Goat, do you have a source for that tire mount in the bed or did you just happened to find it in a junk yard? I am trying to do the same thing.
I have never come across one in a junk yard, Iam always looking.
The guy I was buying fire wood from had it in his 90 F-250.
Told him I was looking for one, said I could have it if i wanted it. $20 and it was mine.
It didn`t have the bracket to mount the wheel to the mount. looked all over the internet to find one.
Finally used a piece of steel 3" X 1/4" X 10 1/2", cut off the corners, filed it smooth. Drilled a hole in the center, and used the "J" Hook bolt for the under bed tire mount. Slipped it in the long verticle slot of the mount and center hole of the piece of steel. Cut bolt to length, threaded it and use a Lug nut to hold the tire secure. Also drilled a hole in the bolt for a Pad Lock.
Also Drilled 2 holes to line up with the holes in the wheel, threaded them and used a hard ware store bolt with the same thread of the Lug Nut, then use 2 Lug Nuts to secure it to the wheel.
I mount the wheel so the air fill is to the top out side to make it easy to check air pressure.
With it mounted on the drivers side, it does not create any blind spots, probably why Ford made it for the left side.
& Bolts mount it to the bed.
I have a thread I did a couple years back, see if I can find it.....
Pre-Power Stroke Diesel (7.3L IDI & 6.9L) - Ford factory option in bed tire mount - Since I installed the 38 Gallon rear fuel tank on my 86 f250, there is no way Iam replacing the spare tire under the bed, even if there is still room for it. No way my skinny little ars is laying under the truck...
www.ford-trucks.com
Here is one some E-Bay idiot wants to get rich on... good ole E-Bay
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Goat