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Mount a spare tire on your trailer with this U-bolt-style carrier. Installs on your trailer's frame, tongue, or rails. Holds most 8" to 15" wheels with 4- or 5-lug rims. Use a padlock (sold separately) with the brackets to deter theft.
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AJ: What's up everybody It's AJ with etrailer.com. Today, we're going to take a look at this spare tire carrier from CE Smith. Now, this one happens to be a U-bolt style. So you have this U bolt that goes around the tongue or the frame of your trailer, comes up here, you attach these brackets, spin them down. That makes it nice and tight on there, and this comes with a lock. If you already have a lock, there is one that comes without it.
That way you can just use the one you already have.Now, putting a U-bolt spare tire carrier is a nice, easy inaudible 00:00:27 way of getting the tire out of your trailer and in some open, usable space here. That way it's more room for whatever you want to haul. I messed with some other spare tire carriers, and they're bigger and bulkier, requires you to get tools to tighten everything down. This is not the application.As you can see, it's low, and now it is a smaller tire, it's going to be vary on different tires you would want to carry this. One's nice and low and out of the way.
Like I said, it's easy to tighten these down and get this on here. Plus, it's locked so it's secure. Nobody's going to get it.Now, all the different components are a zinc-plated steel. So they're really going to hold up. Another cool thing about the lock is you get two keys.
That means you can put one on your key ring, leave one in your glove box. You'll always be able to find at least one key to get the lock off and get to your tire.This U-bolt spare tire carrier is going to fit on frames of 3" and work with wheels from 8 to 15". Also using lug configurations, this one's 4 on this tire today, and it also works with 5. So it's going to work with a bunch of different tires. Make sure you check yours.All in all, it's a pretty simple design, easy to install, gets that tire out of your trailer giving you more room.
Let's show you how we did it.The first thing we do is set our tire up on the frame where we want to put it. Now, we can line up the lug nut holes with the U bolt. It'll take U bolt and from coming from underneath here, let's put it around the frame and through the lug nuts. See how it comes right through here If you look down here, it's pushing up against the frame. It's exactly where you want it. It's going to get it sturdy when we add these brackets. Using the threaded side down here, start threading it on the U bolt. It's going to take you a little bit of time. It's not too bad. Just some patience. Once you get both bracket tightened down, you're ready to add your lock. Run it through there. Super secure.With it installed and locked up, that's it. That does it for our look at the CE Smith U-bolt spare tire carrier..
Customer Satisfaction Score:
96% were satisfied with this product
4% of customers were not satisfied
Ratings & Reviews
Works well. I added a washer beneath each arm so I wouldn’t scratch the wheel paint when tightening.
Worked great. WAs reasonably priced. About the only reasonable for my 5 on 5 1/2.
Delivery was on time and in excellent condition. Parts fit as described. Everything thing went very well.
Website is first rate. Extensive inventory and comprehensive descriptions and excellent how to videos.
Prompt response to order and fast delivery. All in all a seem less process.
Easy upfit. Holds the spare for my trailer securely. Works as expected.
Good price and quality. Fast shipping.
Just like the video, more cost effective buy the entire kit. Worked perfect for my 35 year old utility trailer (3500lb Hayes axel)
Good product overall but careful of mounting the tire horizontally - if you try to stand on it, it can rotate to the vertical position precipitating a fall
wheel kit mount is exactly what I needed, and is an excellent price.
Service and shipping couldnt have been simpler,great company.
Have several of these they’re grest
Product came in timely manner and was a perfect fix on my boat trailer.I would highly recommended e trailer. Everything I have ordered from e trailer has worked great!
Just what I needed to ensure my new spare tire is securely stowed on my trailer. Allows for multiple mounting and appears sturdy.
Perfect for what I needed. Fair price and quick shipping. Excellent communication via email from the time the order was placed until the item was received. I would order from etrailer again simply based on that alone.
Excellent product at a great price and fast shipping.
Product does what it should and is holding up great.
This is the first time that I have ever seen anything like this. It wrapped around my spare tire holder and fit back through two lug nut holes that were not being used to support the tire. I secured it with a Master Lock keyed alike to the lock that I use to secure my trailer tongue latch. It's just elegant in it's simplicity!
I like it so much that I bought one for a trailer with parts that the U-bolt would not fit around. I simply cut the threaded pieces off and welded them to the trailer. The lockable "flange nuts" are elegant in their simplicity!
Very nice product with fast shipping.Thank you etrailer.
Does just what it should.
Great item, fast shipping
Arrived on time and undamaged. Fitment was perfect.
described as video explained
Great customer service and product just as advertised
Item worked well. The only issue I had was with the pieces that thread on the U-bolt - they were difficult to thread on. Oil on the threads helped a lot, but still they did not thread on easily. I'd suggest you run a nut up and down a few times with a drill or impact first (with lubrication) if you purchase these.
Works perfectly on my trailer tougne. It took less then three minutes to install. Great price and fast shipping. I do recommend this item.
Claire H.
8/21/2026
I'm happy to hear it was an easy install! Thank you for the recommendation!
Condition: Like New
Notes: May have damaged packaging or minor cosmetic blemishes.
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Donald
7/23/2024
Still holds the tire securely while in tow. No Issues