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SidecarFlip
Apr 06, 2017Explorer III
Additionally, I'm moving my spare tire from under the truck bed to the front end. Nothing worse than dismounting the underbed spare tire, especially when it's not been removed for a while. All the road grime and **** collects under there and corrodes the securing mechanism. Been there and did that with skinned elbows and lots of cuss words.
Front mounting the spare eliminates that issue entirely, plus it gives you an extra receiver hitch on the front and it removes a bit of weight from the back axle and puts it on the front axle which is usually the lightest loaded anyway.
I never considered it at all until I had a flat in the boonies and had to wrestle the spare from under the truck. Won't happen again
Front mounting the spare eliminates that issue entirely, plus it gives you an extra receiver hitch on the front and it removes a bit of weight from the back axle and puts it on the front axle which is usually the lightest loaded anyway.
I never considered it at all until I had a flat in the boonies and had to wrestle the spare from under the truck. Won't happen again
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