I
was looking for a spare tire mount for quite some time. I had seen
them on E-Bay but they were always going for what I felt was too much.
Finally, one day I was looking through a JC Whitney catalog when
I came across the spare tire mount that I was looking for. Although
I am doing a restoration on this vehicle, I am not trying to make it exactly
perfect. I have no problems using a reproduction part, so I ordered
one!
Bacause
I already had the correct tail gate, Installing the mount was only a matter
of bolting it on.
I
purchased bolts that were longer than I needed, then cut them off to make
them the correct length. I tried glueing small rubber covers over
what was left of the bolts. It looked nice, but they will not stay
on.
Here
is a picture of the Jeep with the spare in place.
Because
this was done before I replaced the rear lights, the spare tire covers
up the passenger side stop light.
The
spare tire that I have I purchased for $10 at a garage sale. It
still holds air and even has a valve stem protector still in place!
This
is an original military tire, complete with the US stamp.