Roof mounted spare tire

max-9 · 02-28-2007, 03:55 PM

Anybody got the spare tire mounted on the roof?
Is there a mount available?

fj guru · 02-28-2007, 04:00 PM

you can mount it on the roof, but the back of the fjc is not so good looking.
the wiper arm is about 6 feet long.
am i the only one that has seen this?

fj guru · 02-28-2007, 04:03 PM

I am not saying dont do this.
I think I will.
its just a little diff looking on the backside without the spare back there to cover everything up.

max-9 · 02-28-2007, 04:19 PM

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fj guru previously said:

I am not saying dont do this.
I think I will.
its just a little diff looking on the backside without the spare back there to cover everything up.

Yea...I havent taken the spare off yet , but I can imagine its gonna look kinda wierd.
Im going to get larger tires in a few weeks , dont know if I want the spare hanging off the tailgate . Was looking for a few pics or ideas owners came up with.

ZFJCruiser · 02-28-2007, 06:34 PM

You could always set the spare tire in your Gobi roof rack.

FJKarma · 02-28-2007, 06:52 PM

Quote:

max-9 previously said:

Yea...I havent taken the spare off yet , but I can imagine its gonna look kinda wierd.
Im going to get larger tires in a few weeks , dont know if I want the spare hanging off the tailgate . Was looking for a few pics or ideas owners came up with.

The tailgate can handle the weight of any tires that fit the FJs. I remember seeing tires mounted on roof racks but it was always a second spare rather than the primary spare. Agreed, the ass end looks goofy w/o the spare. Butt ugly.

FJ #8 · 02-28-2007, 06:55 PM

there was someone on the forum that did this

blu3*Ox · 02-28-2007, 07:07 PM

I've seen someone do that on here too, it was a while back.

5150 Cruiser · 02-28-2007, 10:12 PM

Um, not trying to be a poor sport, but whats the point? I can understand if the tire was to large to mount on the tailgate (like a 37") , or a second spare, but if were talking about stock, or a 33" i would think this would be more of a pain than its worth. Thats quite a bit of weight (not to meantion akward) to have to lift above your head. Then like everyone already said, there the ugly wiper arm that gets exposed.

BigBadFJ · 02-28-2007, 10:18 PM

When you add un-neccesary weight to the roof, it only makes the FJ more top heavy, increasing the rollover potential.

Don't do it.