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Spare placement

Postby burlesot » Thu May 16, 2013 8:14 pm

Any negative to bolting my spare under the galley floor? Was thinking my cooler pull out would cover the bolts I would use to hold the spare underneath.

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Re: Spare placement

Postby Shadow Catcher » Thu May 16, 2013 8:50 pm

Ground clearance.
We don't carry a spare, I carry and adapter so that I can use the Tow Vehicle spare.

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Re: Spare placement

Postby PKCSPT » Thu May 16, 2013 9:31 pm

wish I would have known of a spare wheel adapter. I carry two spares in the back of my VW bug, both donuts but a wheel adapter would take up less space
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Re: Spare placement

Postby desertmoose » Thu May 16, 2013 10:10 pm

That's where I put mine.
Out of the road, but a bit of a pain to get to.

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Well worth having along though....

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Re: Spare placement

Postby CarlLaFong » Thu May 16, 2013 10:51 pm

Go to the Pick a Part and get a spare tire carrier off of a small pickup, the kind with a chain that hooks into the center hole of the spare and cranks up. Be sure to get the crank, also
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Re: Spare placement

Postby eamarquardt » Fri May 17, 2013 12:13 am

CarlLaFong wrote:Go to the Pick a Part and get a spare tire carrier off of a small pickup, the kind with a chain that hooks into the center hole of the spare and cranks up. Be sure to get the crank, also


Ya mean like this: 58134

And the pattern is 5 X 4.5 just like my axle.

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Re: Spare placement

Postby aggie79 » Fri May 17, 2013 3:32 pm

My teardrop is a low rider so my spare goes in the bed of the truck.
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Re: Spare placement

Postby Wolffarmer » Sat May 18, 2013 12:50 pm

When I first built mine I tossed the spare in the TV. I had plenty of space with just me but it was still a pain as it was often in the way. Then I figured out a simple easy way to mount it under the front of the tear. A bit hard to put up there but the first time I did it I was just a couple of months after shoulder surgery. My trainer #2 I put adaptors on it to use the same wheels as the TV. So I will have one spare for both. Or if things get really bad will have 3 spares for the TV. :worship:
Now just so I don't get a different TV before I finish the trailer.

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Re: Spare placement

Postby George Taylor » Sat May 18, 2013 6:34 pm

If you have space at the front Harbor Freight sells a mount that is fairly cheap and works great. I used one on ours .
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