Rear corner of a black-and-tan truck showing tire carrier and ta…

Someone suggested that the curved body brackets of Type 2 & 3 swingaways wouldn't fit an '80-86 body's squared corners. So to make installing my 4-way lug wrench carrier easier, I swapped my spare Type 3 swingaway on. No problems. I could have swapped the swingaway frame onto my original squared body brackets, but I wanted to test this, and I might sandblast & powdercoat the old one.

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To prevent the carrier buckling the quarter panel, add a tether & reinforcements:
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Owner caption April 2009 · Photo 2578 of 5000