Put Spare Tire On Roof Rack

Cheap and easy especially if you already have a rack up there.

Put spare tire on roof rack.

Spare on the roof or hood. Install was quite easy just nuts bolts. Thule 963pro spare me pro bike rack. Hummers are made to support their weight upside down so don t mount over 40 spare tires up there at one time 150lbs tire.

Typically the tire is sunk into a well underneath the main trunk floor but some suvs and larger sedans have stood the tire up on its end and snugged it to the side of the cargo area. Now includes stay put cradles for better stability an integrated locking cable and a second adapter plate to fit more tire sizes. A little crude but it s the best way to do it. Vehicle manufacturers publish recommended maximum load limits for roof racks which are usually approximately 70 kg for suvs and 120 kg for heavy 4wd vehicles toyota lc 120 kg and nissan patrol 120 kg.

You can mount it with a through bolt or some straps. Purchased to put an oversized spare on my yakima off grid. Roof rack mounted spare wheels qfleet will not approve a roof rack mounted spare wheel restraint system for carrying additional spare wheels. Well if you have a roof rack or a roof rack mounted cargo basket you don t have to find space inside your rig for a big bulky tire just carry that wheel and tire assembly up on the roof with one of our roof mounted spare tire carriers.

I used a normal sized lock. Just drilled 4 holes put some eye bolts in chaulked the bolts and chained the tire to it. Your roof rack or cargo basket is a great alternative location for mounting a spare tire one that will free up room inside your vehicle for other cargo and also allow you to carry a larger spare that will match oversize tires. The thule 963pro spare me heavy duty bike rack is the perfect solution for any vehicle with a rear mounted spare tire.

Works perfectly and held my spare tire on my off grid w extension. The person who bought the first hummer i sold mounted his spare tire on the roof. Listed as the carrier for the warrior and mega warrior racks. This is the spare tire carrier for that application.

The reason why you might want to consider mounting your spare to the roof rack of your vehicle is if you re running larger or knobbier off road tires and can t stow your spare all terrain or mud terrain where it used to go but you want the security of having it in case you do experience tire failure out on the trail.