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What's up, everybody. Adam here with etrailer. Today, we're gonna be taking a look at the Curt Spare Tire Carrier. Well, this is gonna carry your spare tire. Whether you're maybe just off-roading and you wanna get that tire out from underneath your vehicle and on the back, it's gonna be great for that. Good for the back hitch of your camper or even the front hitch of your motor home.
So all you need for this is a two-inch hitch receiver to be able to accommodate for this shank here. Just to see if your wheel's gonna work with the spare tire carrier, we've seen eight-lug wheels work on here, but just to give you an idea. So if the measurement from the center of one hole to the center of the other exceeds six inches, it's probably not gonna work, but we do have a decent amount of vertical adjustments as well, since we have this taller slot. And that's about 6 1/4 inches from center to center. So in our instance from center to center, it's about 2 1/2 inches and then from center to center of our other one, it's about 4 1/8 of an inch.
So we we're totally good and we can go a lot bigger even. Another thing to think about is the offset of your wheels. So on this one right here, basically what I'm doing is measuring from the back face of where it's gonna mount onto the carrier to the edge of our rubber. It's about four inches. And if you notice down here, we have about an inch or so of room.
So if that exceeded five, then we're gonna have to do something about that. Probably grab another one just because it's not really gonna work. So those are some things just to see exactly if your tire is gonna fit on the carrier. A couple of measurements for ya. One, we're gonna have a 12-inch long shank, which is just right here.
So it's gonna be about 14 inches altogether. But what really matters is if this center mast is gonna hit your vehicle wherever you may have it. So basically from the back of the shank, it's gonna be about 2 1/2 inches, about 4 1/2 inches, and about 6 1/2 inches. So they are spread apart by two-inch increments, but what really matters is where this front, the back of this center mast, where it's gonna hit your vehicle. So from the back center hitch-pin hole it's about 9 1/2 inches, this is about 7 1/2 inches, and this is about 5 1/2 inches. This'll also be pretty useful for RVs or campers. Right now, we have the spare tire way underneath there and that's just kind of gonna be a pain. So with this, if you're not using your hitch receiver, might as well do it. If you do have a bumper and you can get one of those bumper-mounted hitch receivers, you could do that and still be able to utilize the bumper for other accessories. So this is gonna be a great choice for that. But with your motor homes, you can put it in the front. We don't have a front hitch at the shop right now, but that's another thing that you guys do a lot. If I we're to compare this to any of the other ones we have on our site, one that's literally identical is the etrailer one. We just saw the Curt and we thought it was missing a couple things, so we provide you with the hardware for your tire. We give you an anti-rattle bolt that goes through, so you won't have all of this happening and you don't have to grab something separate. But also we get a hitch alignment tool, which is nice. You can use it on other accessories as well. So I would definitely recommend grabbing that one just because it comes with more goodies. Why not But if you really wanted to upgrade from just the basic spare tire carrier, we have some that actually rotate down so you can install it a lot easier, you can take it off a lot easier, and if you do put it on the back of your vehicle, you can open up the hatch that way as well. One thing I would add to the setup is a lock for your spare tire, just so it doesn't run off. It just basically takes place of this little bolt and it'll just lock into place, and you can get it keyed alike if you went with the etrailer locking hitch pin. Let's go ahead and just take the spare tire carrier out of the box. There's no assembly with the carrier. And we do have three different holes to choose from. So just depending on what the situation is, you wanna get it as close to the vehicle as possible. It does not come with a hitch pin or a clip, so you just wanna get a 5/8-diameter pin. And since it is a hollow shank, what you could do is you could just get an anti-rattle just because that's kind of annoying. So if you wanted to do that, we do have some here at etrailer, and you can just put that on the inside of the shank here. So now that that's done, we're gonna have to source our own hardware, which carriage bolts are gonna be your best bet. So whenever you're looking for hardware, grab a carriage bolt that has a square with 1/2 an inch, just because that is the width of this right here. So put this in and now this isn't gonna rotate. So you're just gonna need three of those. And then what I'm gonna do is I'm gonna put a washer and a lock washer on there. So it's gonna look like this and you're gonna have to hold it in there. And if you can get a retainer, that'd be nice, but we didn't have any here so it's gonna be quite interesting. But then basically, the tire goes on. I'm gonna do washer, lock washer. And then I like the nylon lock nut, just because it's gonna give us a little bit more added peace of mind, just knowing that this isn't gonna wiggle off, especially if you don't get an anti-rattle device. So let's grab the tire and put it on. To get an idea of exactly where this is gonna sit, kinda lift it up and line up those holes. So if you notice down at the bottom in between those two holes, there's a little marking there. So that is the goal. So what I'm gonna do is try to do this by myself, just in case you don't got any friends to help you. So I'm gonna start with the top hole. Highly recommend starting with the top, 'cause it kinda hangs there, and then we can go ahead and put our washer, lock washer, and a nut on there. So now that's not really gonna move. I am gonna tighten this up just a little bit. And now I can do that same thing for the bottom. So with this, I kinda just have to lift up on it, push those through, and it'll kinda sit there. So this is doable by yourself, but getting those retainer clips for these bolts are gonna be a necessity. So now we could just put all this on and then tighten it down. Now that everything's all tight, the spare tire is really tight on the carrier, which is good. But again, I would definitely recommend grabbing an anti-rattle device for this if you do go with the Curt. All in all, this gets the job done, but if you wanted my opinion, might as well just go with the etrailer version just because it comes with all the goodies. But if you just like this one and you really love the hardware store, go ahead and grab it. It'll get the job done. And that'll pretty much do it for our look at the Curt Spare Tire Carrier..
Solid piece, a lot lighter than I expected.
Real happy with the quality and the welds.
as good as it gets! high quality and solved a major problem for my rv spare.
Tire CarrierExcellent quality of workmanship. Would like to see the vertical support hinged to the part that inserts into the receiver hitch.
I bought this for my wrangler because I couldn't tighten the stock tire carrier. This carrier I would recommend it is a great product.
I have attached some pictures of the hitch mounted spare tire carrier. It holds my 33' BF Goodrich off-road tire just fine. (1971 Bronco Sport) There is also clearance for the lift gate in the back.
This was an awesome addition to my Class C RV. It got the spare tire higher so it wouldn't hit when going over big dips and it's out far enough that the back storage area still opens with ease. I'm so glad we upgraded to this.
Difficult to mount tire, but doable. Tends to wobble in the receiver. Ratchet strapped to tow rings on truck to mitigate and reduce wobble to tolerable level.
Didn't include any hardware to mount the spare wheel & tire! Useless without it!
Mike L.
10/8/2025
That doesn't make much sense to me, either. We do mention in the product description that the hardware isn't included.
Perfect fit for my jeep commander. Best spare tire carrier for the front bumper.
Very solid build. I'm very confident it will support my spare tire, especially when used with a silent hitch pin that tightens the carrier down tight.
You guys are real problem solvers. I had my spare tire mounted on my lid closing
the well which contains a great storage area for jacks and other tools and is lockable.
However raising the lid with the spare on it became problematic for weight reasons and the spare would hit against the window and wouldn't open far enough to gain access. Wallah, the Curt Trailer Hitch Mounted Spare Tire carrier solved all those problems inexpensively and contributed to a overall better look for the spare. Thanks to everyone involved with the production and sales of this as it sure made my live easier.
Gordy
10/1/2018
The spare tire carrier was exactly what I was needing to free up access to my storage area on my jeep. The only modification I had to make was to shorten by two inches the tube that slid into my hitch because my hitch was somewhat shorter than most because of the gas tank on the jeep. This also moved the hitch in closer to the tail gate and eliminated the irritating noise from the tire carrier moving around in the tube. Your product is very well built and I will also turn to you guys to solve problems for various items that are needed from time to time.
Some hardware options would be good, otherwise it’s very well built and solid.
I needed solution to carrying my spare tire for the teardrop trailer I have completed. So this has worked out well. I mounted Curt tire carrier on an extension hitch that allows for the 10" Curt drop hitch to reach my trailer tongue. Added benefit is my Leer shell and my truck tailgate open and close perfectly. Thank you. Ron
Ron B.
10/17/2017
All is well and I still have and use all the products.
There is no hardware included to mount the spare tire. My application will require an extension to keep the spare from contacting the grille.
Poor design. No matter what, using the furthest hole on hitch it WILL rub. If you like the finish worn off your tailgate or wall of a trailer the slanted design is not practical. Also need to create something to prevent wobble once installed. Read the fine print on the return policy you will pay for freight return. Good Luck
solid tire holder, seems good quality all around
This tire carrier has worked perfectly on the back of my teardrop trailer. I mounted a wheel spacer to it so I can mount/dismount the tire without bolts falling out. I also added an anti rattle hitch mount to keep it from bouncing around. Great product.
It survived the 4000 km Baja XL with a 31"tire attached. Enough said about the quality of this item. It was dragged going through dips, helped out of a few sticky situations and was generally abused mercilessly for 10 days straight along Baja's back roads and goat trails. I would highly recommend this product.
My only comment is it rattles around in the receiver a bit. It didn't bother us and I believe there is an easy fix for this available from etrailer if it is a concern.
ABG "Go fast, take chances"
This bracket solved my problem and provided me with an excellent mount for my spare tire in conjunction with the Ultra-Fab 2" Motor Home Trailer Hitch Receiver
This carrier is EXACTLY what I needed. My tire, a 31” Path Finder on a 17” stock Silverado wheel, was WAY too heavy and big to fit underneath the bed and I was not about to try and get over a hundred pounds of tire underneath the bed and lifted up in order to mount it.
I also couldn’t place it in the bed of the truck as me and my wife are packing all we belong in the 6 foot bed, so we needed all the space the bed would allow, so that was out of the question as the tire would have taken a LOT of the bed up.
So I found this carrier by Curt.
A local merchant had the product, but they wouldn’t answer any of my questions and their knowledge was extremely subpar on trailer accessories even though they worked in the automotive section.
So I found etrailer online. The reviews on their products helped tremendously and the man in the video tutorial walked me through everything I needed to know. The Bread financing was GREAT as im only paying around $12 a month for this carrier.
The carrier itself is extremely tough and a lot heavier than you’re thinking, which is what you want with a 31” tire. The 3 holes on the horizontal bar make it great for mounting as the 1st hole was too close to the bed when mounted, the 3rd was too far as I didn’t want so much coming off my truck as I like to back up a lot and need to know where my truck ends and begins, but the second was juuuuuust right.
The tire sits a centimeter before the tailgate handle and all three bolts I bought at a local hardware store, all grade 8 half inch with washers and nuts, fit in the 3 slots allowing for great seizure of the tire to the carrier.
I would HIGHLY recommend this product and will denfintly be buying from etrailer again. etrailer will definitely make me and my wife’s 1100 mike journey all the better.
THANK YOU etrailer!!!
Just what I needed to mount the spare on my Class C with the Ford E450 chassis.
Works excellent to mount my spare with the front hitch.Wish it had mount bolts for the rim that stayed with the mount assembly. I just found some large bolts that fit and used them. Otherwise, works well.
I've researched all tire carriers including Road Master (bought and returned) and the Universal-type which resembles the Curt model. I had to use the 1st of the 3 holes to accommodate the spare tire, which left me with about 1/4 inch gap between the tire and the RV rear doors. See photos
My salesperson (Katie D.) was excellent and the shipping of this product arrived rather quickly.
Well built quality piece I modified it to retain hitch receiver with very little fabrication
Bob
6/28/2023
Works great no issues
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Rob
6/10/2014
What size nuts and bolts did you use?