Chadz Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 Well guys thinking about taking thr truck to the track on friday,however doing some prep work to reduce weight..So i unlock the lock mechanism proceed to lower the tire i see the cable going down but no tire, i tried tugging pulling even took a whack with a hammer,and still no luck....Anyone have any ideas/suggestions..And by the way this is my 200th post lol WOOT WOOT YEA HAW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70chevy03ss Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 Cut the line. put the spare in your bed. I have hear alot of people having this problem. Unless you get under there once in a while to grease it, it wont come down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverado_ss_04 Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 i had to cut the line to get mine down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chadz Posted March 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 thanks fellas that was plan 2..just making sure it wasnt just me.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nastyhabit Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 How much weight is dropped when you lose the hitch and tire? Been thinkin about it..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arturomoreno Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 idk how much weight was lost, but i tok the tire, cable thing, tow hitch and rear bumper off when i installed my rollpan and in el paso on heavy 22's i did high 16 low 17 on stock tune with the tail gate closed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8hnpSS Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 i dropped the spare and took the entire assembly out along with the tow hitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12'SROCK Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 crank the wire all the way down and then kick the shit out of the tire. It will fall down after you kick it HARD. Good luck!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chadz Posted March 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 Gumbo I would imagine quite a bit of weight... I am taking off the spare and hitch since I don't tow anything and taking the tail gate off fri before I make a few passes at the track..would imagine shaving a few tenths off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nastyhabit Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 Gumbo I would imagine quite a bit of weight... I am taking off the spare and hitch since I don't tow anything and taking the tail gate off fri before I make a few passes at the track..would imagine shaving a few tenths off can you weigh them and post up? here's what I found but I can't believe the hitch weighs less than the tailgate Weights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miller812 Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 There was a thread that had all the weights of everything in the rear end and everything you could take off to lise some weight. I for rid of my spare and hitch and spare cable assembly but threw a hidden hitch on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67speeda Posted March 24, 2011 Report Share Posted March 24, 2011 dont cut the cable! Take two floor jacks and support the tire lower the cable all the way take a flat screwdriver and a hamer and push the retainer into the hook. It looks like an upside down "T" with a little "safety" hook at the top. Push the saftey in, drop the "T" shaped part. Lower floor jacks remove tire from under truck I had to have my truck flat bed home b/c of a flat and a stuck spare once.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JF-03-SS Posted March 24, 2011 Report Share Posted March 24, 2011 If you don't plan on putting the spare back, cut the damn thing and be done with it. Had to cut mine because it would not budge and it doesn't fit over my brakes anyhow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catdaddy300 Posted March 24, 2011 Report Share Posted March 24, 2011 cutting tourch....wait dont do that, the lube on the cable will catch on fire............ I know i had to but it out with a beer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rays B4U Posted March 24, 2011 Report Share Posted March 24, 2011 Cut the line. put the spare in your bed. I have hear alot of people having this problem. Unless you get under there once in a while to grease it, it wont come down. I carried my spare in the bed of my old Chevy years back then one day I had a flat tire...not a problem, grabbed the spare out of the bed and put it on....on the road again....for about 10 miles and then the spare blew! Spare tire was several years old but had never been used. The guy at the tire store said it was from sitting in the sun all the time, so you might want to consider a cover for the spare to protect if from the sun if you're going to throw it in the bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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