Re[2]: Save your Spare(NOT!)

From: fawcett@uism.bu.edu
Date: Thu May 20 1999 - 10:55:38 EDT


If you find something that works, let me know! I'd like to put a cover on mine.

Thanks.
Tom

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Subject: Re: DML: Save your Spare(NOT!)
Author: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net> at smtpout
Date: 5/20/99 10:36 AM

I haven't had any reason to look under my truck yet, so I do not have any knowle
dge of what it looks like under there. Would a SUV spare tire cover help?
Mostof the SUVs have "hang on the back" spare tire mounts, and they have a
 decorative cover on them. Would this help prevent damage? Just a thought...

Joe

>>> Alan Short <ashort@flash.net> 05/20 11:10 AM >>>
stevie.o@excite.com wrote:
>
> Hey
> I was under my truck lastnight, no reason. And I notice that the Spare tire
> hangs with the beautiful aluminum $300 rim (replacement from DC) Facing
> down. Your spare will take all the gravel hits you can imagin, and all the
> corrosion from SALT (michigan). And since I've seen a little off road, with
> a little slack in the winch holding it up, the tie -up has worn a little
> grove in the face allready.
> FLIP YOUR SPARES, face up into the bed, save face.
>
> stevie.o@excite.com
NO,NO,NO!!!!! DON'T DO IT!!!!
I was at the race track last year and pulled down the spare for the
first time (to save weight). I reinstalled it with the same logic you
used, I thought it would be better for the rim to be "face up".
Well, the bed reinforcement ribs cut 2 gashes in the beautiful 375.00
rim.
I ended up filling the gashes with aluminum impregnated body filler.
Install your spare "FACE DOWN" like it came from the factory!
                                        Alan S.
                                     gashed spare



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