How to secure a spare tyre under the van

[colyboy]

I have a large garage on my Hymer and keep a spare tyre in it. But the tyre does take a lot of room. Am thinking of fixing it under the garage. The garage has a solid base so would not be much of a problem. Has anybody any ideas of how to fix it secure and safe.

Colyboy

 

[Geo]

Park on it they wont get away with it then!!!
Spare wheel carrier seems a bit obvious so must have missed the point

 

[mark49]

I’ve just had a fiat part fitted to a ducato based van. All the fixing holes are in situ already, but if you have a solid floor, I imagine you could bolt through the floor safely all the required fixings. Not cheap but it does free up a lot of much needed space. Fiat part is probably £400 ish to buy. I’m sure similar unbranded parts could be bought under £200.

 

[ryan_flea]

Guessing the best way would be an underslung spare wheel bracket. You could fix to the underside of garage base? May be worth getting measurements including tyre to see if you can either get one online or fabricated to fit?

 

[Lenny HB]

I've seen a Carthago with a strip of Unistrut under the wheel with a hook end roofing bolt on each side hooked through the chassis.

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[Geo]

I’ve just had a fiat part fitted to a ducato based van. All the fixing holes are in situ already, but if you have a solid floor, I imagine you could bolt through the floor safely all the required fixings. Not cheap but it does free up a lot of much needed space. Fiat part is probably £400 ish to buy. I’m sure similar unbranded parts could be bought under £200.

Breakers yards are full of them £25 tops

 

[David and Sally]

It's a good question. I too want to sling a spare wheel under my Ducato chassis. 16" Alloy

 

[mark49]

This is the one. Fix plate to the inside of the garage to make a solid fixing

 

[jongood]

If you've got an alko chassis wrap a couple of £1 shop ratchets straps through the holes and strap it to the underneath of the garage floor

 

[colyboy]

Thanks for all your replies. Fitting a complete tyre and wheelie fairly easy.

I WANT TO SECURE JUST THE TYRE ONLY which is a little more tricky still looking for ideas..

Coluboy

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[Lenny HB]

Breakers yards are full of them £25 tops

Doubt if it would be an easy fit on an Al-ko chassis.

 

[Simon Meadwell]

I used two lengths of unistrut bolted to chassis rails under the garage. You can buy a fiat spare wheel carrier from fiat dealers buy the repair kit so you dont pay for the jack etc, approx £80 quid from memory. Bolt to unistrut make sure you use nylock nuts. Mine been inplace four years no problem and plenty of ground clearance on our van.

 

[gus-lopez]

I WANT TO SECURE JUST THE TYRE ONLY

It will fill up with dirt

 

[The Green's]

I used two lengths of unistrut bolted to chassis rails under the garage.

Simon Meadwell Please can we see some pictures? I'm interested in doing something similar, I think.

 

[TheBig1]

cut a circle of plywood the same size as the tyre and attach to a spare wheel carrier, or buy a cheap steel spare wheel. As to fitting under the garage floor, doubt you will have enough ground clearance

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[Spawn_e_git]

Alko make a specific spare holder for their chassis.

 

[Barclaybasher]

Why carry a spare tyre anyway? - a wheel and tyre maybe but why just a tyre?

You would need professional help to fit it - they have them anyway

 

[Hellski]

Not sure what chassis you have but Techno did a modification to his and did the following excellent write up

Techno's Alko DIY wheel carrier

 

[Minxy]

It will fill up with dirt

Not if you wrap it up/put it in a bag first.

 

[Minxy]

I have a large garage on my Hymer and keep a spare tyre in it. But the tyre does take a lot of room. Am thinking of fixing it under the garage. The garage has a solid base so would not be much of a problem. Has anybody any ideas of how to fix it secure and safe.

Colyboy

Do you have a photo of your garage etc?

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[Simon Meadwell]

Not the clearest picture but shows the unistrut bolted to chassis rails and wheel. Unfortunately cant take more photos van locked down at storage and no access until 10 th July!

 

[Minxy]

I'm wondering if a 'shelf' type support could be fitted underneath into which the tyre can be slotted, perhaps with one end able to drop down to allow it to be pushed in/taken out easily?

 

[gus-lopez]

If you've got an alko chassis wrap a couple of £1 shop ratchets straps through the holes and strap it to the underneath of the garage floor

They wouldn't last long before chaffing through

Not if you wrap it up/put it in a bag first.

What a performance though on the side of the road .A flat tyre & the spare tyre trapped under the van wrapped in cling film

 

[Lenny HB]

Thanks for all your replies. Fitting a complete tyre and wheelie fairly easy.

I WANT TO SECURE JUST THE TYRE ONLY which is a little more tricky still looking for ideas..

Coluboy

If you have a blow out and damage the rim you are stuffed.
You said you have a big garage, far better to keep it in there.

 

[Minxy]

If you have a blow out and damage the rim you are stuffed.

Would that be classed as a 'colywobble' ...

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[Minxy]

What a performance though on the side of the road .A flat tyre & the spare tyre trapped under the van wrapped in cling film

Not cling film silly ... a bag/cover which the tyre/wheel would stay in and the whole lot removed from the housing then placed on the road where it could easily taken out - if the bag/cover was made with velcro along the seams instead of them being sewn, so unfolded a bit like a petal, it would allow easy access.

Personally I'd have a wheel & tyre, rather than just a tyre, but some people don't want to do that so would then be reliant on still getting a breakdown company out to get the tyre swapped over onto the rim.

 

[Minxy]

You said you have a big garage, far better to keep it in there.

I agree, a previous MH I kept it in the garage as shown below (gus-lopez with a cover on):

 

[Lenny HB]

I agree, a previous MH I kept it in the garage as shown below (gus-lopez with a cover on):

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Mine sits behind the bikes in what would be almost unusable space, still manage to get 2 e-bike, twintub washing machine, spare cassette, table, chairs, portable cooker, day tent, snow chains and loads more junk in without a problem.

 

[Minxy]

Mine sits behind the bikes in what would be almost unusable space, still manage to get 2 e-bike, twintub washing machine, spare cassette, table, chairs, portable cooker, day tent, snow chains and loads more junk in without a problem.

Same here plus what seems like half a ton of dog food!

 

[jongood]

They wouldn't last long before chaffing through

What a performance though on the side of the road .A flat tyre & the spare tyre trapped under the van wrapped in cling film

They lasted over 3 years and did 2 Morocco trips before I decided to get it off and have a look. The ratchets were seized but cut the straps and out it came, bit of muck in it but nothing you couldnt tip out.

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