HELP! AARGH!!! TOD going krazy

[Ldub]

I had two bolts that went through the luggage rack, up through two opposing lug nut holes...I drilled a hole in the end of one of the bolts, large enough to get a padlock through.
This setup was a TOTAL p.i.t.a. to un-do & remove, so I went back to the drawing board & re-invented it.

Now I have a gigantic 1 1/8" bolt with a 2" threaded section of 5/8" bolt welded to the head, that goes through the center section of the rack. (held on w/ a large washer / nylock nut)
This protrudes up through the center of the spare & is held down by an extra large washer I made out of 1/8" steel daimond plate, a large fender washer, lock washer, & mondo-gigantico wing nut I had fabricated by welding two 8" long pieces of 1/2" steel rod to opposing sides of a 1 1/8" nut.
I had a loop welded on one end that I run a chain through, then down through the spokes, under the luggage rack, & back up through the spokes with a larger lock holding the whole works together.

If they want my spare, they're gonna have to work on it awhile & destroy some stuff to get it. (unless they have a bolt cutter or mini grinder )

Doesn't matter what you do, if someone wants something of yours, & is the type of good-fer-nuthin' P.O.S. that would rather steal than work, they'll probably get it...unfortunate, but true.

[nbvolks]

yes sorry to jack thread and hope u dont mind but I didnt want to make a new one I guess I could but most of my questions so far have been asnwered just one last one tho.

Ok here is problem I would be afraid with being a daily driver taht someone would jack my tire from roof rack liek we some how have jacked this thread... Ok bad analogy. Anyways thast my biggest fear so any way to make it a lil more secure or is that risk we run doing it that way? I know crime is different in different places but if used as ur daily driver do you keep spare on roof rakck when going to and from work. Also if so and have a better way to secure it how? As to deter theft some what.


edit: had to fix quote

You could go the way lDub mentioned, or a more ghetto way of just using a chain and padlock to secure it.

Or... just use some cans of fix a flat, or if it's really that bad, use the mini spare. I mean honestly, how often are you getting flats, and if it's a daily driver you're probably not commuting in the desert somewhere, so you have ready access to tire shops for repairs and such. Though remember to tell the tire guy that you put in the fix-a-flat. They get kinda pissed when you don't.

[cyronman]

Sorry Jungalbutt, but it looks like your thread is getting jacked, (that's odd...I don't recall THAT ever happening before... ) since your original question was answered, I hope you don't mind.

oops, sorry, thanks

I don't know what the biggest tire you could fit in the door is, but doubt it would be much bigger than the stock mini doughnut.
When the spare is moved elsewhere, you can fit all manner of seldom used stuff back there...12-volt air compressor, jumper cables, off road creeper (drop cloth), MRE's, xtra parts, antifreeze...what ever your imagination & space will allow.

yeah, I thought just by looking at it that it wouldn't hold much of a spare. I guess jumper cabes and other emergency gear will be going back there. As for MREs...