Spare Tire Carrier - Outside For 95 Le

[salane89]

I just bought a Pathy LE from 1995, which has the apre tire mounted inside the trunk on the drivers side. I'd like to be able to use that space. Where could I find a spare tire carrier for the outside of my vehicle?

 

 

Pic related, my Pathfinder!

[BoneZ]

I just bought a Pathy LE from 1995, which has the apre tire mounted inside the trunk on the drivers side. I'd like to be able to use that space. Where could I find a spare tire carrier for the outside of my vehicle?

 

 

Pic related, my Pathfinder!

 

 

There are already threads on this, But you can pull 1 from a junkyard or buy one off 4x4parts.com or you can get 1 from the nissan dealer (they will not install them though) This is not a project for your average guy, It takes fabing cutting and altering stuff to get the mounts inside the sheetmetal for it. The ones that have it from the factory, the sheetmetal was formed around the brackets.

[salane89]

There are already threads on this, But you can pull 1 from a junkyard or buy one off 4x4parts.com or you can get 1 from the nissan dealer (they will not install them though) This is not a project for your average guy, It takes fabing cutting and altering stuff to get the mounts inside the sheetmetal for it. The ones that have it from the factory, the sheetmetal was formed around the brackets.

 

Would something like this work? I don't mind mounting on the roof rack, as I assume this is what this is for.

https://www.4x4parts.com/catalog/spare-tire-mount-p-4503.html

[GrimGreg]

Would something like this work? I don't mind mounting on the roof rack, as I assume this is what this is for.

https://www.4x4parts.com/catalog/spare-tire-mount-p-4503.html

That is to mount it in a basket on a rack. If you have a basket, you can make a simple clamp to hold it in place with a piece of flat bar and 2 J bolts.

[jbdevega]

i heard somewhere that all pathfinder bodys have the threads to install the tire mounts, just that alot of them have the threads hidden behind sheet metal and getting to them without screwing them up is a bitch.

[BoneZ]

i heard somewhere that all pathfinder bodys have the threads to install the tire mounts, just that alot of them have the threads hidden behind sheet metal and getting to them without screwing them up is a bitch.

 

I added a tire carrier to mine, the threaded parts are there for the 2 mounts that go under the rear hatch but the 4 bolts on the corner that carry the weight are not there unless it came with one the top set is not hard to add but the bottom set is a supper pain. I ended up cutting out parts from the inside to add it then welding up new supports inside to make it able to carry the weight.

[OldSlowReliable]

I'd sooner buy a new bumper with an added tire carrier, so then your upgrading while making your life easier instead of doing more work to get something not as useful....but thats just my opinion.