Spare tire on the hatch: xB

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02-22-2006, 03:26 PM

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Idea 1: Get a trailer hitch and fab-up a mount off of that...
Idea 2: Install a hitch, cut a hole in the top of the rear bumper and weld a tube...

Idea 3: Get a Yakima rack -- accessories include gear baskets and gear boxes with hardware to tie down a spare tire.

02-22-2006, 04:21 PM

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Idea 1: Get a trailer hitch and fab-up a mount off of that...
Idea 2: Install a hitch, cut a hole in the top of the rear bumper and weld a tube...

Idea 3: Get a Yakima rack -- accessories include gear baskets and gear boxes with hardware to tie down a spare tire.

^^The point is to not have something on the roof though...We're looking to put the spare on the hatch...

02-22-2006, 04:49 PM

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02-24-2006, 10:00 PM

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Zach, you beat me to it. this xb belongs to 20inchbox. he's a member of KAD.
he told me he used a tire mount off of a jeep. send him a pm and ask.

02-24-2006, 10:22 PM

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that looked a lot better in my imagination

02-24-2006, 10:30 PM

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I'm sorry to say this but.... THAT LOOKS BAD A$$!!! More pic's please!

03-11-2006, 09:12 PM

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The idea of putting the spare underneath has been mentioned, but I did some measuring and found that the jacking structure under the middle of the rear would get in the way. If it wasn't there all you would have to do is move the emissions canister and make a mount for the tire.

The Toyota engineers who added the spare for the US market should have seen this. Instead we get a spare that takes up a major part of the cargo space.

03-11-2006, 11:50 PM

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Idea 3: Get a Yakima rack -- accessories include gear baskets and gear boxes with hardware to tie down a spare tire.

^^The point is to not have something on the roof though...We're looking to put the spare on the hatch...

Sorry, I thought it was about getting more space in the trunk.

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It would be nice to have a full size spare with out losing cargo space.

03-12-2006, 02:15 AM

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The struts wouldn't hold up the "small spare". I put one layer of RAAMmatt, 1" foam and carpet, and it barely stays open now, and you actually have to push it up, it will not lift itself at all any more. I am just lowering my spare and getting rid of all the preformed styrofoam and plastic space waster below the spare. I will no longer have a flat area behind the rear seats, but I will gain more room.