valhalla360 wrote:
mellow wrote:
I wish they would go back to the spare tire embedded into the side of the bed like that instead of underneath.
Back in the day...when changing a flat was a regular occurrence, this was a good point.
In the past 10yrs, I've changed 1 flat. Ironically, it was the day after getting new tires. The bead was properly sealed. It's rare enough problem that I'm not going to get too fussy over it. If it bothers you a lot, you can get a front bumper mount to keep from dragging it out from under the truck.
But how many times back when the spare mount was held in place by a threaded rod, that would rust to the point you had no spare on the side of road? Whoever came up with the winch idea was pretty smart. But how many users think to run the cable out, move truck so don't need to work loose while completely under?
Back in the '50s GM often put longer pickup bed on the heavier duty.
And in late '60/early '70s GM sold long wheelbase, regular cab 1 tons, cab and chassis.
