 4 holes through the bed, mounted the factory chain holder to the bottom of the bed using a flat plate so the bolt heads won"t pull through the floor.
I also put a sheet metal heat shield so the 1 1/4" exhaust pipe does not burn my tire.
The major bummer is that the shocks had to be mounted odd ball style because the tire is mounted right in the way!
I was not worried about getting the tire out on the trail, I just had to have it out of the way.
Marlin
« Last Edit: Mar 02, 2009, 10:27:16 PM by Marlin »
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