What do you do with your spare tire? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

1-PU70 · 05-23-2002, 10:00 AM

If you have a gas tank in the rear of your PU, what do you do with the spair tire?

Blue68 · 05-23-2002, 10:05 AM

What spare? It's in a can behind the seat.

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Frisco, Tx

'68 C-10 LWB, '98 Z-71 350 w/accessories (Serpentine), Edelbrock Performer, Edelbrock 1405 (600cfm) carb, GM HEI, CompCam Extreme 4x4 roller cam, Thorley Headers, Carter Electric Fuel Pump, Vintage Air, 700r4, 3.73, disc brakes and power steering upgrades.

Way too much money and time invested..But it's a hobby.

Tim Rich · 05-23-2002, 10:10 AM

Same place it always has, right behind me. My stepside has the side mounted spare. Probably not what you were looking for. The mounted spare is listed on my options list on the glove box door. Did many of the stepsides come without the side mounted spare, or have y'all replaced the left fenders with one that doesn't have the indention for the spare?

Thanks,

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Tim Rich
Kennesaw, GA
72 Stepside
65 Must@ng

imaindianoutlaw · 05-23-2002, 10:19 AM

LOL fix a flat!

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Charles W. Hein
S. Williamsport PA

imaindianoutlaw@yahoo.com

REFRIGERATION TECH

1971 Rolling chassis

FOR SALE
1963 Pontiac Tempest
1965 Pontiac GTO {SOLD}
1956 Pontiac 2 dr complete for parts

b68gmc · 05-23-2002, 10:20 AM

I try to keep it covered with my shirt...

stllookn · 05-23-2002, 10:56 AM

"Spare tires are highly overrated!" LOL...covered with your shirt...that's funny!

Mudder · 05-23-2002, 11:00 AM

mines in the garage!

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67 stepside 4x4 Owensville MO mudder67@hotmail.com

Low69CST · 05-23-2002, 11:38 AM

Spare tires are over-rated.

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'69 CST Short fleetside
Lowered, 400 small block, 700R4, 4 wheel disc brakes, front & rear sway bars
See my truck at: http://www.geocities.com/low69cst/
Student at the University of Kentucky.
Feel free to message me on AOL, SN- SS95ZQ8
My Dad's projects:
72 Short Fleet 4x4 Chyenne Super
72 Long Fleet 4x4 Chyenne Super
Both 350 autos restored original

*Randy70C-10* · 05-23-2002, 11:52 AM

I carry a spare set of sneakers!

O'l Buck · 05-23-2002, 11:58 AM

Mine's on the side of the stepside box as well.

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"In the words of Motley Crue, This will always be my home sweet home"

Ol' Buck: '72 Chevy 1/2T 4x4 shortbox stepside 350/350auto on '84
ralleys and 31/10.5s

Angel girl: 67 Cutlass convertible
330, 3spd stick

Greener: 90 GMC Jimmy
350/auto
Chad Stephens
Orleans,NE

no name yet: 72 442 under serious construction
my site:
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jku72 · 05-23-2002, 12:19 PM

My spare apparently is a great place to store extra nails. This seems like a popular thing to do, most of the cars I've had are like this.

Nichboy · 05-23-2002, 12:39 PM

Just laying in the bed, waiting to be stolen. LOL

brennecke · 05-23-2002, 01:02 PM

Sliding around in the bed.

busterwivell · 05-23-2002, 01:48 PM

Mine's in the bed, which is dumb. I don't carry a tire iron or jack. But at least it ain't takin' up space in the garage.

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56 Studebaker 2 dr Wagon
66 Chevelle 2 dr 4 speed
71 C30 Longhorn
86 Monte Carlo SS
96 Tahoe

NSANE68!!! · 05-23-2002, 01:51 PM

I don't even own a spare. lol, I go with the old can behind the seat thing too. If that fails, hell that's what I pay AAA for

imdarren · 05-23-2002, 02:08 PM

Leaning against the side of the dog house.
Extra sneakers! I like that!
Darren

Scrub · 05-23-2002, 02:33 PM

My spare tire?

My wife keeps telling me that if I drank less beer it would go away. I think she's right.

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Scrub
70 GMC 1,000,000 + miles
72 K-20 project, 456 Dana60 front, Corp14 rear w/locker, 265R19.5 tires 20-ply. Warn 12k winches both ends, Cross-over steering with raised tie-rod, Powerbox steering, 4500 watt 120-AC power, Air, Hydraulic aux power, 4 inch lift, 5000 lb air-bags both ends.

**68 Stepside** · 05-23-2002, 02:52 PM

I'm with Scrub and b68gmc on this one!

misfits · 05-23-2002, 03:06 PM

Mines just laying in the bed.

Longhorn Man · 05-23-2002, 05:30 PM

Mine is inbetween my big plastic box that is bolted to the floor, and the bed rail...but it is flat though.

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'69 G.M.C. 350/350. Trying to clean up the left over damage from the Dope-Smokin-Old-Man
I've been dubbed the Longhorn Freak/Fanatic/Expert, I just hope I can live up to it.
FINALLY got the HORNIAC...a '70 one ton Longhorn with a Pontiac 350/350 and lots of 'personality'. Check out The Longhorn Webite.
E-mail longhornmail@yahoo.com
My name is Andy...not Randy...I'm in Ohio...Not Illinois...close enough?
Columbus Ohio

Gordo · 05-23-2002, 07:54 PM

Mine is in my shed,,carry a can of "fix-a-flat" in everything I own.

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1971 C10 swb stepside 350/700R4/3.73posi
Killingworth, Connecticut

Rabid · 05-23-2002, 07:57 PM

Mine is in the bed.. It's flat though. LOL.

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72 C-10 Custom Deluxe
LWB, 2WD, 350
700r4, Holley 600
UNITED STATES ARMY - ALASKA

"Rangers lead the way!, Medics bring them back!"

*Zkast* · 05-23-2002, 08:19 PM

NO spare tire in the truck! Never had a a need for it in the 10 years I've owned it.

The car and van do have spares and have had flats in both of them... go figure.

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Pictures and more...
piston@zkast.com
'71 LWB
350/350T, PS/PB
Special options? Yes, RUST... Need some?
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Webmaster/Team owner
www.zkast.com
Garrett - Olathe, Kansas

JoetheMobster · 05-23-2002, 09:53 PM

Sliding around in the bed, and flat. Also have no jack or tire iron in the truck! I've walked many a mile for various reasons, thanks to this truck, so what's a few more? hahaha!

The tires I have on the truck are pretty thick, so I think it would take something pretty heavy duty to pop 'em!

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1970 GMC 1500, 350ci, 3 in a tree

http://members.tripod.com/~Jungleman_2/1970GMC.html

Vancouver, B.C.

Blue_71 · 05-23-2002, 10:03 PM

4x4 has a old bias firestone in the bed (firestone and bias, im sure you know why its in the bed) but the actual spare is on the truck right now, split rim with good-year wrangler MT

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J.B.
Barren County, Kentucky
1970/71/72 Chevy K20 Cheyenne 4x4, 355 small block, flat tops, quadrajet with jets bored, headers, HEI, lotsa chrome, SM465, NP205, Eaton corp full floater rear, Dana 44 front
1971 Chevy Custom 10 going on Cheyenne Super 20 2wd 1/2 ton, 305 from 80 `bird (fire, not thunder)3 speed in floor, plans include nice chrome wheels, 3/4 ton suspinsion, 355, and 4 speed bulldog.
1972 Chevy Custom 10 will be 350 crate, auto, wood floor bed, bone stock
1970 Chevy C10 factory 6 cyl 3 speed short step, turned to parts truck, in future will either be drag truck or longstep work truck

05-23-2002, 10:00 AM	#1
1-PU70 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Bradenton, FL Posts: 1,036	What do you do with your spare tire? If you have a gas tank in the rear of your PU, what do you do with the spair tire? __________________ 1970 CST/10 402,700R4,3:73 posi,AC,PS,PB,TLT,PW,Buckets with heaters

05-23-2002, 10:05 AM	#2
Blue68 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Frisco, Tx, USA Posts: 606	What spare? It's in a can behind the seat. ------------------ Frisco, Tx '68 C-10 LWB, '98 Z-71 350 w/accessories (Serpentine), Edelbrock Performer, Edelbrock 1405 (600cfm) carb, GM HEI, CompCam Extreme 4x4 roller cam, Thorley Headers, Carter Electric Fuel Pump, Vintage Air, 700r4, 3.73, disc brakes and power steering upgrades. Way too much money and time invested..But it's a hobby. __________________ http://home.comcast.net/~r.landrum/w...tos.html-.html '68 C-10 LWB, '98 Z-71 350 w/accessories (Serpentine), Edelbrock Performer, Edelbrock 1405 (600cfm) carb, GM HEI, CompCam Extreme 4x4 roller cam, Thorley Headers, Carter Electric Fuel Pump, Vintage Air, 700r4, 3.73, disc brakes and power steering upgrades.

05-23-2002, 10:10 AM	#3
Tim Rich Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Kennesaw, GA Posts: 56	Same place it always has, right behind me. My stepside has the side mounted spare. Probably not what you were looking for. The mounted spare is listed on my options list on the glove box door. Did many of the stepsides come without the side mounted spare, or have y'all replaced the left fenders with one that doesn't have the indention for the spare? Thanks, ------------------ Tim Rich Kennesaw, GA 72 Stepside 65 Must@ng __________________ Tim Rich Kennesaw, GA 72 Stepside 65 Must@ng

05-23-2002, 10:19 AM	#4
imaindianoutlaw GMC SHORT FLEET F/S Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT PENNSYLVANNIA Posts: 2,117	LOL fix a flat! ------------------ Charles W. Hein S. Williamsport PA imaindianoutlaw@yahoo.com REFRIGERATION TECH 1971 Rolling chassis FOR SALE 1963 Pontiac Tempest 1965 Pontiac GTO {SOLD} 1956 Pontiac 2 dr complete for parts __________________ CHARLES WADE HEIN HVACR FOREMAN. LEWISBURG U.S.P.

05-23-2002, 10:56 AM	#6
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	"Spare tires are highly overrated!" LOL...covered with your shirt...that's funny! __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary)

05-23-2002, 10:20 AM	#5
b68gmc Registered User Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 214	I try to keep it covered with my shirt...

05-23-2002, 11:00 AM	#7
Mudder Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: East Central, MO Posts: 11,336	mines in the garage! ------------------ 67 stepside 4x4 Owensville MO mudder67@hotmail.com

05-23-2002, 11:38 AM	#8
Low69CST Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Frankfort, Kentucky, USA Posts: 2,163	Spare tires are over-rated. ------------------ '69 CST Short fleetside Lowered, 400 small block, 700R4, 4 wheel disc brakes, front & rear sway bars See my truck at: http://www.geocities.com/low69cst/ Student at the University of Kentucky. Feel free to message me on AOL, SN- SS95ZQ8 My Dad's projects: 72 Short Fleet 4x4 Chyenne Super 72 Long Fleet 4x4 Chyenne Super Both 350 autos restored original __________________ '69 CST Short fleetside Lowered, 400 small block, 700R4, 4 wheel disc brakes, front sway bar & rear camaro sway bar (in progress) '87 V10 4x4 Short Fleetside Quad Suspension and Dual Tanks

05-23-2002, 11:52 AM	#9
Randy70C-10 Account Suspended Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Virginia Beach, Va. U.S.A. Posts: 15,320	I carry a spare set of sneakers!

05-23-2002, 11:58 AM	#10
O'l Buck Recovering Truck Driver Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Orleans, NE USA Posts: 1,883	Mine's on the side of the stepside box as well. ------------------ "In the words of Motley Crue, This will always be my home sweet home" Ol' Buck: '72 Chevy 1/2T 4x4 shortbox stepside 350/350auto on '84 ralleys and 31/10.5s Angel girl: 67 Cutlass convertible 330, 3spd stick Greener: 90 GMC Jimmy 350/auto Chad Stephens Orleans,NE no name yet: 72 442 under serious construction my site: http://communities.msn.com/Beastonabudget/homepage __________________ 67 K-20 350, SM465, Eaton rear, 4.56 no spin option 00 Dodge 2500 4x4, 24V cummins, 5 speed Chad South Central Nebraska

05-23-2002, 12:19 PM	#11
jku72 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: cornville, maine Posts: 659	My spare apparently is a great place to store extra nails. This seems like a popular thing to do, most of the cars I've had are like this. __________________ jku Cornville, Maine 68 C10 burb 42 Willys MB 46 Dodge WF-32 1.5 ton 53 & 56 Olds' 60 Cadillac 22 Dodge Brothers

05-23-2002, 12:39 PM	#12
Nichboy Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Oklahoma City Oklahoma Posts: 173	Just laying in the bed, waiting to be stolen. LOL __________________ 1971 Chevy SWB Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

05-23-2002, 01:02 PM	#13
brennecke Registered User Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Missouri Posts: 469	Sliding around in the bed. __________________ Never tire of doing what is right II Thess. 3:13 Northeast Missouri 71 LWB original 350 3/speed Soon to be 500

05-23-2002, 01:48 PM	#14
busterwivell Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Sahuarita, AZ USA Posts: 2,033	Mine's in the bed, which is dumb. I don't carry a tire iron or jack. But at least it ain't takin' up space in the garage. ------------------ 56 Studebaker 2 dr Wagon 66 Chevelle 2 dr 4 speed 71 C30 Longhorn 86 Monte Carlo SS 96 Tahoe __________________ Bill - Tucson, AZ 47 Chevrolet 2 dr sedan 56 Chevrolet 210 2 dr sedan 66 Chevrolet Malibu 2 dr 4 speed 71 Chevrolet C30 Longhorn 86 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS (Sold) 01 Chevrolet Tahoe IM - BUSTERWIVE@aol.com

05-23-2002, 01:51 PM	#15
NSANE68!!! SLICER AND DICIER Join Date: May 2001 Location: Quuen Creek Posts: 1,383	I don't even own a spare. lol, I go with the old can behind the seat thing too. If that fails, hell that's what I pay AAA for __________________ 01 Tahoe 22's 2/4 drop and tv's 68 chevy money pit 51 chevy belair 95 Honda 900RR 05 GMC Siearra (company truck)



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05-23-2002, 02:08 PM	#16
imdarren Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: SW Washington Posts: 1,006	Leaning against the side of the dog house. Extra sneakers! I like that! Darren __________________ Washington State 1967 Chevy C10 LWB Rodstoration In Progress. 1972 K20 Cheyenne Super

05-23-2002, 02:33 PM	#17
Scrub Collector of rusty Items Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Sisters,Oregon USA Posts: 731	My spare tire? My wife keeps telling me that if I drank less beer it would go away. I think she's right. ------------------ Scrub 70 GMC 1,000,000 + miles 72 K-20 project, 456 Dana60 front, Corp14 rear w/locker, 265R19.5 tires 20-ply. Warn 12k winches both ends, Cross-over steering with raised tie-rod, Powerbox steering, 4500 watt 120-AC power, Air, Hydraulic aux power, 4 inch lift, 5000 lb air-bags both ends. __________________ Scrub Sisters, Oregon - Home of the Sisters Rodeo. 70 GMC 1,000,000 + miles 72 K-20 project, 456 Dana60 front, Corp14 rear w/locker, 265R19.5 tires 20-ply. Warn 12k winches both ends, Cross-over steering with raised tie-rod, Powerbox steering, 4500 watt 120-AC power, Air, Hydraulic aux power, 4 inch lift, 5000 lb air-bags both ends.

05-23-2002, 02:52 PM	#18
68 Stepside huh? Join Date: May 2000 Location: Washington, Illinois Posts: 5,690	I'm with Scrub and b68gmc on this one! __________________ Someday when I'm lonely, Wishing you weren't so far away, Then I will remember Things we said today. RIP El Jay

05-23-2002, 03:06 PM	#19
misfits Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Sturgeon Bay , WI USA Posts: 375	Mines just laying in the bed.

05-23-2002, 05:30 PM	#20
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Mine is inbetween my big plastic box that is bolted to the floor, and the bed rail...but it is flat though. ------------------ '69 G.M.C. 350/350. Trying to clean up the left over damage from the Dope-Smokin-Old-Man I've been dubbed the Longhorn Freak/Fanatic/Expert, I just hope I can live up to it. FINALLY got the HORNIAC...a '70 one ton Longhorn with a Pontiac 350/350 and lots of 'personality'. Check out The Longhorn Webite. E-mail longhornmail@yahoo.com My name is Andy...not Randy...I'm in Ohio...Not Illinois...close enough? Columbus Ohio

05-23-2002, 07:54 PM	#21
Gordo Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Killingworth, CT. USA Posts: 3,378	Mine is in my shed,,carry a can of "fix-a-flat" in everything I own. ------------------ 1971 C10 swb stepside 350/700R4/3.73posi Killingworth, Connecticut __________________ 1971 C10 swb stepside 350/700R4/3.73posi (retired as of 4/22/03) 1998 S10 short bed 2002 S10 Blazer 1942 Oldsmobile 1958 Massey Harris Pony 1951 Wife Killingworth, Connecticut May those who love us, love us, any of those who do not love us, may God turn their hearts. And if God is unable to turn their hearts, may he turn their ankles so we may know them by their limping. A man who works with his hands is a laborer; a man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman; but a man who works with his hands and his brain and his heart is an artist.

05-23-2002, 07:57 PM	#22
Rabid Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Honolulu, HI Posts: 1,237	Mine is in the bed.. It's flat though. LOL. ------------------ 72 C-10 Custom Deluxe LWB, 2WD, 350 700r4, Holley 600 UNITED STATES ARMY - ALASKA "Rangers lead the way!, Medics bring them back!"

05-23-2002, 08:19 PM	#23
Zkast Account Suspended Join Date: May 2002 Location: Olathe, Kansas Posts: 929	NO spare tire in the truck! Never had a a need for it in the 10 years I've owned it. The car and van do have spares and have had flats in both of them... go figure. ------------------ Pictures and more... piston@zkast.com '71 LWB 350/350T, PS/PB Special options? Yes, RUST... Need some? ------------------------------------------ Webmaster/Team owner www.zkast.com Garrett - Olathe, Kansas

05-23-2002, 09:53 PM	#24
JoetheMobster Listening since '86 Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Canada Posts: 1,799	Sliding around in the bed, and flat. Also have no jack or tire iron in the truck! I've walked many a mile for various reasons, thanks to this truck, so what's a few more? hahaha! The tires I have on the truck are pretty thick, so I think it would take something pretty heavy duty to pop 'em! ------------------ 1970 GMC 1500, 350ci, 3 in a tree http://members.tripod.com/~Jungleman_2/1970GMC.html Vancouver, B.C. __________________ 2007 Saturn Aura - hey it WAS a GM product

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