Spare tire storage

I went with a spare tire carrier that a guy sells on ebay. it's ~ $20 but does require that you remove burrs and paint it yourself. That guy also sells various RV & towing related products so not hard to find there. Mounts on tongue with common hardware bolts. TSC is cheapest for those.
I bought a bike rack for rear as plan is a Vespa in the truck bed-not bicycles.

Depends on what you tow with I tow With a full size truck with airbags and did not notice any difference. Iv'e seen guys with generators and even a storage shed with gen,spare tire,and shelving on the front.

First i did this tongue mount , and then discovered the BAL undercarriage spare tire mount and then installed a trailer tongue box up here for batteries, tire blocks jack and some tools.

The bars are a bit too long for the space available. They will need to be shortened. When this is done, the holes are also cut off so new ones will need to be drilled. You will need a hacksaw or jigsaw with a metal blade to cut the bars. You will need a drill with the appropriate sized bit to drill new holes. A drill press would be helpful. Lacking that, some method of stabilizing the pipe while you drill is very helpful. Center-punching the place to drill and starting with a smaller bit can make that part go easier.

That is about it. Fastening it to the frame is no different than the instructions specify. In my case, the pivot end needed to be close to the bottom of the frame. I don't trust screws, so I used stainless steel bolts, washers, and locknuts to fasten all parts to the frame. Try to get it so that the bars are level and the spare has room to fit. I could tell you my measurements, but that does not guarantee that they will work for you.

I kept the cover for the tire and have it on the tire even though it isn't strictly needed. It stays on well and seems to keep the spare cleaner. I figured that it can't hurt to have it there.