B. Lee's Off Road - Spare tire solutions
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B. Lee's Off Road - Spare tire solutions
One of the top 3 questions I get regarding our roof racks is "How do you secure the spare tire?"
I've toyed with a few different hard-mounted spare tire mounts, but didn't like any of them. The number one reason is the loss of flexibility of the roof rack itself. Having a bulky piece of steel welded firmly right in the middle of the rack really limits its functionality.
So, the answer is a ratchet strap. Not just any old cheap ratchet strap though, because a cheap strap will break and dump your tire out (and hopefully on the trail and not on the road...) and because a cheap ratchet mechanism will rust and/or bend, making for a real pain in the butt when you need that spare tire off of there!
The solution - get yourself a B. Lee's Off Road Stainless Steel ratchet strap. SS heavy-duty ratchet, 1100lb strap, and long enough to secure a good-sized spare (It'll fit a 36x14.50 easily).
$25.00 + tax locally, $30.00 shipped via USPS flat rate Priority Mail.
Pics coming momentarily...
PM me for ordering options.
I've toyed with a few different hard-mounted spare tire mounts, but didn't like any of them. The number one reason is the loss of flexibility of the roof rack itself. Having a bulky piece of steel welded firmly right in the middle of the rack really limits its functionality.
So, the answer is a ratchet strap. Not just any old cheap ratchet strap though, because a cheap strap will break and dump your tire out (and hopefully on the trail and not on the road...) and because a cheap ratchet mechanism will rust and/or bend, making for a real pain in the butt when you need that spare tire off of there!
The solution - get yourself a B. Lee's Off Road Stainless Steel ratchet strap. SS heavy-duty ratchet, 1100lb strap, and long enough to secure a good-sized spare (It'll fit a 36x14.50 easily).
$25.00 + tax locally, $30.00 shipped via USPS flat rate Priority Mail.
Pics coming momentarily...
PM me for ordering options.
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These work just as good for securing your spare tire to your factory roof crossbars. While a Trail Rack would be really sweet, it's not neccesary to mount your spare up there!
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Inexpensive spare tire solutions, regardless of whether you have a B. Lee's Off Road roof rack or your using another rack or your factory luggage bars.
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