Inverting The Spare Tire Carrier on a D2

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Author Message   Will Bobbitt (Rkores) Member Username: Rkores Post Number: 189 Registered: 09-2002 Posted on Tuesday, February 18, 2003 - 05:50 pm:    My dad just got some 265/70/R16's on his D2 and now the spare is rubbing on the rear bumper. I did a search and couldn't find anything. I did see the article on EE, but that looks more entail than what I can get into at the moment. Any other ideas on how to do it? Thanks, Will Bobbitt Trekboyy5@aol.com   Paul D. Morgan (V22guy) Senior member Username: V22guy Post Number: 1215 Registered: 02-2002 Posted on Tuesday, February 18, 2003 - 06:46 pm:    Will, Man that job is soooooo simple. Took me 30 minutes to complete. Read the EE link over again, it is very easy to complete.   Will Bobbitt (Rkores) Member Username: Rkores Post Number: 190 Registered: 09-2002 Posted on Tuesday, February 18, 2003 - 07:00 pm:    Paul, Alright, it just says on there that it will take an afternoon to do. Am I going to break those clips for the back upholestry? Will it work without all of them? Thanks, Will   Eric Pena (Evalp) Senior Member Username: Evalp Post Number: 378 Registered: 06-2002 Posted on Tuesday, February 18, 2003 - 07:21 pm:    Will, you might break some so I reccomend going to get a few extras just in case. It really is easy to do.   Paul D. Morgan (V22guy) Senior member Username: V22guy Post Number: 1216 Registered: 02-2002 Posted on Tuesday, February 18, 2003 - 07:36 pm:    Will, I didn't have any extras when I did the job and I ended up re-installing the rear panel with 40% of the clips remaining. It worked fine. Then the next time I went to the Dealer, I picked up enough to finish the job right. Easy as pie   Craig Kobayashi (Koby) Senior Member Username: Koby Post Number: 264 Registered: 02-2002 Posted on Tuesday, February 18, 2003 - 08:09 pm:    Yeah, I second Paul's testimonial. Super easy. I did it in 20 minutes, which included the drilling of the CB antenna mount. I had extra clips on hand from some prior breakage, so now for the first time in a year I'm back to 100% of the clips   Will Bobbitt (Rkores) Member Username: Rkores Post Number: 192 Registered: 09-2002 Posted on Wednesday, February 19, 2003 - 09:14 am:    Thanks guys! I am going to do this tomorrow afternoon. Thanks, Will   Greg Davis (Gregdavis) Senior Member Username: Gregdavis Post Number: 649 Registered: 08-2002 Posted on Wednesday, February 19, 2003 - 09:23 am:    Will, your dad's rig would look soooo much better with steel wheels on it now that he's got some decent tires on it.   Dean Brown (Deanbrown3d) Senior Member Username: Deanbrown3d Post Number: 465 Registered: 02-2002 Posted on Wednesday, February 19, 2003 - 09:51 am:    Will, If the spare rubbing on the bumper - LEAVE IT THAT WAY! It will take some of the weight off the door hinges. I've often thought about making a wedge to stick under my spare, to reduce the strain on the door and take some on the step. Just my 0.02 Dean   Will Bobbitt (Rkores) Member Username: Rkores Post Number: 198 Registered: 09-2002 Posted on Monday, February 24, 2003 - 07:26 pm:    I did the invertation tonight. I only broke 4 or 5 red clips. Thanks for the tips! Will