Hitch mounted tire carrier. Yay or nay?

Camelfilter

Camelfilter

Explorer
No actual experience with a hitch mount, but if anything I would go for a swing out. Would allow better ease of use for your rear storage. Pricier for sure, but would be worth it IMO.

My Pathfinder had a rear tire carrier (OEM install, not hitch), and it would have just bugged me if it flipped down.

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ludeykrus

Observer
I've been kicking around this idea for a while, since I'm looking to relocate my spare so I can use the space for a water tank. I may end up making my own, as I would really like to have one that still has a pass through hitch receiver built in so I don't have to remove the spare carrier to use my receiver mounted winch.

EDIT - I only looked quickly at the CBI setup, i thought the tow hook was part of the carrier. Looks like it is exactly what I would want! Would be sweet if it could handle jerry cans...
 
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mep1811

mep1811

Gentleman Adventurer
PatriotUSMC said:
Want my tire off of my roof so I can use my entire roof rack for gear. Any of you guys have a hitch mounted tire carrier? Looking at this one since it folds down. Pricey though for such a simple thing.

http://www.cbioffroadfab.com/products/trail-accessories/fold-down-tire-carrier-premium-model
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I have this hitch for my Porsche Cayenne. I had the mount modified to carry two small rotopax instead of a high lift. I am very pleased with it. I they could figure out how to put a gas strut on it to easy in lifting it back into place it would be perfect.
 
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PatriotUSMC

Observer
mep1811 said:
I have this hitch for my Porsche Cayenne. I had the mount modified to carry two small rotopax instead of a high lift. I am very pleased with it. I they could figure out how to put a gas strut on it to easy in lifting it back into place it would be perfect.
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Cool, thanks for the input! Pics of it on the Cayenne? Always loved the look of the Cayenne.
 
Martinjmpr

Martinjmpr

Wiffleball Batter
I've gone off-roading with people who had both types. Mike (MJMcdowell on the forums) has the CBI drop-down setup on his Ranger and it has worked very well for him.

Ted (Tbars on the forum) has the Tiregate swing-out on his Ranger and on his Explorer.

One nice thing about a receiver mount is you can switch it between vehicles, and you can also remove it when you don't need it.

Between the two I think I like the swing out Tiregate better, but it's about twice as expensive as the drop-down CBI mount. It's also heavier, but from what I've seen, both are equally rugged. Neither of those guys, to my knowledge, has ever had a problem or an issue with their tire carriers.
 
beags86

beags86

Adventurer
build your own.

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just got done building this one one from an old thule t2 bike carrier i had laying around. have had it for a few weeks now and its no problem at all.
 
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PatriotUSMC

Observer
Martinjmpr said:
I've gone off-roading with people who had both types. Mike (MJMcdowell on the forums) has the CBI drop-down setup on his Ranger and it has worked very well for him.

Ted (Tbars on the forum) has the Tiregate swing-out on his Ranger and on his Explorer.

One nice thing about a receiver mount is you can switch it between vehicles, and you can also remove it when you don't need it.

Between the two I think I like the swing out Tiregate better, but it's about twice as expensive as the drop-down CBI mount. It's also heavier, but from what I've seen, both are equally rugged. Neither of those guys, to my knowledge, has ever had a problem or an issue with their tire carriers.
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Thanks man!


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LR Max

LR Max

Local Oaf
Get swing out. Especially if you are going with larger tires.

Had a roommate who had a rear tire carrier that folded down. With a 35x12.50, it was a lot to hoist. It was such a pain he just pulled his duster cover off to get to his stuff.
 
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