Sparky-Watts
Banned
After getting my tires, I got a 5th for a spare so I'd have all the same size if I needed to run the spare for any reason. When I put the spare on the stock bracket on my YJ, it pushes up against the center brake light pretty tight. I'm looking at my first home-made mod job now. I'll be using a piece of walnut (pretty much impervious to rot and bugs) to make a shim under the tail light bracket. I'd rather use aluminum, but just don't have access to the tools or material to do so.
Basically, what I'll do is remove the bracket and use it as a pattern for the wood block. It'll be between 3/4" and 1" thick, which should give enough clearance above the spare for the light. I haven't looked too closely at it, but I think there is enough slack in the wiring to lift it a little higher.
Pics will follow.
Anybody else run into that problem, if so, how did you work around it?
Basically, what I'll do is remove the bracket and use it as a pattern for the wood block. It'll be between 3/4" and 1" thick, which should give enough clearance above the spare for the light. I haven't looked too closely at it, but I think there is enough slack in the wiring to lift it a little higher.
Pics will follow.
Anybody else run into that problem, if so, how did you work around it?