R-pod Owners Forum : Spare Tire Bracket http://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : Introduce Yourself : Spare Tire Bracket Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 02 May 2026 04:14:33 +0000 Wed, 27 May 2020 22:48:27 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=13588 R-pod Owners Forum http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png http://www.rpod-owners.com/ Spare Tire Bracket : Here's how I did it... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13588&PID=131667#131667 Author: CharlieM
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Posted: 27 May 2020 at 10:48pm

Here's how I did it on a 2013 RP 172. It may not fit the newer 178 but you may get some ideas. I did use a E2 WDH and it all fit. I don't recall problems turning sharply if going forward. Backing may have required some caution but that always does. From my much earlier post:

When we bought our 172 we ordered the factory recommendedbike rack for the rear. This displaced the spare tire. I didn’t want to give upinterior storage space so I devised a way to mount the tire on the tongue. Thiswas a bit of a task since the tongue already had two batteries, two propanetanks, and an equalizer hitch. However, it worked out well.




The job begins with a Swagman model 64025 RV Bumper Adapter,available from Amazon:
This adapter is designed for a 4” square bumper so some workis required to mount it on the 2”x3” RPOD frame tubing. The attachment boltsare replaced with ½ x 4 ½ inch class 8 high strength bolts, flat washers, andlocking nuts to accommodate the 3” frame depth. Two new 9/16” holes, spaced 3”center-to-center from two of the existing holes, are drilled in the top andbottom plates to accommodate the 2” frame width. I would have preferredstainless, but stainless is not as strong as the class 8 bolts so I went withSAE ½ inch bolts and locking nuts. I did replace the 10 mm hex set screw boltwith stainless, but be warned, it is metric. The starting kit is shown below:




The Swagman adapter provides a 2 inch receiver and the FRsupplied tire carrier requires a 1.25 inch receiver. I used the reducer sleevethat came with the bike carrier, but similar devices are available elsewhere.
The results are shown below. The adapter just fits, but itfits:







EDIT: Amazing. That old stuff is still on this server. Here's a link to my original post.  http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3132&KW=spare+tire&PID=29715&title=tongue-mounted-spare-tire-on-172#29715

]]> Wed, 27 May 2020 22:48:27 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13588&PID=131667#131667 Spare Tire Bracket : FR wants you to limit how much... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13588&PID=131660#131660 Author: Tars Tarkas
Subject: 13588
Posted: 27 May 2020 at 9:53pm

FR wants you to limit how much weight you put on the rear receiver, and the further back from the frame them more the weight is multiplied, especially over bumps.  It's generally not considered a good idea to put bikes back there.

TT
]]> Wed, 27 May 2020 21:53:02 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13588&PID=131660#131660 Spare Tire Bracket : You can get mounting brackets... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13588&PID=131650#131650 Author: lostagain
Subject: 13588
Posted: 27 May 2020 at 6:55pm

You can get mounting brackets that attach to the tongue rails, but it doesn't work.  There isn't enough room to when you back up and you end up hitting the tire.  I tried it and ended up throwing away the bracket.  Thankfully, it was really cheap. ]]> Wed, 27 May 2020 18:55:01 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13588&PID=131650#131650 Spare Tire Bracket : There is an under the trailer... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13588&PID=131647#131647 Author: offgrid
Subject: 13588
Posted: 27 May 2020 at 5:25pm

There is an under the trailer spare tire mounting solution some on the forum have used, I haven't personally heard of a tongue mount for the spare. There is a over the tongue bike mount system too, which allows you to keep your spare aft. Depending on the hitch capacity of your tow vehicle, and how many bikes you're mounting, keeping weight forward is good to reduce load on the trailer axle and to reduce the risk of sway. Even with an anti sway system, you want to try to keep the tongue weight above 10-11% of trailer weight at all times for safety. Think of the anti sway system as having both a belt and suspenders. ]]> Wed, 27 May 2020 17:25:30 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13588&PID=131647#131647 Spare Tire Bracket : We are new to the R-Pod life,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13588&PID=131640#131640 Author: jjfennfam
Subject: 13588
Posted: 27 May 2020 at 9:15am

We are new to the R-Pod life, but excited to get out and use ours. We have a 2014 R-Pod 178 which is virtually new, for some reason. My question is a way to mount a spare tire on the tongue so that we can keep the rear receiver for a bike rack. The equalizer system we have is the Centerline system. Wondering how I can mount on the tongue and still access the bracket to mount the side bar stabilizers. Any thoughts on a swivel mount for the spare? Appreciate any thoughts, suggestions or links to a great solution.]]> Wed, 27 May 2020 09:15:33 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13588&PID=131640#131640