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Old Jun 17, 2005 | 10:10 AM
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Lowering Spare Tire with Body lift...
I have a 1" RB body lift on my 3rd gen 4Runner and now I am unable to lower my spare tire! The crank won't go into the spot to lower the tire down.
How do I fix this? Help please...
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Old Jun 17, 2005 | 10:14 AM
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take the bumper off.....see if it goes in then. and be sure to put some lubricant on it, cause it can be hard to turn.
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Old Jun 17, 2005 | 10:17 AM
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the mechanism could be turned from underneath if you could get something with a large flat tip that is kinda short......might be hard to turn tho. the jack handle gives you a much better grip.
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Old Jun 17, 2005 | 10:21 AM
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drill a new holein the bumper for the arm..... then you wont need to screw with it next time either
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Old Jun 17, 2005 | 11:03 AM
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Yeah, pull up the plastic bumper part- you should be able to feed the rod through that gap into the lowering hole.
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Old Jun 17, 2005 | 11:28 AM
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Yeah, pull up the plastic bumper part- you should be able to feed the rod through that gap into the lowering hole.
that is ALL you have to do for a 1" BL
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Old Aug 4, 2005 | 06:59 AM
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im having the same problem. did anyone find a solution?
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Old Aug 4, 2005 | 07:04 AM
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put the rod int he hole, tap on the handle w/ the tire iron and it will slip right in. just yank it and it will come right out. very easy w/ no modifications needed and no pulling plastic.
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Old Aug 4, 2005 | 07:14 AM
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All covered in the instructions:

http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/ForSale/...areTireCarrier
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Old Aug 4, 2005 | 07:15 AM
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You can do one of two things:
  1. Remove the rear bumper valance (plastic cover) to access the spare tire carrier.

    OR

  2. Change the angle of the rear tire carrier.
EDIT:Here's a link to a thread I posted awhile ago on how to change the carrier angle.

EDIT²:The link (and text) in Roger's instructions reference the thread posted above.
Last edited by hillbilly; Aug 4, 2005 at 08:20 AM.
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