Spare Tire Carrier

[Texashuman]

Looking for a fold down spare tire carrier that can drop all the way to the ground to put on the back of my Ozark 2700TH.

All that I can find are ones that have a stop that holds the spare tire horizontal to the ground and that wouldn't let the ramp get to the ground.

Right now the spare is in the storage under the bed. I really want that space for some drawers.

[mikeyk101]

Take a look at this thread for some ideas and you can also see what I did for my spare tire.

https://www.forestriverforums.com/fo...re-251075.html

[Texashuman]

Originally Posted by mikeyk101

Well I got it done and turned out pretty good. I bought a 2x6x12 block of black HDPE off of ebay for about $32 shipped. I also bought a 3/8 brad point drill bit. I used my table saw to cut down the block of HDPE. It was a bit wider than 6" so I made the cut a bit wider than 6" as well. This made the block just a bit wider than the spare tire mounting base. I carefully drilled the holes through the block and tried to make them as straight as I could. They were off by only a smidge so I went back through the holes with a 1/2" drill bit. I checked the ubolt brackets that came with the spare tire carrier and the holes lined up perfectly. I then drilled the needed holes in the bumper using the 1/2" drill bit. I had to wiggle the ubolts a bit in the rear of bumper to get them in as there was a frame cross brace just behind the bumper but they went in. I put the HDPE block on other side, put the spare tire base on other side and then used nuts and lock washers to finish securing everything. The base couldn't have been more solid. I then attached the arm for spare tire and finally the spare tire. Very happy with how it turned out.

I had heard horror stories about cutting and drilling HDPE and heard that if you went too fast, it would start to melt and create a mess. It couldn't have been easier to work with. The table saw cut right through it easily but did create a huge mess of plastic shavings. The Brad point bit was a little slow going through to make the holes but still did it without an issue. The 1/2" bit made the holes a bit wider very quickly.

A solid block behind the carrier plate is the wiggle solution with this carrier. Ultra-Fab Products 15-954730 Universal RV Tire Carrier
Thanks

[mikeyk101]

I don't know if you also saw some details in other posts in that thread but make sure to install base mount upside down and that will let the swing arm go all the way to the ground. And there is a "lip" on the mount that needs to be trimmed off as well to help it work properly for your situation.

[Texashuman]

Yes I saw them. Printed everything.