Ford Raptor Forum

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FRPP make a tire gate that replaces the tailgate and some bed space

Good question!

Well, it certainly would be more convenient to have it in the bed than under it. Of course the reason it's under the bed is to save bed space.

If you had a flat it would be a lot easier to change it with the spare in the bed. And if you get a flat offroad it will be a lot less challenging to make the change if the spare's not underneath.

As for increasing ground clearance, moving it will give you more but it won't change the departure angle which is determined by the last hangy down part - the hitch and/or bumper.

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2010 Ford F150 SVT Raptor in Tuxedo Black fully loaded plus: 20% tint all around; Bakflip HD bed cover; Bedrug; WeatherTech Floor Liners; V1 detector w/Great Lakes mount & Invisicord; Phillips X-Treme Power bulbs; customized exhaust (removed from axle back); CravenSpeed antenna; Recon Line of Fire; Rigid 20" LED lightbar & 2 pair of Duallys; rear Amber Dually light

Those are pretty cool but I'm just thinking about throwing the spare in the bed for a weekend trip.

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Well strap it down good, its very heavy. Over 80 lbs I think, but not sure.

Yes sir, I figured 85-90lbs.

Anyhow, I'll have a bed cover by that time and I wouldn't jumping with it in the bed.

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I don't think it would buy you too much. Looking around under there I see some scrape marks in various places, none of which are on the spare.

The gate on the other hand makes some sense in terms of weight distribution. But if you're carrying gear back there you're probably going to get a similar benefit by default.

I agree with Dan and J...the bumper, hitch receiver and tow hooks are much more of a problem than the spare. If you could remove the spare and move all that to the location of the spare then you might have something.