Alternative spare tire mount?

I am building in overlander/motorhome and I removed my spare tire from its original location. Has anybody seen a good method for mounting the spare tire under the frame?

Tim Robel's spare tire location is my favorite

Maybe something like this?

I wracked my brain trying to figure a way to hang that massive spare off of the main frame and not off of the habitat. Unfortunately it is just so dam big. I tried to tuck it up under the rear, but it just would not go in there in any way that didn’t seriously compromise the exit angle more than I was willing to accept... Not to mention just about any way you could do it like that, leaves you with a 350# spare laying on its side that you must drag out from under the truck then stand upright, difficult under ideal conditions…

So I eventually had to settle for the traditional hang it off the back of the box Method. I am going to fabricate a davit with an integral worm drive winch to lift the wheel up and onto a wheel mount from a HEMTT that someone gifted to me.

Good Luck!

Mine has been in the bed for awhile now since I rerouted the exhaust to vertical. No permanent solution is apparent. I installed a cheapo bed crane just to get the spare in and out. Crane Also works for rear backhoe tires as I had to replace mine a couple months ago.

Penfold said:

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Maybe something like this?

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I thought of doing this but the tire doesn't fit under there unless it's 8" or so off the ground.

How often does a flat tire occur? It's a silly question at first blush...but the "law" of spare tires seems to go as follows: If you carry no spare then you will get a flat. If you carry 1 spare then you get 2 flats. If you carry 2 spares then you never ever get a flat so carried 2 spares for nothing.