P1000 OEM Bed Extender with Spare Tire?

[1K5LE]

I've searched and can't find any examples.... has anyone seen a spare mounted to an OEM Bed Extender? Anybody with OEM extender, do you think it would support the weight of a spare?

I realize I wouldn't be able to flip the extender into the bed to lay flat. Looking at the pics online I'm thinking a u-bolt and maybe spacers would allow a spare to be hung. Most aftermarket extenders with spare mount seem to be $500 plus. Advice is appreciated!

 

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[JTW]

I've searched and can't find any examples.... has anyone seen a spare mounted to an OEM Bed Extender? Anybody with OEM extender, do you think it would support the weight of a spare?

I realize I wouldn't be able to flip the extender into the bed to lay flat. Looking at the pics online I'm thinking a u-bolt and maybe spacers would allow a spare to be hung. Most aftermarket extenders with spare mount seem to be $500 plus. Advice is appreciated!

Yeah it would hold it.. but it doesn’t lock into the down position so it could have some bounce if you don’t lash it down some way. If I were doing that, I’d probably run my ubolts thru a plate and have bolts or studs off the plate so I wasn’t putting all the weight on one bar of the extender. Does that make sense? Ideally a plate welded to the extender would be my first choice

 

[alloutdoors]

How about this option

P1000 - Pioneer 1000-5D and 1000-5 spare tire racks for sale

 

[1K5LE]

Yeah it would hold it.. but it doesn’t lock into the down position so it could have some bounce if you don’t lash it down some way. If I were doing that, I’d probably run my ubolts thru a plate and have bolts or studs off the plate so I wasn’t putting all the weight on one bar of the extender. Does that make sense? Ideally a plate welded to the extender would be my first choice

Makes perfect sense, thanks! That's good to know that it doesn't lock down. I was under the impression that it did.

 

[1K5LE]

How about this option

P1000 - Pioneer 1000-5D and 1000-5 spare tire racks for sale

Looked at Brick City's for a while, love the v2. I'm just trying to justify spending that on the few times I would actually carry a spare. Probably a couple of camping trip trail rides a year. Funny how I spend this much on a machine and then nickel dime the accessories to death!

 

[JTW]

Makes perfect sense, thanks! That's good to know that it doesn't lock down. I was under the impression that it did.

They have two little rubber straps to retain them down. But with the weight of a wheel and tire I wouldn’t expect that to hold. If you’re not in a hurry they come up for sale from time to time on here..