Spare tire carrier options....

[TRDHULK]

From what I can find, I don't care for any of the options out there.

I cant fit a 35" spare in the OEM location.

I'd prefer not to cut a hole in my rear bumper.

Most of the hitch mounted carriers I've seen don't sit very close to the body and look like an after thought.

I also don't see many options with a decent rear camera relocation kit.

What is everyone's spare tire carrier solution?

 

[comtn4x4]

From what I can find, I don't care for any of the options out there.

I cant fit a 35" spare in the OEM location.

I'd prefer not to cut a hole in my rear bumper.

Most of the hitch mounted carriers I've seen don't sit very close to the body and look like an after thought.

I also don't see many options with a decent rear camera relocation kit.

What is everyone's spare tire carrier solution?

Full replacement bumper with swing outs

 

[///AIRDAM]

From what I can find, I don't care for any of the options out there.

I cant fit a 35" spare in the OEM location.

I'd prefer not to cut a hole in my rear bumper.

Most of the hitch mounted carriers I've seen don't sit very close to the body and look like an after thought.

I also don't see many options with a decent rear camera relocation kit.

What is everyone's spare tire carrier solution?

You only have a few options:

1) cut to fit, you can "squeeze" a 33" in there but its touching the forward hangers and the trailer hitch, if you want to fit a 35 you are likely going to have to notch the trailer hitch and cut the little hangers off the front near the rear end as well or its just not gonna fit unless it hangs WAY down. I have our 305/50-20 spare under ours and it is SNUG and it hangs way down past the hitch. I have a 285/60-18 (31.6x11.2) on my 4th gen which seems like it fits much better, i bet you could swing a 34ish under a 4th gen, but the 5th gen is tight tight with that 305/50-20 (32.3x12.1)

2) put it on the roof and show it off and hope you dont ever have to pull it down.

3) go old'school early 90s suburban and put it in the back against the rear side glass, a 35x12.50 is going to take up a ton of room but it will fit, i just measured.

4) the tire swing outs will allow you to fit whatever you want, but it will impact the look of the vehicle tremendously. Do not recommend.

 

[chrisridebike8]

I have the Rigd Ultraswing. It's well built but I smack it on the ground everywhere. It's annoying. If I could do it again, I would get the Dissent swingout. It can transfer to their high clearance bumper later on if you want to upgrade. I'd just get a Dissent rear bumper now. It's well built, high clearance, and the latch mechanism makes it the least painful in day to day use. And if you end up not liking having a swingout for a daily (understandable) you can remove it when you don't need it

 

[TRDHULK]

Full replacement bumper with swing outs

That is a solution, but that is not what I want to do. Not the look I'm going for with my 4Runner.

I do like the Nguyen Works high clearance rear bumper, but I use my hitch way too often to live without one. The OEM hitch crossmember shows way too much with the high clearance bumper and looks like booty. Plus this requires cutting up the rear bumper which I am trying to avoid for now.

 

[TRDHULK]

You only have a few options:

1) cut to fit, you can "squeeze" a 33" in there but its touching the forward hangers and the trailer hitch, if you want to fit a 35 you are likely going to have to notch the trailer hitch and cut the little hangers off the front near the rear end as well or its just not gonna fit unless it hangs WAY down. I have our 305/50-20 spare under ours and it is SNUG and it hangs way down past the hitch. I have a 285/60-18 (31.6x11.2) on my 4th gen which seems like it fits much better, i bet you could swing a 34ish under a 4th gen, but the 5th gen is tight tight with that 305/50-20 (32.3x12.1)

2) put it on the roof and show it off and hope you dont ever have to pull it down.

3) go old'school early 90s suburban and put it in the back against the rear side glass, a 35x12.50 is going to take up a ton of room but it will fit, i just measured.

4) the tire swing outs will allow you to fit whatever you want, but it will impact the look of the vehicle tremendously. Do not recommend.

Thanks for the reply!

1. I'm going to look into this, but ultimately even if I can find a way for it to fit in OEM location, it will hang way low and hurt departure angles a lot.

2. Wont be able to fit it my garage. I beat on it but at the end of the day its a garage queen lol.

3. This is a decent solution, but seems unsafe, unless there's a cool mounting solution I have not seen yet. The old Excursions were done this way. Not a bad idea, but would be unsafe unless properly mounted, which sounds like some screwing into the floor may be required.

4. I'm sure this is the route I will have to go, but just have not found a solution I like. I want it snug to the lift gate. I want a rear camera relocate that actually works well. I don't want it to look like an after thought. I might be SOL

 

[TRDHULK]

I have the Rigd Ultraswing. It's well built but I smack it on the ground everywhere. It's annoying. If I could do it again, I would get the Dissent swingout. It can transfer to their high clearance bumper later on if you want to upgrade. I'd just get a Dissent rear bumper now. It's well built, high clearance, and the latch mechanism makes it the least painful in day to day use. And if you end up not liking having a swingout for a daily (understandable) you can remove it when you don't need it

Thanks for the feedback on the Rigd unit. That is one I considered, but I was worried about scraping it off road. It also sits farrr from the liftgate.

Are you saying Dissent offers a swing out without using the whole aftermarket rear bumper? I don't see it on their site.

 

[MasterFoo]

I use the southern style offroad. It is an authorized copy of the ctnewman. It sits closet to the hatch. I only use it when I take risky trips, otherwise I dont carry a spare.

 

[91foxbody]

Thanks for the feedback on the Rigd unit. That is one I considered, but I was worried about scraping it off road. It also sits farrr from the liftgate.

Are you saying Dissent offers a swing out without using the whole aftermarket rear bumper? I don't see it on their site.

Modular Hitch Mounted Tire/Accessory Carrier (Dual Swing)
– Dissent Off-road

Modular Hitch Mounted Tire Carrier (Single Swing)
– Dissent Off-road

 

[TRDHULK]

I use the southern style offroad. It is an authorized copy of the ctnewman. It sits closet to the hatch. I only use it when I take risky trips, otherwise I dont carry a spare.

Shows to be out of stock everywhere. So far this was my favorite swing out option but no one has it for sale.

 

[TRDHULK]

Modular Hitch Mounted Tire/Accessory Carrier (Dual Swing)
– Dissent Off-road

Modular Hitch Mounted Tire Carrier (Single Swing)
– Dissent Off-road

Thank you. I don't hate it, but man is it chunky lol

 

[comtn4x4]

I feel your pain. I didn't think I was going to do a rear bumper either till I moved to tires that wouldn't fit underneath anymore. And I was dragging my spare and the rear bumper cover. (I ran an undersized spare for awhile, if you don't flat much you could consider stuffing a skinny 34" tire underneath.)

Now that I've had it 5 years I love it and couldn't imagine not having it. Much better storage for propane, fuel, water, hi-lift, traction boards, trash etc. And honestly dragging a 90# spare from underneath and shoving the flat one back under in off road conditions sucks.

I can't even imagine the nightmare of having my spare on my roof.

That is a solution, but that is not what I want to do. Not the look I'm going for with my 4Runner.

I do like the Nguyen Works high clearance rear bumper, but I use my hitch way too often to live without one. The OEM hitch crossmember shows way too much with the high clearance bumper and looks like booty. Plus this requires cutting up the rear bumper which I am trying to avoid for now.

 

[TRDHULK]

Here is my personal favorite so far, but NO ONE SELLS IT!!??

It says its from Detours Knucklebone, but I don't see where to buy it from, if anyone knows please lmk

This is my 2nd favorite, from Eighty Percent Off Road, but it requires cutting the bumper, which I prefer not to do. This one sits the cleanest on the 4Runner IMO

I also like this one from Restless Off Road Fabrication, but also requires cutting the bumper.

I don't mind this one; Southern Style Off Road, but EVERYONE is out of stock!

Now you can see my frustration lol. Either no longer sold, out of stock, or requires cutting

 

[MasterFoo]

I could be wrong, but I believe they are made to order. iirc, when I ordered mine, it was also out of stock. It took about 8 weeks and was delivered by UPS.
I would contact them if you're going that route.

 

[TRDHULK]

I feel your pain. I didn't think I was going to do a rear bumper either till I moved to tires that wouldn't fit underneath anymore. And I was dragging my spare and the rear bumper cover. (I ran an undersized spare for awhile, if you don't flat much you could consider stuffing a skinny 34" tire underneath.)

Now that I've had it 5 years I love it and couldn't imagine not having it. Much better storage for propane, fuel, water, hi-lift, traction boards, trash etc. And honestly dragging a 90# spare from underneath and shoving the flat one back under in off road conditions sucks.

I can't even imagine the nightmare of having my spare on my roof.

I'm sure this will be the boat I am in soon. I just don't want a big heavy bumper yet. I like my OEM+ look

 

[honda250xtitan]

I'm sure this will be the boat I am in soon. I just don't want a big heavy bumper yet. I like my OEM+ look

nguyen has a hitch option, he just cant rate it for towing due to liability. find a good shop to weld it on and add reinforcements so you can trust it. '

his bumper/tire swing is the best looking IMO. followed closely by the 80% guy's stuff.

 

[chrisridebike8]

Thanks for the feedback on the Rigd unit. That is one I considered, but I was worried about scraping it off road. It also sits farrr from the liftgate.

Are you saying Dissent offers a swing out without using the whole aftermarket rear bumper? I don't see it on their site.

Yeah. If you go Shop -> Swingouts it's under there. It goes in the hitch and you can have a single or dual swingout setup. and those swingouts can transfer to a bumper if you want.

Modular Hitch Mounted Tire Carrier (Single Swing)
– Dissent Off-road

 

[///AIRDAM]

Pull the spare tire out and take pix, or find someone who pulled theirs and did a lift gate spare and posted pix. I kinda think there are two braces that run parallel to the tires, that have like a hook on the front towards the rear diff to keep the tire from sliding forward. You might could actually cut those out and make a hoop/basket that would weld in higher than those cross bars that allows the tire to sit higher.
I have the 285 on my 4th gen and it hangs way down
i have the 305 on my 5th gen and it REALLY hangs way down. You can see like 3" of tire below the trailer hitch. I think it looks bishin but i can understand the approach and departure angles argument. If there is a brace that can be cut that would allow you to move the tire higher, you may wanna look at it. Also, using a roller to roll 1/4" flat bar the same radius as your 35" tire would allow you to section out the trailer hitch slightly and weld in the flat bar at the radius that would allow the 35" tire.

When i was putting the 305 under the wifes rig i set it back against the trailer hitch.
When i installed a rear backup light in the receiver, i had to let the tire down so i could push it forward to get the harness and plug to come out of the inside of the receiver and make it around the tire. I vaguely remember the receiver sticks out a little past the actual hitch bars further inward toward the tire. You could section this out and weld in a new radius piece and cut the cross bars up front and most likely fit the 35. Like that other guy above said, why not find a skinny 34" and run a little more air in it to match your 35s so it wont hang down so low if you cant mod the spare tire rack to move the tire higher. I am not around the 5th gen at the moment or i would stick my hands around the tire and see what kinda room it has. I think when i let the tire down and pushed it forward for the wiring of the trailer hitch, i had a solid 3/4" more room between the tire and the back of the receiver hitch but i am pretty confident there is an easy 1/2 you can cut off the back of the receiver before ever getting into the cross bars. But sectioning the cross bars with a radius to match your tire would be tits.

 

[///AIRDAM]

Yo, this bracket has a taper to it, you could get at with some metal fab and pocket this piece out pretty easily. Even if you had to build a new panhard bar with a radius forward. You could easily fit your tire
Would be smart to chop this bracket, maybe even make a radius panhard bar, and find a skinny 35 that would tuck up under there.

Crap I don’t have enough service to upload pix I’ll keep trying.

 

[///AIRDAM]

Got one to attach