Hi All, I am looking for the bolt pattern to mount (in stock location) a side mounted spare on a 47-53 Chevy 1/2 ton. I have the bracket and found a decent 'spare notched' fender but would like to forego the hit or miss of centering the spare in its appropriate location. Does anyone on this forum have a stock 1/2 ton truck with the side mounted spare option that they could measure the bolt pattern on the box for me? Thank you all, any help would be greatly appreciated. 52 Chebby
hmmm i have a 3/4 ton. if it helps, i can measure the crap out of it. dunno if they are the same location as 1/2 ton or not. nate?? jon
The spare sits a bit higher on a shortbed,simply by virtue of the bed being shorter,less space between the cab and fender. Sorry I don't have any measurements since I threw this stuff away and mounted a non-spare fender on my 53,but maybe I can still measure the holes tomorrow.
I would truly appreciate measurments Federale... Thank you also to Sloromon but a 3/4 ton is not the same. Federale, like I said, I would truly appreciate dimensions... from the front panel for the horizontal measurements and from the bed boards for the vertical. Thank you for this. 52 Chebby
Down On The Farm... We did it thusly : Bolt the inflated spare with correct size tire to the support and set it up on the running board with a 2 X 4 underneath it , slide back and forth untill you've got about 1/4" clearance between the tire and the fenderwell , the driver's door should clear the tire by 1/4" ~ 1/2" . use spray paint in the mounting holes to mark the bed , remove the spare & support , centerpunch & drill the holes , paint the bare metal on the holes so they don't rust , seriously consider Fish Plating the inside of the bed so vibration won't cause it to crack in a year or two , bolt it all up using carrige bolts with the smooth rounded head inside the bed and yer all done ~ Robert's your fathers brother so to speak . If it's a true work/farm truck , you can fabricate a short 'Y' support and weld it to the running board to give the tire extra support... Look at a LOT of other trucks before you drill any holes ! .
Brit50 should have said that! ~ Robert's your fathers brother so to speak . English translation: Bob's your uncle. Such a cool saying and soooo, utterly British!
Bolt pattern Sorry Chebby,I forgot I had welded up the bracket holes so I wasn't able to get the measurements. Good luck,John
