spare tire carriers

1. ​One is marked E0TA-1443-FA.  It is 47 1/4" long, including the 2" "handle" on the end, has hanger holes that are 42 3/4" c/c, and the flat area is 25 1/2" long.  This is part number E0TZ 1443-C and is for the 1980 - 82 trucks of all sizes.
2. The other is marked E3TA-1443-AA.  Ford's Master Cross Reference List says that ID # E3TA-1443-AA is part number E3TZ 1443-B.  Ford's Obsolete/Supersede/Interchange catalog says that was superseded by E4TZ 1443-B which is for the 1983 - 86 trucks of all sizes with aft tank.  It measures 48 3/4" long, including the 2" "handle", and that pretty closely matches the "Approx. 49" long" stated in the catalog.  Further, it has hanger holes that are 44" center/center, and the flat that the tire touches is 27" long.​​

And one final observation: Since it appears that in all three kinds of under-bed spare tire carriers there's one that is for 1980 - 82 and another from 1983 - 86, I'd bet that the holes locations in the frames changed between those two sets of years.  And that fits with the fact that the early aft-tank carrier has 42 3/4" center/center on the hanger bolts and the later carrier has 44" center/center.  In other words, the early carrier won't fit on a later truck, and vice versa.

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