Spare Tire carrier

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brianseay1 wrote:
I am also going to have to buy a new 22.5 steel wheel as well. I have found a 22.5 X 8.25 and a 22.5x 9.00. How do I measure to see which one i will need ?

The size should be stamped on the wheels. I paid $100.00 for mine and they included mounting and balancing charge.

My rear bay is large enough to
Hold 3-4 mounted 22.5 tires... the other bays are pass through also but smaller.

I mounted my spare between the rear axle and the fresh water tank. I put a cross on top of frame rail , then I mounted to the cross piece a 12v cable winch and two long 3/4" bolts. Then I made a plate that fit across rim ( rim center, mounting holes ) That plate has a hook for the cable to hook in and two holes in the plate so when the wheel is pulled up the two long bolts go through the plate then I put on lock washers and nuts to secure the to the frame. The winch switch is mounted in behind the LP tank door . It has been there for 50000 miles

If mounted to the underside highly suggest at least annually lower the spare & lube all parts.

Why? My Chevy Suburban had the spare just behind the axle. Road salt caused corrosion which made release impossible.

Everything is mounted forward of rear axle and behind fresh water tank ,winch is protected by the wheel no salt problem yet

There are plans for a Frtliner chassis underslung carrier. Why bother with a wheel. Get road service to change the spare tire on you existing wheel.

Moisheh

I've heard too many stories of people who contacted road service in various parts of the country only to find that they could not get, or would not, dismount and mount tires in the field.

A friend faced this situation several weeks ago and all road service would offer to do for him was to remove the flat and damaged dual allowing him to SLOWLY creep to the nearest town where he had to wait till business hours in the morning to get his tire replaced. He probably damaged the remaining tire driving on it with the extra weight but that remains to be seen.

Some might remove the old tire and wheel, and take it to the nearest tire shop with medium to heavy duty truck tire capability, and then return to mount it on your vehicle. But, how long does that take and what cost? As in the case of my friend, what happens when the tire failure occurs after hours and "road service" does not have an appropriately sized tire available or won't do the work in the field?

I have no desire to change a tire on the road, and in fact have two emergency road service plans, but I carry a spare on the Roadmaster tire carrier to make it easier and faster for road service to get the job done for me. (BTW, my rig came with a frame mounted spare tire rack but, after having a tire & wheel stolen off of it while in an RV park, I got the Roadmaster which allows for securing it with some heavy duty locks.)

Got my Roadmaster spare tire carrier installed today. Very easy to use. Now to get a new wheel and spare tire and I will be set.