Spare tire mod

[vt_maverick]

Nice job! I don't see this as being any more or less convenient than rowhard's "space-saving" design; both have advantages and disadvantages. rowhard's design preserves more horizontal floor space but does so at the cost of vertical space that might have been used for carrying wider/taller cargo that needs to lean over sideways to fit. Navistar's design eats more horizontal floor space but let's you use the full width of the cargo space that remains. There's no question that rowhard's solution cuts visibility (just look at the pics) but whatever is lost can be regained with $3 blind-spot mirrors. Both are great alternatives and honestly I don't know which one I'd choose.

Pics for comparison:

[tom4bren]

I like your ingenuity fellers. I just gots one question:

Does the spare tire smell EVER go away???

[VX KAT]

That's looks great! If you feel like making more...I'll be the first to buy one!
I was thinking of putting mine there and then using ratchet straps in an "X" pattern to secure it to each of those silver tie down points back there. Bet yours is stronger, being attached to the actual metal floor.

[tom4bren]

KAT,

You may be able to just use the parts that mounted the donut in the rear door. I'll have to look at the pieces tonight and see if it'll work.

Tom

[RallyDude]

I'm surprised that the vertical designs have all been mounted on the passenger side. If mounted on the driver's side, visibility would be a non-issue.

[rowhard]

True, but I think I had a clearance issue with the door with the big tire

[vt_maverick]

I'm surprised that the vertical designs have all been mounted on the passenger side. If mounted on the driver's side, visibility would be a non-issue.

That's where mine was on my old Jeep Cherokee. Killed a TON of interior cargo space though.

True, but I think I had a clearance issue with the door with the big tire

I thought the rear door opening and cargo area were symmetrical?