Recommended Cargo Basket To Carry Spare Tire

Updated 04/09/2021 | Published 04/08/2021

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Curt Roof Mounted Cargo Basket - 41-1/2" Long x 37" Wide x 4" Deep - 150 lbs

(391)

$240.99

Rightline Gear Moki Door Step - 400 lbs

(146)

$35.52

Yakima OffGrid Roof Cargo Basket - Steel - 44" Long x 40" Wide - 165 lbs

(79)

$648.95

Question:

I am considering mounting my 09 Mercedes ML320 full-size spare tire in the Curt Roof Carrier Basket. The assembly is heavy, ~50 lbs. Will the Curt rack support a spare tire bracket that will secure the spare tire assembly? If so, what are your suggestions? Is there a portable/collapsable step available to get me high enough to lift the beast off the basket carrier?

asked by: Charles S

Expert Reply:

The only spare tire mount we offer for a cargo basket is the Spare Tire Carrier for Yakima Roof Cargo Baskets part # Y07076 which is designed to be used with a Yakima cargo basket like the Yakima OffGrid Roof Cargo Basket part # Y07138. That's not to say you could not use another cargo basket to carry a spare tire like the Curt Roof Mounted Cargo Basket part # C18115 but you'd have to find a way to secure it to this.

For a step, I like the Rightline Gear Moki Door Step part # RL100660.

expert reply by: Conner L