Spare Tire Bracket
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Topic: Spare Tire Bracket
Posted By: jjfennfam
Subject: Spare Tire Bracket
Date Posted: 27 May 2020 at 9:15am
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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. ------------- JMF |
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Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 27 May 2020 at 5:25pm
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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.
------------- 1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
Posted By: lostagain
Date Posted: 27 May 2020 at 6:55pm
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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. ------------- Never leave footprints behind. Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost |
Posted By: Tars Tarkas
Date Posted: 27 May 2020 at 9:53pm
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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 ------------- 2010 176 FJ Cruiser |
Posted By: CharlieM
Date Posted: 27 May 2020 at 10:48pm
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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 recommended
bike rack for the rear. This displaced the spare tire. I didn’t want to give up
interior storage space so I devised a way to mount the tire on the tongue. This
was a bit of a task since the tongue already had two batteries, two propane
tanks, and an equalizer hitch. However, it worked out well.  The job begins with a Swagman model 64025 RV Bumper Adapter,
available from Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Swagman-RV-2-Bumper-Adaptor/dp/B00174ZHGU/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1352492512&sr=8-5&keywords=swagman - http://www.amazon.com/Swagman-RV-2-Bumper-Adaptor/dp/B00174ZHGU/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1352492512&sr=8-5&keywords=swagman
This adapter is designed for a 4” square bumper so some work
is required to mount it on the 2”x3” RPOD frame tubing. The attachment bolts
are replaced with ½ x 4 ½ inch class 8 high strength bolts, flat washers, and
locking 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 and
bottom plates to accommodate the 2” frame width. I would have preferred
stainless, but stainless is not as strong as the class 8 bolts so I went with
SAE ½ inch bolts and locking nuts. I did replace the 10 mm hex set screw bolt
with stainless, but be warned, it is metric. The starting kit is shown below:  The Swagman adapter provides a 2 inch receiver and the FR
supplied tire carrier requires a 1.25 inch receiver. I used the reducer sleeve
that came with the bike carrier, but similar devices are available elsewhere.
The results are shown below. The adapter just fits, but it
fits:    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 - http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3132&KW=spare+tire&PID=29715&title=tongue-mounted-spare-tire-on-172#29715
------------- Charlie Northern Colorado OLD: 2013 RP-172, 2010 Honda Pilot 3.5L 4WD PRESENT: 2014 Camplite 21RBS, 2013 Supercharged Tacoma 4L V6 4WD |