Full Size Spare tire

[Sal-XK]

I think he said he had a few issues along the way

[Holaday07 4.7]

How much Ground Clearance was lost? It looks like it hangs a bit lower, and my stock spare already takes a fair amount of hits

[Omelet]

I was able to fit a stock Rubicon tire and wheel (255/75/17 MT) under mine after a little moddification to the hitch.

Stock - notice the four bolts that stick out along with the back of the receiver.



Some guys just trim all this down. I decided to chop off the nuts that are welded on and grind the receiver down flush with the welds. Then use carriage bolts and stuck them through from the inside out so the nuts are on the outside. This provided a nice smooth flat surface on the inside that took up minimal room.





The great thing is that the rear 4xGuard still fits perfectly with the tire in place!



And there isn't gobs of room between the tire and the track bar, but it fits.

[NeilSmith]

Im not so sure about changing out the bolts ( strength ). Would it fit if you just ground off the excess bolts and the excess part of the hitch where the receiver goes through ? This is what i would try .

[Omelet]

I thought about welding the hitch in place, but this way I can still easily remove it later if need be. The nuts that are welded to the back of the hitch are about 1" by themselves. Cuting the bolts to the nuts will give you about an extra inch, but removing the bolts and nuts will give you 2". I don't tow anything so for me the hitch is only for recovery. It just depends on how much room you need. I was trying to squeeze a tall skinny tire in there, so I needed as much room as I could get. If you don't have a hitch then it is easy!

[NeilSmith]

yeah, i use my hitch so... your tire is a little bigger, width and height, than mine.

[Omelet]

You could probably get away with just trimming the bolts down to the nuts and trimming the receiver!

[AJeepZJ]

I thought about welding the hitch in place, but this way I can still easily remove it later if need be. The nuts that are welded to the back of the hitch are about 1" by themselves. Cuting the bolts to the nuts will give you about an extra inch, but removing the bolts and nuts will give you 2". I don't tow anything so for me the hitch is only for recovery. It just depends on how much room you need. I was trying to squeeze a tall skinny tire in there, so I needed as much room as I could get. If you don't have a hitch then it is easy!

Heyy!!! It ain't that skinny.

[Omelet]

I know! It's just that most guys go for the 265/70/17 which is a little shorter, but fatter. So the 255 is really on the skinnier side.

It's OK AJ! I ran them once too!!!

[Holaday07 4.7]

That is awesome! I have a spare 255 75 BFG mud, I didnt know that I could make it fit