Has anybody ever tried bolting a spare tire directly to the upper hatch?
I hate the tire under the car for obvious reasons. I have 4 kids and need all four seats so the spare inside will not work. My two older kids are able to get into the back by themselves and close the hatch from inside. It is nice because I don't have to get them in and out all the time. If I put a swing out tire carrier they will not be able to do this anymore. So because of my laziness and $$$ I don't really want to go this route. The spare on the roof rack I have done, but on long excursions I would rather put other stuff up there.
So how about bolting it directly to the hatch? I know I would have to change out the struts for some much heavier duty ones and maybe beef up the strut brackets. Are the hinges beefy enough?
I would just hate to get into the project and find out it wouldn't work after drilling holes into an expensive hatch.
Thoughts??????
I hate the tire under the car for obvious reasons. I have 4 kids and need all four seats so the spare inside will not work. My two older kids are able to get into the back by themselves and close the hatch from inside. It is nice because I don't have to get them in and out all the time. If I put a swing out tire carrier they will not be able to do this anymore. So because of my laziness and $$$ I don't really want to go this route. The spare on the roof rack I have done, but on long excursions I would rather put other stuff up there.
So how about bolting it directly to the hatch? I know I would have to change out the struts for some much heavier duty ones and maybe beef up the strut brackets. Are the hinges beefy enough?
I would just hate to get into the project and find out it wouldn't work after drilling holes into an expensive hatch.
Thoughts??????