Spare tire mount

justjeepin86

justjeepin86

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What are you guys using for a spare tire mount on your trailers? I need one for an 8 lug wheel. Any recommendations?

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I've considered one under the trailer deck to keep it out of the way and out of the sun.
 
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Mine is on the side in front of the fender. I hate it there. It blocks my marker light on the fender. I’m a stickler for checking my mirrors constantly, and this drives me insane. I would put it on the front either above or below the toung. Somewhere easy to access when needed so you spend less time on the side of a dangerous road and you can check the air regularly.
 
I welded a piece of square tube to the front of my trailer and welded a piece of 1/4" plate to the end of it like a T. Then I put two lug studs in each end of the T and Bolt my wheel to it. After a trip where I had multiple blowouts, I made a second so I have two spares. Here's a pic
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My setup is similar to Tim's, with two mounted to the front of the trailer, inside the frame rails. I used two of the universal cheap (~$20) clamp on spare tire mounts and welded them to the trailer. Then outboarded one bolt to fit my 6lug pattern. Originally had a single spare mounted on the passenger side frame like Greenmachine's pic, but it would block my view of the fender and the tires to see if I had a tire going down (I too hate not being able to see down the side of the trailer).

I don't trailer enough to justify a complete spare axle and I check everything before each trip. Spare bearings and I wouldn't consider a trip over an hr without 2 spares on board.
 
77GreenMachine said:
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Mine is on the side in front of the fender. I hate it there. It blocks my marker light on the fender. I’m a stickler for checking my mirrors constantly, and this drives me insane. I would put it on the front either above or below the toung. Somewhere easy to access when needed so you spend less time on the side of a dangerous road and you can check the air regularly.
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This is the exact info I was looking for. I didn't really want to mount to the side in fear of it being in the way as well. Guess I won't do that.
 
If that damn jack wasn't right in the way, I'd say mount it under the front of the trailer with part of the tire exposed...enough so you could see the valve stem and easily check the air pressure. You could even lay it on top of the tongue just ahead of the jack if there's enough room for everything. The only other option I could see would be like what @Tim C did.
 
Croatan_Kid said:
If that damn jack wasn't right in the way, I'd say mount it under the front of the trailer with part of the tire exposed...enough so you could see the valve stem and easily check the air pressure. You could even lay it on top of the tongue just ahead of the jack if there's enough room for everything. The only other option I could see would be like what @Tim C did.
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Yeah, that's really the only thing I don't like about the trailer. If it bothered me that bad, I could move it. I added a receiver for a winch and had to mount it beside the jack instead of in the middle. My tire and wheel will be here Friday, then I will start looking at mounting options.
 
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I made one similar to this one so I can move it to different stake pockets depending on what I'm hauling. Instead of a flat plate though I welded a spindle to it and keep a spare hub and bearings on it with the spare tire.

Duane
 
Tim C said:
I welded a piece of square tube to the front of my trailer and welded a piece of 1/4" plate to the end of it like a T. Then I put two lug studs in each end of the T and Bolt my wheel to it. After a trip where I had multiple blowouts, I made a second so I have two spares. Here's a pic
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I've got two spares for mine in the same fashion...mount was made exactly the same with square tube, a piece of 1/4" and two lug studs in each.
 
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