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**rickst29** · 09-21-2007, 10:32 PM

The tubing on which the spare tire sits, combined with the very tight fit against the bottom of the TM, will often create two parallel "impressions" of the type which you seem to be describing.

If that was the cause, then you might look at two fixes. Fix #1 rests the spare tire on two plates, instead of the two thin bars. Here: http://www.trailmanorowners.com/foru...ead.php?t=5672

And Fix #2, lowering the spare tire carrier down by a bit less than 1" (so that it isn't squeezed so hard between the hanger and the bottom of the TM body), is discussed at the end of that thread in my version, but also has two other variations (by Eric and Bill) shown WITH PICTURES in this Thread:
http://www.trailmanorowners.com/foru...ead.php?t=5828

If you do fix #1, then fix #2 is mandatory-- the added thickness of the plates makes lengthening of the carrier "hanger" distance even more necessary.

09-21-2007, 10:32 PM	#2
rickst29 yes, they hunt lions. Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 1,318	Was this tire rotated from the "spare" tire rack underneath ? The tubing on which the spare tire sits, combined with the very tight fit against the bottom of the TM, will often create two parallel "impressions" of the type which you seem to be describing. If that was the cause, then you might look at two fixes. Fix #1 rests the spare tire on two plates, instead of the two thin bars. Here: http://www.trailmanorowners.com/foru...ead.php?t=5672 And Fix #2, lowering the spare tire carrier down by a bit less than 1" (so that it isn't squeezed so hard between the hanger and the bottom of the TM body), is discussed at the end of that thread in my version, but also has two other variations (by Eric and Bill) shown WITH PICTURES in this Thread: http://www.trailmanorowners.com/foru...ead.php?t=5828 If you do fix #1, then fix #2 is mandatory-- the added thickness of the plates makes lengthening of the carrier "hanger" distance even more necessary. __________________ TM='06 2619 w/5K axle, 15" Maxxis "E" tires. Plumbing protector. 630 watts solar. 450AH LiFePO4 batteries, 3500 watt inverter. CR-1110 E-F/S fridge (compressor). TV = 2007 4runner sport, with a 36 volt "power boost".