Spare tire/jack assembly question

[Broken Mopar]

On 68-69 roadrunners both coupe and sedan how does the spare tire sit in the trunk? Face up or face down? Thanks. Spook

 

[A12]

I vote for face down for correct and face up for best appearance :biggrin-new:

 

[69hemibeep]

Per the picture on the jack instructions face up. You could go the other way if you like spinning a wing nut forever LOL

 

[Broken Mopar]

Well with the spare tire hold down rod on this RR it seems as if the spare needs to be face down as the rod isn't long enough to work if the face of the tire is up. Much prefer mounting with tire face up so are there different length hold down rods available? If so, source please. Thanks in advance. Spook

 

[69hemibeep]

What kind of wheel is it and how long is the rod?

 

[Broken Mopar]

G70-15. Rod is 9 inches.

 

[droptop]

G70-15. Rod is 9 inches.

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[A12]

Per the picture on the jack instructions face up. You could go the other way if you like spinning a wing nut forever LOL

before I say and check something with the jack base or foot I have to say that I always put the spare in with the face up or "red line" showing.......................now I did some research back in the '90's on this and it seems that the correct direction is face down, don't flame me it's just a result of the research and maybe (IMO) the most logical way to mount it. With it face down you gain the room inside of the back of the wheel to put the hook and base and a few other things like I did back in 1969 with my original road runner....a can (see I didn't say bottle :smile-new of oil and the filler spout to open it with along with a couple of rags to clean up the mess from those spouts that always leaked

 

[A12]

Here is a link to the 5600 mile A12 Super Bee trunk photos and this is the way the new owner (at the time) found the spare tire mounted. If you scroll down you can see the marks the jack left on the red line side or face side of the tire. http://a12mopar.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1197019589;start=all

 

[A12]

Hope you could open the link above if not here are a couple of photos from there

 

[A12]

and one from a very early 1969 promo video on the road runner, GTX and the road runner convertible

 

[69hemibeep]

I just followed the directions on the deck lid???????

 

[Basketcase]

i have my spare upside down so I can stuff crap in it.

 

[A12]

I just followed the directions on the deck lid???????

I put mine this way only because I like seeing the redline (is that an original tire?)