Bed mounted spare? 35” tire

[gr8dain]

So after my last wheeling weekend, I noticed that my swing out spare (Runck) bumper had more bounce than it used to. Welds are still solid, and the wiggle appears to be in the area where the bumper bolts to the extra awesome thick cross member I got from Chief Waho. Anyway, I pulled the tire off and strapped it i to the bed using the hoops in the roll bar feet.

I am looking for ideas to mount the 35 in the bed. I thought about making a bar to go between the wheel wells and weld a tire mount to it. But I am open to ideas.

 

[rubclt]

I have considered using back seat holes to build rails and mount flat or upright by bulk head. Below a few photos of tire in bed to get ideas… I will follow this thread for ideas too…

 

[Belizeit]

What about some extension off the original roll bar mount so that the big tire wouldn’t eat up the floor space or block the view behind ?

 

[certifiablejeep]

This was a 33x12.5x15 on a 45 degree angle or so spare tire in the back of a CJ5, but something to consider...

cb

 

[bigwalton]

What about fixing the bumper bolts?

Pushing the bumper against the crossmember and welding it together with some flush mount taillights?

I'm not letting it go

 

[Kim Dawson]

There is one factory threaded hole on center that I use to bolt the spare down just behind the bulkhead. One long bolt . . . done. This may not put your spare where you want it with the other things you carry.

 

[FLCJ8]

There is one factory threaded hole on center that I use to bolt the spare down just behind the bulkhead. One long bolt . . . done. This may not put your spare where you want it with the other things you carry.

I believe Dain's tub is fiberglass, but good info for others.

 

[designerRob]

@gr8dain I like how you have it strapped down now. I do something similar with my 33 spare. The previous owner of mine installed these tie down rails along the bed. I have my spare strapped down to the rails behind the back seat. Then I built a hinged shelf over the spare that I can carry stuff on. This is how the Jeep is setup most of the time.

When I go wheeling and I want to carry off-road supplies, tools, and such, I will remove the back seat and move the spare closer to the front of the Jeep. Then I can tie down my off-road bins under the shelf where the tire usually is. They are secured well and hidden. It works well for me with my full soft top.

Here is a couple pics. I like that it doesn't hang outside of the Jeep and that it doesn't block my vision in any way.

 

[gr8dain]

@gr8dain I like how you have it strapped down now. I do something similar with my 33 spare. The previous owner of mine installed these tie down rails along the bed. I have my spare strapped down to the rails behind the back seat. Then I built a hinged shelf over the spare that I can carry stuff on. This is how the Jeep is setup most of the time.

When I go wheeling and I want to carry off-road supplies, tools, and such, I will remove the back seat and move the spare closer to the front of the Jeep. Then I can tie down my off-road bins under the shelf where the tire usually is. They are secured well and hidden. It works well for me with my full soft top.

Here is a couple pics. I like that it doesn't hang outside of the Jeep and that it doesn't block my vision in any way.

I like the hinged cover. I have a metal rack that I considered mounting above the tire if I leave it flat in the bed. I am also considering a new box for the bed with a drawer. Still kicking around ideas.

 

[gr8dain]

What about fixing the bumper bolts?

Pushing the bumper against the crossmember and welding it together with some flush mount taillights?

I'm not letting it go

I will do those things regardless of where the spare ends up to be honest.

 

[gr8dain]

What about some extension off the original roll bar mount so that the big tire wouldn’t eat up the floor space or block the view behind ?

I am going to mock that up and see how much it will take to extend the spare mount.

 

[gr8dain]

Thanks for the ideas so far. A lot of good options. Including the one from @bigwalton

 

[barrys]

Not great pictures but all I have now.

 

[jc_chandler]

I've been messing around with this thought too b/c I don't want to run a rear bumper/swing-out tire carrier (I just love a naked rear end, what can I say). I took some scrap angle and square tube I had and made an upright mount using a cheap mount from quadratec. It bolts where the rear seat belts bolt in and I can move it up by the bulkhead using the seat bracket bolts for when I have the half hard top on and rear seat out. Will it be my forever mount? Who knows, but it was a fun way to kill an afternoon. It is just a 31" though.

 

[bigwalton]

I've been messing around with this thought too b/c I don't want to run a rear bumper/swing-out tire carrier (I just love a naked rear end, what can I say). I took some scrap angle and square tube I had and made an upright mount using a cheap mount from quadratec. It bolts where the rear seat belts bolt in and I can move it up by the bulkhead using the seat bracket bolts for when I have the half hard top on and rear seat out. Will it be my forever mount? Who knows, but it was a fun way to kill an afternoon. It is just a 31" though.

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That's one I've never seen... very interesting!

 

[GreatCJ8]

@gr8dain I like how you have it strapped down now. I do something similar with my 33 spare. The previous owner of mine installed these tie down rails along the bed. I have my spare strapped down to the rails behind the back seat. Then I built a hinged shelf over the spare that I can carry stuff on. This is how the Jeep is setup most of the time.

When I go wheeling and I want to carry off-road supplies, tools, and such, I will remove the back seat and move the spare closer to the front of the Jeep. Then I can tie down my off-road bins under the shelf where the tire usually is. They are secured well and hidden. It works well for me with my full soft top.

Here is a couple pics. I like that it doesn't hang outside of the Jeep and that it doesn't block my vision in any way.

This is a great idea as I've been tossing around how/where to mount my spare.
I've also been tossing around ideas for a hard tonneau cover supported enough for a tent footprint, with 1 foldout side & small ladder.....
That's until I ever get around to buying or building a camping trailer.
An extended rollbar mount is still an option, as is where to put my hilift (currently mounted on rollbar). hmmmmmmmmm