I want to get a tire carrier for the rear of my 03 Blazer. I have found a few off of older models and wanted to know if they will work. Are they all the same or do I need to get one from the same body style as mine. I haven't been able to find any aftermarket ones either.

 

Bump,,, as I have an 02 and would like to move the spare to the outside also. Anyone have a clue?

 

RCars2 mounted a rear spare tire carrier on his 4-door, 2nd gen body style.

I can't recall if he had to do any structural support to hold up the weight or what all he did exactly..but it can be done!

 

No structural support needed , I had one put on my 85 and now I wish that I didn't as a 36" tire on the back makes it look ridiculous but that was back when I had 31's on it and I wanted chrome wheels all around ...
Any GM dealer will get you an aftermarket carrier and install it , if you want a GM one from GM forget it , they only sell them in parts ...
Check out ZR2USA as lots of guys have taken theirs off , check eBay too ..

Zed

 

The original question is does a 1st gen carrier fit on a 2nd gen...

I don't think it does... But I haven't really looked all that close, lol.

 

Well...he just said 'older' one...we don't really know what gen it was

 

2nd gens aren't "old"

 

touche.

Then again, the oldest of the 2nd gens would be 10+ years...that's a bit old to me [8D]

 

Bah! you dont want one!

mine sqeaks to the point of driving me crazy.

 

Yeah, well, I want more cargo space inside

Trade ya!