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Spare tire carrier - other locations?

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pwrofgrayskull said:
I got to thinking…a rear cargo area mounted spare tire would be in danger of breaking loose and becoming a missile during a front-end collision as well, no? The only difference being it’s coming at the back of your head and it’s already inside the vehicle. Would just need to make sure that cargo area mount is ROBUST.
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I’ve not ever heard of any issues with that with any vehicles with it. Loose in the cargo area, sure I could see that causing issues. But secured? Never heard of it.

My ZJ has a ~3/8-1/2” size bolt mounted to the drivers side of the rear storage area of the vehicle. The spare tire is attached to that with a big old (like 3-4”?) finger tightening wing nut. It’s pretty dang solid.
 
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Logan said:
I’ve not ever heard of any issues with that with any vehicles with it. Loose in the cargo area, sure I could see that causing issues. But secured? Never heard of it.

My ZJ has a ~3/8-1/2” size bolt mounted to the drivers side of the rear storage area of the vehicle. The spare tire is attached to that with a big old (like 3-4”?) finger tightening wing nut. It’s pretty dang solid.
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I agree. I’ve never heard of it, but the thought popped into my mind due to the discussion. I wouldn’t have come up with any concerns with an interior mount on my own, but this thread got me thinking about collisions and if there’s a concern with a frunk mounted spare coming through the firewall it only seems logical to be concerned about whether a cargo mounted spare could become mobile. Collisions can exert some unimaginable forces. I’m not concerned about it and I’d vote for an external mount anyway, so I have no skin in the game here.

My ‘79 Blazer had the spare on a swing mount as well as mounted inside the cargo area at different points during our ownership and we never had any issues with either version. We were never involved in a collision, so who knows when it comes to that. I was confident with the interior mount though because it was bolted down with steel mounts in three different locations.
 
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