Chevy SSR Spare Tire Kit Install

This video shows you how to install the spare tire kit sold by Simple Engineering, LLC for the 2003-2006 Chevrolet SSR.
Since portions of this procedure are located near the vehicle's exhaust system, make sure you perform this installation when the exhaust system is cooled down for your safety!
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⏲ Video Sections ⏲
00:00 - Intro
00:36 - Prep Steps
02:15 - Battery Box Removal
03:21 - Rear Bumper Fascia Brace
03:56 - Remove / Move Battery Cables
04:29 - Tire Hoist Install
05:19 - Install New Ground Cable
05:51 - Reposition Wiring / Cable
06:34 - Install Battery Box
08:23 - Reshaping Wheel Liner
09:07 - Final Steps
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[@RetroCarGuy530]

This is a RetroCarGuy530, LLC video showing you how to install the SSR Spare Tire Kit sold by Simple Engineering, LLC. Since portions of this procedure are located near the vehicle's exhaust system, make sure you perform this installation when the exhaust system is cooled down for your safety! This video focuses on the installation of the Simple Engineering, LLC supplied spare tire kit for the 2003-2006 Chevy SSR. If you need info on some suggested tire and rims options to be used as the spare tire, please check the product documentation: simple-engineering.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Spare-Tire-Kit-Installation-Instructions-Rev-G.pdf ⏲ Video Sections ⏲ 00:00 - Intro 00:36 - Prep Steps 02:15 - Battery Box Removal 03:21 - Rear Bumper Fascia Brace 03:56 - Remove / Move Battery Cables 04:29 - Tire Hoist Install 05:19 - Install New Ground Cable 05:51 - Reposition Wiring / Cable 06:34 - Install Battery Box 08:23 - Reshaping Wheel Liner 09:07 - Final Steps

[@jcsjcs3182]

Thank you for a video that will be very helpful to SSR owners who have not yet installed this Simple Engineering accessory. I wish this video would have been available a few years back when I installed mine!

[@RetroCarGuy530]

I held a tech session at my home a couple of years ago, but it was not the right time to film the installation steps on that day. This was the next opportunity I had to install one, so I figured I wasn't going to pass up the chance this time to document the process with video. Thanks for checking out my video!

[@LarrySchapker]

May I also add, as you mentioned the ECM could loose its memory after disconnecting the battery for a while. If it does loose its memory, one has to drive for about 50 to 100 miles so there is enough data in the ECM so it may be SMOGed (Saving to have to pay for a retest. I won't mention how I know this... ).

[@RetroCarGuy530]

Yes, the PCM (03-04) / ECM (05-06) will tend to forget the learned performance settings along with the "Readiness Monitors" will be reset. Most of the readiness monitors will reset within a short amount of time/miles. The EVAP readiness monitor is quite stubborn on the SSR (and most GM vehicles). In CA, your 2000 model year or newer gasoline powered vehicle can pass a smog check if there is no "Check Engine Light" (no active DTCs present) and if all readiness monitors have run to completion and passed with one exception. The EVAP readiness monitor can still be in the "Incomplete" state as long as all of the other prerequisites have been met. My 2004 SSR is going in for a its smog check on Monday and it still has the EVAP monitor in the "Incomplete" state. The drive cycle for the EVAP readiness monitor is challenging to complete with the limited amount of driving during COVID-19 restrictions and the very specific requirements of the GM drive cycle for the EVAP monitor. www.bar.ca.gov/Industry/OBD_Test_Reference#passfail-standards-for-the-obd-test-portion-of-a-smog-check-inspection

[@josephburch2301]

I'd like to see what it looks like with a spare tire under there please

[@RetroCarGuy530]

The SSR owner can pick the rim/tire used for the spare, so the look can change a bit. If you go to the product listing page ( simple-engineering.com/product/accessories/ssr-spare-tire-kit ) you'll see pictures of a spare tire selected by the owner of Simple Engineering, LLC for his own 2006 Chevy SSR. You can see the spare tire underneath the SSR, but that's due to the placement of the spare tire area in the Chevy Trailblazer EXT frame which is used in the Chevy SSR.

[@bentnickel7487]

09:54 Am I looking at the positive cable lying over the exhaust?

[@RetroCarGuy530]

Yes, the positive cable was temporarily moved to that location to keep it out of the way while removing the battery. If the exhaust is "hot", you may not want to place it there or wait until the exhaust pipe has cooled down enough to make it safer for the cable and your hands/arms as well. You end up running the positive cable over the top of the frame to reach the battery's new location.

[@bentnickel7487]

Thanks the explanation. I watch closely, but didn't realize that wasn't a permanent location for the cable.

[@RetroCarGuy530]

At 3:56 in the video, I go through the removal of the original negative battery cable and the rerouting of the positive cable over the top of the frame.