rbpru wrote:
The under body spare tire mounts may be fine and certainly are popular, until you need them and find them rusted shut.
That happened to me and I ended up cutting the cable and placing the spare in the truck bed.
On my present TV I crank down the spare and grease the cable in the spring.
I lower mine in my truck about twice a year and spray it down with lubricant, just to make sure everything stays in working order, just in case.
As for my TT spare. I leave it in the covered bed of my truck for the entire camping season, as well as my leveling boards.