Chicken Lover I noticed your exhaust looks like its rubbing up against the spare tie holder do you have any heat issues with that?.

My 1994 4runner came with the smaller tires and steal wheels so I had to buy those brackets that keep the 31x10.5 tire from shifting cause I keep melting spare tire. Trying to see how others have dealt with heat issue.

Thanks

 

I don't really worry about this anymore... mine was siezed when I got it and I was planning to replace it with a new mechanism when I did my body work this year but I lost my spare sometime this winter... one day it was there and when I looked a week later it was gone... hope it did'nt kill anyone... when I put mu new one in I will be lubing it regularly and also welding a socket to it so I can use a long extension and ratchet to lower and raise the thing...even though I still have a almost complete kit I don't like how all the extensions go together...

 

No, it wasn't rubbing. I have a different exhaust set-up now, but I've never had heat issues with any system.

 

Bump. I'm going to try and tackle this next weekend and my truck doesnt have any of the factory tools...

good times.

 

Check local tire shops for these parts. Often they have them sitting around left from customers cars and will give you one for free. Just an idea

 

Well I don't have to worry about this anymore cuz I don't carry a spare under there anymore. I just removed my old 265 spare, had to take the bumper cover off to get to the winch........My 285 won't fit I think I'm gonna remove it today, anybody in need of a new spare tire winch??

 

I'll definitely be lubing my spare tire mechanism pronto! I haven't looked up in there in at least a year. LOL

 

It's a good thing to do before winter and after;I'll be doing mine this week.

 

I do mine every spring and fall, I am guessing that most of us that keep up on it live in areas of high rust, and have had to cut one off in the past. It takes only a few minutes at most and saves huge headaches later.