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2nup350
10-28-2017, 08:27 AM
I bought a stock jack and lug wrench/tire tool. I've got the holddown brackets but not the nuts. were they normal metric ? Wing nuts? some special stamped steel wingnut? anyone have a couple or me? Pics?
pennyman1
10-28-2017, 06:25 PM
they are metric wingnuts, not sure the size. Not sure if any of my trucks still have the tools in them...
85Ram50
10-30-2017, 02:26 PM
ON my 85 the hold down for the tire iron is under the passenger seat and has a wing nut. There is space for a second thing IDK what it might be. There seems to be a spot under the driver seat for the jack (mine has given up the ghost it jacks up but doesn't hold weight) but there is no hardware in my rig to hold that little bottle jack in place.
2nup350
10-30-2017, 03:57 PM
the second thing is the bar to lower the spare tire.. I went to Fastenal today and ordered two metric wingnuts.
tortron
10-30-2017, 04:40 PM
Could you post pics of the original stuff and how it mounts?
Was it a bottle jack rather than a scissor style
2nup350
10-31-2017, 07:58 AM
19796this is the jack handle and the spare tire removal tool in place, passenger side, rear of the cab at left.

19797this is the base of the bottle jack as seen from behind the rear of the drivers seat. I cant get a better pic without removing the seat as it is slid all the way forward in this shot. bottom of the pic is actually up
85Ram50
10-31-2017, 12:30 PM
Thanks. By what I can see there is a metal strap that holds the jack in place which I am missing along with its wingnut and I don't have the black rod I assume is the jack tool.
2nup350
10-31-2017, 01:33 PM
the black rod is indeed the tool to get the spare out and also the jack interface tool. the bottle jack does have a metal strap.
tortron
12-21-2017, 04:34 PM
Just checked, as mine are missing also. The thread in M8 1.25.

Going to knock together a few straps aswell
tortron
12-21-2017, 04:57 PM
Just had a dig though my detritus and found that lawn mower handle bolts/1995019950knobs have an M8 1.25 thread.
Drilled a hole though a tow ball nut wrench I got for $1 for the strap

The lawnmower knobs are probably a nice solution if yours are missing, readily available and nice and thick to grab under the seats