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Old Jan 9, 2009 | 09:48 PM
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Default Where do you carry your spare wheel?

On the roof? Some sort of bumper mounted swing out?

I am on 32s.

I drive the Jeep up skiing, so I need to be able to accomodate my ski rack.

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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 08:26 AM
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Bolt on H-frame to my stock roof rails.


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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 08:35 AM
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Where did ya get the H-frame looks like a easy cheap solution instead of a full roof rack that I have been looking at!
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 08:38 AM
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i lay mine in the back for now because im to lazy to stand it back up in the stock location

you could lay it in the back and build a shelf on top of it so you dont loose any storage space
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 08:38 AM
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After the holidays, i usually carry my spare tire around my waist
TOO MUCH
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 12:16 PM
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i have mine strapped to my custom roof rack.
but it is a heavy 36" on beadlock rim, so the weight tilts the jeep a bit on extreme off camber trails.
i will mount it to a custom rear tire swing as soon as i make one. but for now, the roof is ok, till i have to remove it or put it back up.
if i get a flat on the road, i'll just call CAA. lol.

i had a piece of steel puncture through one tire on the trail, but instead of using my spare, i just used my tire repair kit and plugged it without removing it off the jeep. i didn't loose much air at all either.
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 12:35 PM
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Right now I have it on the inside, but as soon as I get a "special plate" made for my rim its going up top on the rack.
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 12:39 PM
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I had mine on the roof... Until I had a blow out in a mud pit.... And had to hoist a tire and rim combo that weighs 90 lbs.. plus mud and water up there... Now it rides inside until I finish a tire swing...
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 08:29 PM
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i got some 2 dollar a piece tie down from TSC and im bolting those the the roof and im just gonna strap it down on top like that between the rails on the roof rack
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 08:40 PM
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In the garage that way its always handy
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 08:58 PM
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I was thinking about hitting up the junkyard and grabbing a back bumper and swing away tire carrier for the back hatch. My 84 had this, and I liked it. I kinda want to put it on my 93.

Has anyone done this conversion? I'd like to free up some cargo space inside. I bet it could be had for cheap.
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