hello, we just bought an 85 shortbed stepside and there is no rack under the bed for a spare tire. I am going to assume there once was a rack there, but just want to be sure before I go searching. The bed has been beautifully restored, and we do not want to mount a spare somehow on top of the bed. So, friends, was there a rack underneath? And if so will this be a universal fit from many models of chevy pickups, or am i going to have to look exclusively in junkyards for a 3rd gen stepside? If you havent noticed, I'm really new to the Chevy truck family.
Thanks for your help.
scott

 

Is there not an indentation on the bed behind the drivers side cab?

 

Just got the same truck myself. Not sure if I am too late or not but this is what the spare tire setup looks like for mine.

 

Hey white85step, thanmks for the pic. As I suspected, someone re-routed the exhaust, and when they did, the spare bracket had to come out. So there is now not a way to hang a spare underneath. Thanks for replying!

 

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