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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Horizon170 wrote:
Check this out.
Spare plus hitch
Phil raised the point of the weight of the spare out on the rear bumper, unloading the front axle... This carrier seems to weigh about as much as a spare for our Class C's, so it puts TWICE the weight of a spare, well aft of the bumper.
Whether weight distribution front-to-rear is an actual problem depends on the design, wheelbase, and loading of the specific coach can't be known without weighing it. Still, I can't justify adding the weight of a Second Spare, anywhere on a Class C...
