Mounting spare tire inside cargo area

[kcjaz]

I'm thinking about removing my rear jump seats and making some kind of spare tire carrier and install it in place of one of the seats. Anyone done something like this? If so, how has it worked?

My motivation for doing this is that I want an aux fuel tank and just don't have the budget for a new rear bumper with tire carrier.

 

[sdnative]

I know @LandCruiserPhil did something like this for the 80 series.

Interior Tire Carriers - Land Cruiser Products - LCP

Landcruiser Products

sites.google.com

 

[bryson]

I ran a bracket similar to that LCP one in my 80 for several years. You could easily do something similar in the 200. It takes up lots of space, but it beats not having a spare.

 

[radman]

Throw it up top?
There's also a tire carrier floating around here that fits in the tow hitch.

 

[swiss200]

Throw it up top?
There's also a tire carrier floating around here that fits in the row hitch.

Didnt know these existed but here is a nice video / commercial demonstrating one of these:

 

[jfrench]

https://longrangeamerica.com/fact-sheets/bars/KAYMARLC200SeriesTireCarrierINFO.pdf

 

[grinchy]

thread detailing inside mount with pics etc.

Interior Tire Carrier and Storage Platform

Finished product: In an effort to get a better departure angle and rear ground clearance I moved the spare to the interior of the truck. A swing out bumper didn’t appeal to me as I’m in and out of the back of the truck constantly. I don’t have a need for the drivers side 3rd row, so I...

forum.ih8mud.com