Spare tire location

[JR]

For those of you that run a 285/75/17 what do you do for a spare? I am wanting to pull the trigger on a set but it dawned on me the other day I may not have room underneath for a 34" tire. On my 98 there is only a hair over 33" of clearance between the frame rails Where the spare is.

 

[ed9824v]

For those of you that run a 285/75/17 what do you do for a spare? I am wanting to pull the trigger on a set but it dawned on me the other day I may not have room underneath for a 34" tire. On my 98 there is only a hair over 33" of clearance between the frame rails Where the spare is.

I had to settle for a stock tire for a spare. especially with hitch and 4in exhaust

 

[JR]

I've got a 5" exhaust, but the frame rails hinder me more so than my exhaust. I was thinking of scabbing 2 pieces of C channel perpendicular to the frame so that the spare sets flat against the C channel and the frame, but I think it would stick down further than I am comfortable with. I may just pick up a good used 285/70/17 as a spare rather than my original plan of buying 5 tires and keeping the spare in the rotation like I would like to do. I don't like the idea of the spare rolling around in the bed all the time.