Thanks Jerry, and that may have been the case but aside from the indicated tire size, just eye balling the two side by side had at least an inch difference in total hight.
Just wish i'd remembered to ensure they filled the now empty bolt holes from the hanger with something to keep the water out. Looks like I'll end up crawling around under there myself tonight..
For the time being i've opted against a tongue box, so will be looking for a bolt on tire carrier for the tongue.
Thanks
Darren
--- In tabtrailers@yahoogroups.com, "Jerry Jones" <jjerryj@...> wrote:
>
> Darren, if you had checked more closely, the measurements were for the rims--because of the different tires involved, the differences between total diameters of the tires (rims plus tire profiles) were insigificant. Either way, the bottom mount idea was not a very good one. The different bolts needed for the steel versus the alloy were for the models built before the mid '06 models. After that, the wheels used the same bolts, so you didn't need spare bolts.
>
> Jerry j
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: dar05wen
> To: tabtrailers@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2011 12:51 PM
> Subject: [tabtrailers] Re: Spare Tire Removal
>
>
>
>
> Part of the reason I had them remove the spare from the bottom was that our T@B has the 15" tires and aluminum rims, yet the spare was an inch smaller with the steel rim!?! Luckly I had the fore thought to have them remove the spare so I could examine it and insure the bolts on the aluminum rims would fit in the event of a needed change. It was a surprise to the dealer and me when we realized we were looking at two different sized tires..
>
> Long story short, they sold me a matching 15" tire and aluminum rim as a spare. And that wouldn't fit on the underside tire hanger. So I had them remove the hanger all together.
>
> Now I need to do some form of frame or box mount.
>
> Darren
> --- In tabtrailers@yahoogroups.com, Carol Kelley <clkelley564@> wrote:
> >
> > I've decided to keep my spare under the T@B and let Good Sam do the changing
> > and crawling. It will take me just as long to do it myself as waiting on
> > them and this way I'm not hot, cold, or wet :-)
> >
> > Carol
> > On Jun 2, 2011 9:07 AM, "dar05wen" <darrenajames@> wrote:
> > > I picked up our new T@B yesterday and had the dealer remove the the spare
> > and hanger, but forgot to ask if they filled the mounting bracket bolt holes
> > with anything to prevent water from working in.. I'll have to crawl under
> > and investigate.
> > >
> > > I got the clamshell model and it did not come with the molded propane
> > cover, so i'm investigating a tongue box (Delta 33" model), and wondering if
> > anyone else with a clamshell had clearance for the Delta tongue box and the
> > Topos tire hanger? Or has anyone reinforced thier aluminum tongue box walls
> > and mounted the tire on the side of the box?
> > >
> > > Any other suggestions?
> > >
> > > --- In tabtrailers@yahoogroups.com, "Dan Altenes" <daltenes@> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Tropos is the only way to go - a great solution. One bit of advice: after
> > moving the spare, be sure and remove the old spare tire mount underneath the
> > trailer - it's very likely something along the highway would catch on the
> > hanger - not a pretty idea!!!
> > >>
> > >> --- In tabtrailers@yahoogroups.com, "jrw136" <jrw320@> wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> > I know we've hashed this topic over quite a bit but for those who have
> > done nothing now's the time to think about what you're up against. Knowing
> > I'll never have a flat in a convenient location I decided to remove my spare
> > tire the other day. How lucky I am to have done it in the carport. I started
> > off wrong with the first action, I raised the front of the trailer rather
> > than the rear. I think it would have been easier to do it the other way. Now
> > the lug nuts holding the wheels on the trailer are 17 mm, but the bolts
> > keeping the spare on are not. They are 19 mm. It took me three trips
> > shimming under that thing to find out. And they must have been put on by
> > King Kong. Not that I'm a wimp either, I made my way through college on a
> > football scholarship and I had problems breaking them. One trip more for a
> > pipe with which to get more leverage. After getting the tire off of the
> > hanger I then discovered the bracket was so low I could not get the tire out
> > unless I took the bracket off first. Another trip out to get yet another
> > size wrench. This maybe could have been avoided by lifting the rear rather
> > than the front but by this time it didn't matter. I reckon the moral of this
> > story is to do this task at your convenience, and take an assortment of
> > metric wrenches under there with you when you do.
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> >
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