Minimum distance between KDSS sway bar and spare?

[DVTruck]

New owner, first time posting here. What is the closest the spare can be to the KDSS bar without risking contact? I'd like to be able to move my spare closer to the bar, which then may allow me to put my Curt hitch back on. I might have 1/2" to spare currently. Thanks.

 

[K Dub]

Eh, let 'em touch. I've got a fully inflated 265/70R17 jammed under mine and it's squeezed between the sway bar and the hitch but it fits. That part of the bar doesn't sway, it sort of twists from the middle out, so there isn't much rubbing contact, and the tire should be cranked down so it won't wiggle. 30k miles under there and no noticable wear on the tire or the bar. Just a clean spot on both. I feel like I've jammed as much tire as I can down there, but it's not a full fledged Method/Falken WP, just an OEM FJ Cruiser tire I bought off craigslist. It's worked for me before when I got a puncture so I'm happy.

 

[ericm979]

The Draw-Tite hitch looks to have a little more tire clearance than the Curt. https://www.etrailer.com/Trailer-Hitch/Lexus/GX+460/2020/75685.html

You can also put KDSS spacers on. That lowers the sway bar which pivots it away from the tire a bit.

 

[skey44]

Looks good to me.

 

[DiscoCam]

It's fine. I've got a KO2 265/70/R17 on a TRD Off-Road 4Runner wheel under mine with the factory big hitch, fully inflated. It never touches the bar, but it looks close.