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I'm headed out to Death Valley for three days this Friday. It's going to be a blast four-wheeling and camping...
Since I had my Av lifted I've been wondering (and posting) about the possibility of fitting a 35" tire with wheel under my Av in the spare tire mount location. I've asked professionals and they're highly skeptical that a 35"er would fit under there.
Since I really want to take a full-size spare on this trip, the only other option I think I have is to put the spare on the removable cargo box lid (three-section panels). I don't mind losing the view out the rear window for this trip so it could work.
The problem I have is I don't know a good and simple way to secure the tire to the deck lid. I was hoping there'd be a way to use the things that apparently are handles. I haven't removed them by taking out the Torx screws holding them in because even if I could use those locations to mount something, I need two forward locations as well.
I even thought of temporarily mounting one of those off-road roof racks on top of the decklid panels (maybe even high enough above them so they could still be removed. If I could mount a rack there I could put my full-size spare on that rack while keeping all my other camping supplies inside the cargo box.
Anyone know anything about those handle-things? Can they be used for more than handles? What are they made of (I don't think they're metal - probably plastic or fiberglass)? Do you have any ideas for mounting either the spare tire to the decklid panels or a roof rack on top of the decklid panels? (I don't want to do anything that will permanently modify the panels or other components.
Thanks for any/all help you can provide.
Since I had my Av lifted I've been wondering (and posting) about the possibility of fitting a 35" tire with wheel under my Av in the spare tire mount location. I've asked professionals and they're highly skeptical that a 35"er would fit under there.
Since I really want to take a full-size spare on this trip, the only other option I think I have is to put the spare on the removable cargo box lid (three-section panels). I don't mind losing the view out the rear window for this trip so it could work.
The problem I have is I don't know a good and simple way to secure the tire to the deck lid. I was hoping there'd be a way to use the things that apparently are handles. I haven't removed them by taking out the Torx screws holding them in because even if I could use those locations to mount something, I need two forward locations as well.
I even thought of temporarily mounting one of those off-road roof racks on top of the decklid panels (maybe even high enough above them so they could still be removed. If I could mount a rack there I could put my full-size spare on that rack while keeping all my other camping supplies inside the cargo box.
Anyone know anything about those handle-things? Can they be used for more than handles? What are they made of (I don't think they're metal - probably plastic or fiberglass)? Do you have any ideas for mounting either the spare tire to the decklid panels or a roof rack on top of the decklid panels? (I don't want to do anything that will permanently modify the panels or other components.
Thanks for any/all help you can provide.