Spare wheel relocation

[John Bilko]

As my fans know my spare wheel is located in the rear area and not under the floor.  I am now considering putting it on the roof outside.  Has anyone done this?

[ItsGreen]

Seems a bit strange, the normal reasons would either be because it's a wheel chair carrier with a dropped rear floor, or because someone bought the car with an inflation kit rather than a spare wheel, and then just chucked a wheel in the boot.

[Guanock]

Unless modified, I would think there would be space under the boot for the spare wheel.

Geoff

[Romahomepete]

If the vehicle has an unmodified floor then there is space underneath and the brackets to hang the carrier are there along with the hole in the tailgate sill for the long bolt and hook.

Our K9 came with an inflation kit, I bought a wheel from an accident damaged K9 and a spare wheel carrier from a B9 and modified it slightly to fit, jobs a goodun as they say.

Peter

[Sol]

The roof panels are thin and flimsy John, only the crossbeams inside give it any strength so you have to be sitting on two of those or it will buckle the outer skin.

What about mounting it on the side of the boot on a fabricated hanger? That's in the scope of a man with your talents. I know why it's not in the usual place. Maybe this would be a way of keeping it in the boot but not in the way. Or just get a skinny space saver and do the same. Dump the full size wheel in the garage. Skinny gets you home, swap wheels to the garage spare, get the other one repaired. Bob's your mums brother.

Skinny back in the boot on the hanger, rinse and repeat.

[John Bilko]

The roof panels are thin and flimsy John, only the crossbeams inside give it any strength so you have to be sitting on two of those or it will buckle the outer skin.

What about mounting it on the side of the boot on a fabricated hanger? That's in the scope of a man with your talents. I know why it's not in the usual place. Maybe this would be a way of keeping it in the boot but not in the way. Or just get a skinny space saver and do the same. Dump the full size wheel in the garage. Skinny gets you home, swap wheels to the garage spare, get the other one repaired. Bob's your mums brother.

Skinny back in the boot on the hanger, rinse and repeat.

You know me too well Scott.  

I decided to leave the spare wheel at home (unless going on a trip to the Sahara or Birmingham)  and get some of this because, as you know, I have a number of "compressors" and did not need to buy an inflation kit per se.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/262474936287

[John Bilko]

If the vehicle has an unmodified floor then there is space underneath and the brackets to hang the carrier are there along with the hole in the tailgate sill for the long bolt and hook.

Our K9 came with an inflation kit, I bought a wheel from an accident damaged K9 and a spare wheel carrier from a B9 and modified it slightly to fit, jobs a goodun as they say.

Peter

I removed the spare wheel and underfloor carrier completely because the exposure to the road ***t had made a mess of it all.  My spare wheel is too precious to be battered by road filth.  Also I have bigger wheels and tyres that would fit in the contraption.  Finally, my truck horn system now resides in the space.

[John Bilko]

Seems a bit strange, the normal reasons would either be because it's a wheel chair carrier with a dropped rear floor, or because someone bought the car with an inflation kit rather than a spare wheel, and then just chucked a wheel in the boot.

I have a regular floor in the back.

My reasoning for relocating the spare from inside is because I want the space nowadays for trikes and motor scooters.

I am actually going to leave the spare, which is a costly alloy and tyre, in the hut at home.

[ItsGreen]

We used to do the same with the Caddy. The spare was such an arse to get off that it was easier to call someone to go pick it up from the lockup and bring it out, than it was to try to get it out from under the van.

[John Bilko]

My latest thinking is to carry the spare and the inflatable liquid as in the picture then I can leave the spare behind if I need to.