Spare Tire Mount..Rear Bumper Best Location?
We have been leaving our spare tire (mounted on rim) at home but with a upcoming trip to Arizona, we want to carry it. Is the rear bumper the best place to mount it? If so, should it be mounted in the...
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If you have room underneath, the cable hoist ones that mount to the frame are very nice and practical. My class C came with one of those. It does take awhile to crank the spare up and down when needed, but hopefully that's not a frequent occurrence.
I would be rather leery of putting the weight of a wheel on many RV bumpers without reinforcement. The back of a class C may not bounce quite like a trailer, but it does bounce rather more than a car. (If you ever had the privilege of riding in the back of a school bus over rough roads, you'd entirely understand how that works. It's a nice demonstration of a class 3 lever when the rear wheels go over a bump.
I would be rather leery of putting the weight of a wheel on many RV bumpers without reinforcement. The back of a class C may not bounce quite like a trailer, but it does bounce rather more than a car. (If you ever had the privilege of riding in the back of a school bus over rough roads, you'd entirely understand how that works. It's a nice demonstration of a class 3 lever when the rear wheels go over a bump.
