G'day @wizard69, funny you should ask. I have just about finished an RHS bumper with a swing down mount for the spare and will fit it when the paint is dry. I found the tyre under the rear of the van a real pain to get out and even worse to fit back under. I admit you don't have to take it out very often (hopefully) but it did drop out on me on the first outing. I wound the winch up to what I thought was tight but apparently there was slack in the cable where it wound up and constant bouncing on rough roads eventually allowed the slack to drop the wheel slightly and my hook up arrangement let go. Luckily it was just as we arrived at our destination and was off the road. That's when I found out how awkward it was to refit. I wound it up very tight then and also tied it up with wire but it convinced me to go to "plan B."
If you are interested in doing it I can supply details of how I hung it off the cross member behind the rear water tank but the pieces I used have now just joined my scrap metal pile I keep "because I might need it someday."
If you are interested in doing it I can supply details of how I hung it off the cross member behind the rear water tank but the pieces I used have now just joined my scrap metal pile I keep "because I might need it someday."
