Spare tire storage options

What is everyone using for spare tire storage? i am currently lifting my 2011 toyota 4runner and putting 33's on. does anyone have options to any swinging hitches or some kind of pivotal bumpers?

 

Welcome! There's a few threads here on tire carriers. Search for Rigd, Detours, and there's a few others talked about, but I can't remember the company names at the moment. I'm leaning towards Detours, but there's a serious lack of communication with them. I like theirs best, but will probably order something different when it's time.

 

I’m running 285/70-17s and my spare fits just fine in stock location

 

Same

 

I just stumbled across this on Pinterest. It maybe just right if you only need it part time. Then again; it could be a permanent solution also.
It is obviously home made. So you would need to know how to weld or pay someone.
Good luck & keep us posted.
Ryan

 

For some of us, it's about getting the spare out from under the truck. They pick up a lot of grime/debris under there. Also, if you are wheeling, the spare could get beat up on the rocks, or worse, have the truck drop on the spare, wedging it between the truck and rocks. That wouldn't be good if you needed to swap out a tire. If I spent $$$ on a nice wheel/tire combo, I would rather have the spare up high and safe than getting beat up under the truck.

 

+1 to all of this! These are the same reasons I relocated mine.

I went in the cargo area as I didn't want to deal with a swingout, and roof storage seems like it would be difficult. This probably wouldn't work for a lot of folks, but it's working well for me. This is the Toyo spare, but I now have the Yokohama M/T in there.

 

At the top of the truck is the worst.
A good rear bumper with carrier and low profile mount is best but can be a PITA when loading and unloading.
The bottom mount is fine for 95% of off road use. Tires are durable and it’s hard to damage them on a trail.
Keeping it inside is okay, but you better secure it. If you get into a wreck you have an 80 pound missile inside your truck headed for your skull.

 

One other thing to consider is that the chain/hoist mechanism to raise and lower the spare can seize/rust or freeze up. Go through some water/slush on a below freezing day, and you may find that you can't lower the spare due to ice. I replaced the one on my FJ-60 when I had it because it rusted solid. I'd never put a spare on the roof rack, but have carried one secured inside at times. I prefer it outside the truck, so I don't lose the space inside.

 

Well, then i would roll with it in the stock location. Then, move it when i get frisky. Seems easy to me.

 

How will you secure it when you get "frisky?" I think it would suck to have to move my spare every time I went off-road.

 

Mine is still okay. But that is a consideration.

Not sure if ice is a problem given the location near the exhaust???

 

I wouldn't. Mine is fine where it is. I only would, if i was you, when i get into some "harder shit". Do you mate. Ill do me. Cheers

Edit- maybe "going off road" is different to some and others. I guess.

 

Yes it can be a problem. I'm not sure where you live, LC, but it's a consideration here in Colorado. Say you're out driving during a snowy winter day, it's 20 degrees out, and you pop into a tasty little BBQ restaurant for dinner and an adult beverage. By the time you walk to your truck, the truck can definitely be iced up. Exhaust temperature at the tail pipe on a cold day /= exhaust temp at the manifold. But it might not be an issue if you live somewhere warm, agreed.

 

I lived in Colorado and Wyoming for eight years and have never had the spare tire carrier ice up to the point where it was unusable.

I did own a 60 series where it rusted solid, I do not know if that’s a problem with newer Toyotas or not.

 

Everyone has their own thing and concerns. There's really no wrong answer. Bass likes having the tire behinds the seats, Kyblack isn't worried about it too much, and I would rather have it out from under the truck. Not everyone likes mushrooms either.

 

nice! Was having the same issues but glad to hear it can be carried underneath! At least for the meantime

 

Mine doesn’t sit too low it’s still higher than the diff

 

i have a 285/701/17 under the stock spare compartment. Everything a hit a good size bump i feel something bottoming out. Any ideas what it may be? I have tighten it several times. I have the bilsteins with the cornfed lift on the rear.