Question - rear mounting of larger tire/wheel

[murf]

That will fit, my 38x15.5x18 fit on the outside carrier before I removed it, and actually it opened easier with the bigger tire on it.

Originally Posted by TXSUT

I've been running with an OEM spare, but when I got my new Toyo M/Ts (37x13.5x18) last week, I bought 5 and a new 18x10 wheel to mount the spare on. Tha backspacing on the wheel is 4.5". Am I going to have any issues with mounting this larger tire/wheel combo on the the OEM tire carrier?

Thanks,

Pete

[TXSUT]

Thanks Murf!

[tomp]

Tire/wheel may wobble a bit down the road as it will no longer fit up against the tire carrier the same way as it did before.

[TXSUT]

Got it mounted. I had to shim the wheel away from the mount to account for the fact that the thickness of the Weld wheel's hub is less than that of the OEM wheel. I also had to hack the crap out of my license plate holder to make it line up correctly, so I'm thinking about relocating it to the bumper.

Thanks again for everyone's input.

Pete

[timgco]

Originally Posted by TXSUT

Got it mounted. I had to shim the wheel away from the mount to account for the fact that the thickness of the Weld wheel's hub is less than that of the OEM wheel. I also had to hack the crap out of my license plate holder to make it line up correctly, so I'm thinking about relocating it to the bumper.

Thanks again for everyone's input.

Pete

Pull your wheel back off. Take a grinder to that hub that sticks out and throw that license plate bracket in the garbage. You have a very nice wheel and it deserves full view back there. Once you cut that hub off, black touch up paint, put your new center cap on. And your done with that. The plate you can mount on teh PS SD next to the tow hook. I posted some pics on an earlier post. Auto zone will have a light you can screw to the bottom side of your tire carrier.

[TXSUT]

LOL Tim, good advice. As big as the center cap is on these wheels, I don't think I'll have to grind anything, it should fit over the part that houses the plate light. I'll go find your pics on mounting the plate...THANKS!

Having to shim the wheel out is a different issue altogether, as the lug nits bottom out on the studs before tightening against the wheel. I'm going to have someone cut an aluminum disk for me, drilled for the studs, something decent to replace the two pieces of aluminum flat bar I'm using now.