Is A Spare On A Roof Rack A Bad Idea

Hey guys coming to you with a two part question.

Is a spare on a roof rack a bad idea.

If you ve got a roof rack or cargo basket then you can gain cargo space inside your vehicle and carry a larger spare with one of our roof mounted spare tire carriers. Jump to latest follow. It makes a vehicle look extra adventurous and unlocks some space to mount toys and tools. I don t think it would mainly because those tires are so stiff.

I feel like it can t be too bad since your tires get just about as much exposure but maybe not quite as much sunlight. I wonder if that would work. The roof rack on the top of the tear drop trailer is quite useful in carrying items such as bicycles sport items fishing items etc. A roof rack is a classic off road accessory.

The only drawbacks. A lot of people carry spare tyres on their roof racks and that s fine providing you watch the total roof weight and can get it up and down. For those that carry their spare tire on their roof rack. I kinda like the deflated spare tire idea.

I bet you ll either struggle or you won t be able to do it. I too can t sacrifice bed space for a spare. But climbing up to a basket on top of a tall 4x4 is a challenge. Diy teardrop trailer roof rack ideas they are usually mounted to the roof of a teardrop trailer which are usually attached to the back of cars.

First my vehicle hummer h3 has slightly curved factory roof racks and i d rather not replace. The idea is to build a bumper or body mounted spare tire carrier. Another option is to put the spare on a roof rack but that s bad for two reasons. All these rear mounted racks are great but keep in mind they really only carry bikes although some also carry skis and snowboards.

And something hanging in front of the tailgate would be a pain too. I guess i ll just have to stick with my patch kit and air compressor for the time being. I created this instructable to address some concerns a few members had expressed with using wood for the mount and. Car truck semi truck.

That s no good for us. Homemade roof rack with accessories. For those of you that don t have a trailer hitch and don t want to have one installed you can use strap on trunk racks or spare tire racks if you ve got an extra tire on the back of your vehicle. This instructable is a companion project to a previous instructable project of mine called wooden roof rack which can be found here.