Hidden spare + no cab tank + 20 gallon capacity = reality? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

freak · 09-17-2016, 09:18 AM

Is there any way to get rid of the cab tank and still carry a spare? I don't care if it's a full size spare or not. Just something to get me home.

FL71C10 · 09-17-2016, 09:49 AM

I've thought about putting a donut spare behind the seat. Not sure how to fasten it down so it doesn't roll around back there.

ElKotze · 09-17-2016, 11:37 AM

Sure! Just throw it in your bed, easy-peasy.

**jayoldschool** · 09-17-2016, 03:05 PM

If you have a five bolt, grab a donut and mounting hardware from a 91-96 Caprice/Roadmaster. 5x5 bolt pattern. Don't run it on the rear if you have posi.

Jarvis-69 GMC 1500CK · 09-17-2016, 03:50 PM

Why delete the cab tank D: That is one of my fav features of the truck.

**Already Gone** · 09-17-2016, 03:58 PM

I'm going to put a rear mount tank in mine and was thinking donut spare behind seat. Thanks for the info on which car the right donut is in.

In The Ten Ring · 09-17-2016, 04:11 PM

50% of the problem was solved many years ago by the auto industry.

The other 50% is routinely solved by members here by moving the tank to under the bed or a fuel cell at the head of the bed.

Here is a pic of the hidden spare.

Hidden under a cover.

In The Ten Ring · 09-17-2016, 04:21 PM

I suspect you aren't a stepside guy, so yes, you have a challenge.

How about a custom-made fuel tank, which surrounds the driveshaft forward of the rear axle. This would give you more security from a rear ending and allow easy access to your spare which will be close the the rear bumper and "hidden" under the bed.

FL71C10 · 09-17-2016, 07:58 PM

I heard that a donut from an Astro van will fit as well.

Metaldoc · 09-17-2016, 08:37 PM

It's a idea I have

Hugh in NC · 09-17-2016, 09:15 PM

Get AAA. Call if you have a flat or breakdown.

custom10nut · 09-17-2016, 09:27 PM

Would a donut fit next to the frame in front of the wheel well? You'd have to fabricate a bracket, but it might work.

**special-K** · 09-19-2016, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by jayoldschool

If you have a five bolt, grab a donut and mounting hardware from a 91-96 Caprice/Roadmaster. 5x5 bolt pattern. Don't run it on the rear if you have posi.

where do you put it? That is the question. I can't see any tire fitting behind the seat where the tank that took the spare's space was.

In The Ten Ring · 09-19-2016, 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Hugh in NC

Get AAA. Call if you have a flat or breakdown.

That's what a friend of mine does. Granted he has waited 45 minutes for a wrecker to arrive while I have had 5 flats over the course of 25 years and none took me longer than 10 minutes to change.

In The Ten Ring · 09-19-2016, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Metaldoc

It's a idea I have

Not a bad idea! Doesn't extend past your wheel well and doesn't stand taller than you beside.

freak · 09-19-2016, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by special-K

where do you put it? That is the question. I can't see any tire fitting behind the seat where the tank that took the spare's space was.

...as the OP... What I was looking for was to free up room in the cab. I'd rather have speakers back there than a gas tank or a tire.

Metaldoc · 09-19-2016, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by In The Ten Ring

Not a bad idea! Doesn't extend past your wheel well and doesn't stand taller than you beside.

That's a full size tire and it can fit under the lip of the bed but doesn't stick out the bottom. Totally hidden from the passenger side view and a tonneau cover can still go over it. This still may happen this winter on mine.

Aruba1 · 09-19-2016, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by ElKotze

Sure! Just throw it in your bed, easy-peasy.

PRICELESS Comment

Deer_hunter_088 · 09-19-2016, 01:09 PM

How about move the fuel tank to where more modern trucks have theres, an then keep the spare stock.

cypressbog · 09-19-2016, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by In The Ten Ring

How about a custom-made fuel tank, which surrounds the driveshaft forward of the rear axle.

If the shaft breaks, it could go boom

How about what Yugo did in 1985?

In The Ten Ring · 09-19-2016, 01:16 PM

No guts, no glory.

In The Ten Ring · 09-19-2016, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Metaldoc

It's a idea I have

You fab guys could fabricate a cup-shaped holder for this spare tire, one that allowed water to drain out the bottom. I think Suburbans had something like that, to hold the spare in the back of the vehicle.

AnotherWs6 · 09-19-2016, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by cypressbog

If the shaft breaks, it could go boom

How about what Yugo did in 1985?

That's funny. I don't know if I would trust a tire that I baked several hundred times.

In The Ten Ring · 09-19-2016, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by AnotherWs6

That's funny. I don't know if I would trust a tire that I baked several hundred times.

Why would your tire be "baked?" Are you talking about if put behind the seat?

gable74 · 09-19-2016, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by In The Ten Ring

Why would your tire be "baked?" Are you talking about if put behind the seat?

I think by "baked" he means getting the tire hot in the engine compartment over and over gain. In reference to the YUGO picture.

09-17-2016, 09:18 AM	#1
freak Registered User Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Pemberville, Ohio Posts: 152	Hidden spare + no cab tank + 20 gallon capacity = reality? Is there any way to get rid of the cab tank and still carry a spare? I don't care if it's a full size spare or not. Just something to get me home.

09-17-2016, 09:49 AM	#2
FL71C10 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 2,508	Re: Hidden spare + no cab tank + 20 gallon capacity = reality? I've thought about putting a donut spare behind the seat. Not sure how to fasten it down so it doesn't roll around back there. __________________ 71 Chevy C10 Shortbed Stepside. LT1 with 4l60E. Just got back from painter, in assembly now.

09-17-2016, 11:37 AM	#3
ElKotze Registered User Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Southwest Kansas Posts: 306	Re: Hidden spare + no cab tank + 20 gallon capacity = reality? Sure! Just throw it in your bed, easy-peasy. __________________ '64 C10 LWB, 283, 5speed '68 C20 LWB, 327, 4speed '69 C20 Custom Camper Longhorn, 350, 4speed '72 C20 Cheyenne Super, 396, TH400 '66 C60, 292, 4speed

09-17-2016, 03:05 PM	#4
jayoldschool Moderator Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: ON, Canada Posts: 2,156	Re: Hidden spare + no cab tank + 20 gallon capacity = reality? If you have a five bolt, grab a donut and mounting hardware from a 91-96 Caprice/Roadmaster. 5x5 bolt pattern. Don't run it on the rear if you have posi.

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Jarvis-69 GMC 1500CK Registered User Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: North Sask, Canada Posts: 84	Re: Hidden spare + no cab tank + 20 gallon capacity = reality? Why delete the cab tank D: That is one of my fav features of the truck.

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09-17-2016, 04:11 PM	#7
In The Ten Ring Registered User Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: West Virginia Posts: 6,421	Re: Hidden spare + no cab tank + 20 gallon capacity = reality? 50% of the problem was solved many years ago by the auto industry. The other 50% is routinely solved by members here by moving the tank to under the bed or a fuel cell at the head of the bed. Here is a pic of the hidden spare. Hidden under a cover.

09-17-2016, 04:21 PM	#8
In The Ten Ring Registered User Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: West Virginia Posts: 6,421	Re: Hidden spare + no cab tank + 20 gallon capacity = reality? I suspect you aren't a stepside guy, so yes, you have a challenge. How about a custom-made fuel tank, which surrounds the driveshaft forward of the rear axle. This would give you more security from a rear ending and allow easy access to your spare which will be close the the rear bumper and "hidden" under the bed.

09-17-2016, 07:58 PM	#9
FL71C10 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 2,508	Re: Hidden spare + no cab tank + 20 gallon capacity = reality? I heard that a donut from an Astro van will fit as well. __________________ 71 Chevy C10 Shortbed Stepside. LT1 with 4l60E. Just got back from painter, in assembly now.

09-17-2016, 08:37 PM	#10
Metaldoc Registered User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Ayr Ontario Posts: 1,122	Re: Hidden spare + no cab tank + 20 gallon capacity = reality? It's a idea I have Attached Images

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Hugh in NC Registered User Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: My Recliner in Rockingham,North Carolina Posts: 99	Re: Hidden spare + no cab tank + 20 gallon capacity = reality? Get AAA. Call if you have a flat or breakdown.

09-17-2016, 09:27 PM	#12
custom10nut Registered User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: East Tn (In the heart of the Smoky Mtns) Posts: 1,863	Re: Hidden spare + no cab tank + 20 gallon capacity = reality? Would a donut fit next to the frame in front of the wheel well? You'd have to fabricate a bracket, but it might work.

09-19-2016, 01:09 PM	#19
Deer_hunter_088 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Mount Carmel Illinois Posts: 1,321	Re: Hidden spare + no cab tank + 20 gallon capacity = reality? How about move the fuel tank to where more modern trucks have theres, an then keep the spare stock. __________________ 1994 k1500, Oldredz71(ext shorty 4x4 6 in lift) 1998 S10ZR2 2005 Silverado 2500hd(tow pig) Made in the USA, just like my trucks

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