Spare tire mount

I am looking for a way to mount my spare tire onto my '58 CJ5. I do not want to mount it on the side. It seems it will get hung up on the trail and cause problems. Short of fabricating a swing out tire carrier like I have seen some of you guys do, what are the options for rear mounting? Can I just install the OEM mount onto the tail gate? It seems that route may cause stress on the tailgate chain welds. I am not sure if the welds are strong enough to support the spare tire. I am running 31x10.50 Goodyear MTRs.

 

Put the spare in the back,
Strap the tire to roll bar,

Vernco.com had a nice drop down spare tire mount. Mounts on the back.
http://www.vernco.com/Spare/

Put a wtb ad here for a kayline style? Mounts to the back
Search craiglist for something similar. This is what they look like, and would be bolt on. There are some issues with these. [type or copy and put this in for google images]
site:earlycj5.net kayline spare tire carrier

All of those are options, just use common sense. I don't have a spare for my jeep. If I did I would put in the back till I got around to making one.

 

I remember seeing this tread before
http://home.beyondbb.com/worman/tire.html

 

The tailgate is not strong enough without significant reinforcement. M38A1 had a rear mount, but the tailgate area was a fixed body panel.
But some mounts can simulate the same placement with the load transferred to solid bearing points, such as the 'drop down' style.

 

As said, do not mount anything on the tailgate even the M38s and MB,s would crack after several years even though they were reinforced.
It took over 20 hours to fix the tailgate on my 3B. The welding was easy, it was the grinding on the Willys logo area that took a lot of time to get it to look right.

 

Mine is similar to the ones pictured above. It's worked well for over a decade.
If you use the tailgate area a lot for hauling cargo, the swing down style isn't for you,as it's in the way when open, but otherwise I think it's the best solution for a CJ tire carrier.

 

I decided for the side mount and - if it is not a heavy wheel, narrow tire - there is no problem when you drive, and the tailgate is free.
This is easy to do - but must be reinforced from inside.
If you are really in a narrow place you can always take off the wheel, but it never happens.

It is more work to fix the wheel at the rear if you want to have a working tailgate.

The 'look' with side spare mount is more vintage, it is like in the movies, the desert cowboy ...1960 ies

 

This is all true. but where I live we ride trails between trees that are very close together. The original side mounts are always damaged.

A 31x10.50 tire is larger than OEM and very likely to interfere and rub on the right rear tire, also.

 

Doug,
I really like that... Been thinking about doing this for quite some time now. Kind of want to get rid of my trail rack for every day use since there is no longer a need to haul "kid gear" around.

 

Had the side mount, hit a tree.

 

http://www.vernco.com/Spare/ comes up as containing malware. proceed with caution. Site has been around for at least 10 years without causing problems.

 

Well, of course at the rear there is less risk, but it must be solidly fixed.
I started this 1 year ago, and decided that to put on the side was faster.
But now I have bought my inverter welder, so I can do what I want.
For the fun and look, I prefer the side mount.

 

I modded one from a CJ7 as I wanted a can holder also but didn't want it to hang to far off the back. I used the factory latch but it also needs some bracing like what was on the CJ7.
No it doesn't lean that much, yes it has a flat tire.

 

Yep. The left side mounts on the very few 2A's were better because you could at least keep an eye on them but unless you have a right hand drive version, the standard right side tire mount doesn't last long on trails.

I built this carrier about 1975 and ran it for nearly 35 years. It bolted off the pintle mount and had mounts for 2 pairs of skis (or a fly rod as shown), the doors, spare tire, and the jerry cans.


It was replaced with this following fabrication of a 25 gallon fuel tank which made the jerry cans obsolete. No tailgate here so it is fixed but could easily be supported off the rear cross member on a swing out. The Willys lost about 40 lbs with this version.