Another spare tire mounting question

[univu2]

Hey everyone,

I've been searching and had a couple of questions you might be able to help me with on my wife's '06.

Looking to sell the roof rack and hopefully relocate the spare back under the vehicle...

I have the cable sticking down underneath and wondering what else I need to mount it? Also, any place I can buy it besides the dealership?

Lastly, I caught a mention of 31.5" being the max tire size? Anyone able to stick a 32" back under there?

Thanks,
Tim

 

[Explorer_PL]

So I guess you put the spare on the roof of the truck before, and now you want to put it back where it was originally ?

You should have the cable hanging down with a metal piece at the end shaped in such a way that it loops thru the center hole of the rim and then holds the spare up and then you can just crank it up.

Hope that answers the questions.

 

[univu2]

It was bought used and the tire was already on the rack. Just don't know what I'm looking for or if a 32" tire will fit. Thank you.

 

[Explorer_PL]

The 4th Gen explorers use full size spare, so whatever the tire size it came with (check the door sticker) that will fit under the chasis, and maybe a little bigger.