Brophy rigid mount spare tire carrier for 4" or 4-1/2" RV bumpers. Fits wheels up to 17-1/2". Lockable for security (lock sold separately). Black powder coat finish resists rust and corrosion.
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Hello everybody, this is Jeff at etrailer.com. Today, we're gonna take a look at this Brophy Rigid Mount Spare Tire Carrier for four inch or 4 1/2 inch RV or mini-motorhome bumpers. Now, this rigid mount spare tire carrier allow you to carry your spare tire on your RV or your mini-motorhome bumper. It is designed to mount right here on bumpers that are measuring four inches or 4 1/2 inches square, and it is designed to hold up wheels up to 17 1/2 inch diameter size. You can see, I'm gonna zoom in here, just so you can see, this is where your spare tire will mount to. Once you mount your spare tire, these bolts will come through and you'll tighten the nuts down the hole within the place, this bracket on the bottom here will hold it, and what's nice is this long bolt on the bottom actually has a hole drilled through it, so you could actually put a padlock through there once you install your spare tire.
For security, you can lock it into place. Now, the padlock is not included, you would have to purchase that separately. This is a nice black powder coat finish on the part, helps resist corrosion. It is made in the USA. Few dimensions I wanna give you on this, we're gonna do the overall height, which will be measured from the bottom to the very top here.
So if I get our tape measure, go ahead and pull our tape measure out, and from the bottom to the top, you can see it's gonna measure right at 17 3/4 inches tall. The overall depth, I'm gonna measure right up here where it'll go up against the bumper to the bracket right out here where the spare tire will attach. If we measure from the back to the very depth of it, it's gonna be right at seven inches deep. But that should do it for the review on this Brophy Rigid Mount Spare Tire Carrier for the four inch or 4 1/2 inch RV or mini-motorhome bumpers..
Average Customer Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (38 Customer Reviews)
Brophy rigid mount spare tire carrier for 4" or 4-1/2" RV bumpers. Fits wheels up to 17-1/2". Lockable for security (lock sold separately). Black powder coat finish resists rust and corrosion.Purchased this carrier in hopes that it would mount up a spare tire for my 2021 Thor 24f motorhome on the rear bumper. I was not able to use all of the parts that came with it, the metal bracket shaped like a D was not needed. The offset on these wheels would not allow it’s use, the wheels are too deep.
So I was able to mount the tire to the main bracket without the D bracket utilizing three holes in the bracket and the wheel with the deep dish portion of the wheel facing outside to the rear. It is really on there with three bolts! Mounted the main bracket over the bumper where it attaches to the frame thinking that this would be the strongest point. I am quite satisfied with the way it turned out, very stable and it looks good.
Thanks eTrailer!
I bought two of theses because I carry two spares. These are 100% better than the week bracket that came on my fifthwheel. It was obviously made for a lighter tire. Several times I had to beat the cross piece back flat as the tire was escaping. These are great
etrailer packaging and shipping was excellent The tire carrier was well constructed and nicely finished. It was used to replace the cheap tire carrier that came with my Keystone RV trailer that failed on bumpy roads. I used the "U" bolts from the old tire carrier because they fit the 4" bumper better than the 4 to 4 1/2" bolts with the kit. I used the wheel lugs and nuts from old carrier because they were designed for wheels rather than being simply carriage bolts with regular nuts/washers. There was nothing wrong with the parts I didn't use, the old carrier just had some parts that were more specific to my trailer that I could reuse.
Niobrara - 04/11/2022This unit it may be fine for many applications. It seems well built. But, as it turned out, it was NOT the best for MY PARTICULAR needs. I have a Jayco motorhome with a Ford E-450 chassis that uses 16 inch, six lug, dually wheels. These wheels just don't fit very well. I found that the wheel hangs on the top bolt just fine. But no matter how tight I tightened everything down, the wheel still wanted to shift. The second bolt (center) with the silver tie down could not hold the tire in place as solidly as it ought. The tire wanted to shift left and right (like a pendulum on a clock). Therefore, I drilled a hole at the bottom of the upright (below the center bolt) and put another bolt through that -- so that it would go through a bottom lug hole of the dually wheel to help keep the wheel from swinging. Perhaps this unit would be better for a smaller lighter wheel -- or one with a different offset shape or lug pattern?
By the way, getting those 1/2 inch push nuts on was difficult for me.
Heather A - 02/23/2022Our factory installed spare carrier came apart at a welded seam and we almost lost the spare on the highway.
This new unit has much heavier material and looks much more sturdy. The weak links are the U-bolt attachment system and the cheesy factory bumper. We'll be watching those things like a hawk!
Had concerns that this wouldn’t work on a deep dually wheel, as that’s not clearly identified in the product description, but etrailer said it would work so ordered it. The instructions, though weak (as is typical with so many product instructions), showed that you don’t use one of the main parts on dually wheels, and it ultimately worked. However, had to drill a hole in the brace piece to make it fit due to the offset mounting needed on dually wheels. So it works but needs some improvement in description and assembly part.
Jenny N - 02/08/2022
Nice set up for our ‘66 kenskill travel trailer. Perfect fit for our travel trailer. Our bumper is a square shaped so this was ideal
So much better than the original! Very sturdy and easy to assemble. Always a pleasure doing business with etrailer
This spare tire carrier is very sturdy and has carried my spare tire with no problems. My RV is a class C.
I would have rated the tire carrier a 5 star if It would have worked as advertised for a six lug rim. I had to buy a piece of flat stock metal make a larger retaining bracket so it could be locked in place. The rim is on a 3500 Mercedes’ sprinter RV. I’m still very happy with the outcome however I would have been much happier if I didn’t have to modify the design.
This is my second one. Works great. Plenty sturdy to hold my 15 inch spare tire.
As usual, the quality of the product is high. The stout mounting surfaces and hardware insure that the spare tire won't fatigue (bend) the unit. I like that the spare tire can be locked-on with a popular small padlock (not included) and the Carrier is actually 'overbuilt' to perform its duty forever!
Great Product and fast shipping.
Jerald K - 10/07/20223/8 inch U-bolts are not threaded correctly for nuts supplied in mounting kit
Sierra K - 10/26/2021This part of the order is great! Hopefully the rest comes soon.
Well built and easy to install.
Never was able to use it. It was stolen in the box from the front porch after delivery.
Fits nicely, easy to intall. Great serv ice.
I was looking for a strong carrier for a spare tire and I'm glad I found this one. It uses thicker steel than some others do, so I won't have to worry about it flexing around. The box it was shipped in was torn down one side, but thankfully nothing was missing.
The only problem was that the bolts that hold the tire on were too long for my lug wrench. Everything else was peachy keen
Spare tire mount fully meets my expectations. Mighty stout!!
Too large for my trailer. My mistake..My side bar is only 2 3/4” wide
Solid and well built
Item received earlier than expected. I received an email shortly after ordering letting me know that they were able to ship earlier ! can’t beat that!
Just what we needed for our RV. Perfect and easy to install
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