Doubleajaybrock

How is everybody securing their tires that they have thrown on the roof?

Pix would be really awesome!

Aaron

COSXJFAN

I have no pics, but I use a ratcheting tie down to hold mine on my Top Hat roof rack. HTH!!

Timber Wolf

No pics. However I just used a "S" hook an eyebolt and the wingnut from the interior spare tire holder to attach mine to the bar on the roof rack.

Mr.JayDeeM

Gotta have a roof rack to do it? Or a stock rails will work?

Timber Wolf

I suppose that if you moved the rails close enough you could support the tire with them. That would deffinatly require a tie down of some type that won't come loose. I forgot to add a bike cable lock to my original post. Can't trust nobody now a days!

Mr.JayDeeM

I never thought of that. I'm going to head over to lowes and see what I can do.

ahenderl

I like my Surco. It wasn't cheap, but it is aluminum so it lightweight and won't rust. It doesn't have any issues holding my 31' tire and me sitting on it while I wired my lights. Also, it's quite, which is better than what I have heard about some on the market.

Pics are in my profile.

Desert Rat

I've used ratchet straps before, but the way I had them attached at first (side to side) they vibrated in the wind like guitar strings and had me searching for the new odd sound for about a week. I ended up going with one from front to back, doubling over/under the spare on the stock rails with a couple loops bolted to the rails to keep it centered. This probably wont work for hardcore wheeling but worked great for the trail running I do.

Desert Rat

I'd have to say imo that Timberwolf most likely has the best idea for mounting to the factory rails. I think thats the way I'll go until I get my basket.

krkx93

i have a ratchet strap going accross it then i tied it to the luggage rack with what slack was left over from the slap ill snap some pics tomorw this is the best pic ive got 4 now

krkx93

and its been up there since the beggining of the summer i havnt touched it but i must warn you... ur highway mpg will go from crap to super crap!

whowey

An old bed frame, some spare tubing, a piece of expanded metal, some threaded rod and a set of Thule rack feet....

Mike H.

KOR roof top tire carrier... you can get them bare (just the tire carrier) or with mounts for highlift and shovel.

It weighs about 30lbs, and is installed or removed in all of 5 minutes...
I only use it when wheeling(loaded cargo area), the rest of the time the spare lives in the cargo area straped down.

winston427

Having it on the roof is fine for the trails, but it is nothing but a big parachute on the highway. I cut a couple pieces of angle steel, drilled a couple of holes, and bolted them to the outer rear bolts of the front seat mounts. Hook a ratchet strap to the brackets on one end and to the rear seat back mounts for the other end.

cw50must

I have a surco rack with the surco tire adapter. This also allows me to use a lock on it. After 2-3 years the front gutter mounts cracked from the weight, I reinforced them and its all good now.