Cherokee Spare Wheel Position
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Doesn't the spare on a '99 Grand go in a well under the floor?
"Billzz" <billzzstring@starband.net> wrote in message
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> "noneyabusiness" <me@you.com> wrote in message
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>> On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 12:10:39 -0800, "Billzz"
>> <billzzstring@starband.net> wrote:
>>
>>>"Lee Ayrton" <layrton@panix.com> wrote in message
>>>news:douovh$46l$1@reader1.panix.com...
>>>> Billzz wrote:
>>>>> "rwalters" <rwalters@beeb.net> wrote in message
>>>>> news:douljq$kf0$1$8302bc10@news.beeb.net...
>>>>>
>>>>>>Guys (& girls)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I've got a Cherokee (2001 - X reg) which has the spare wheel mounted
>>>>>>in
>>>>>>the
>>>>>>'boot'.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I want to make more room in the boot (for trips away) and was
>>>>>>considering
>>>>>>mounting it on the exterior of the door.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>My local UK jeep dealer reckons you can't get the fittings anymore -
>>>>>>any
>>>>>>ideas and thoughts on the pros and cons.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Cheers guys
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I have a 99 Grand Cherokee w/ same configuration. I put the spare on
>>>>> the
>>>>> roof rack, held down with bungee cords. Just occasionally though,
>>>>> don't
>>>>> know if it is wise to do this permanently.
>>>>
>>>> I wouldn't use bungees to strap a tire to the exterior of a vehicle,
>>>> but
>>>> I'm a pretty risk-adverse kind of guy. If it isn't bolted down it
>>>> isn't
>>>> secured, and if it isn't secured in a collision it is a missile.
>>>
>>>I'm in the Sierra Nevada, last stop a lot of Jeepers make before going to
>>>the Rubicon. The Safeway parking lot is always full of large-wheeled
>>>Jeeps,
>>>and others, some on trailers (not being street legal.) Lots of spare
>>>tires
>>>on top of Jeep roof racks. If properly secured, a spare tire on the roof
>>>rack is not going to go anywhere. But I wouldn't do this without a roof
>>>rack.
>>>
>> But, would you secure the spare tire to the STOCK roof rack?
>> Or would you buy an upgraded rack with a specific tire mount?
>> TIA
>
> All I know is the stock roof rack on my 99 Jeep Grand Cherokee. I think
> the manual said 60 pounds limit, and the spare is less than that, so no
> problems. I can move the "bars" - whatever - to hold the spare inside the
> "square" made by the four bars, and with bungee cords, it is not moving.
> Now, other models, particularly if they do not have roof racks, should not
> do this. But that is all I know.
>
"Billzz" <billzzstring@starband.net> wrote in message
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> "noneyabusiness" <me@you.com> wrote in message
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>> On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 12:10:39 -0800, "Billzz"
>> <billzzstring@starband.net> wrote:
>>
>>>"Lee Ayrton" <layrton@panix.com> wrote in message
>>>news:douovh$46l$1@reader1.panix.com...
>>>> Billzz wrote:
>>>>> "rwalters" <rwalters@beeb.net> wrote in message
>>>>> news:douljq$kf0$1$8302bc10@news.beeb.net...
>>>>>
>>>>>>Guys (& girls)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I've got a Cherokee (2001 - X reg) which has the spare wheel mounted
>>>>>>in
>>>>>>the
>>>>>>'boot'.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I want to make more room in the boot (for trips away) and was
>>>>>>considering
>>>>>>mounting it on the exterior of the door.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>My local UK jeep dealer reckons you can't get the fittings anymore -
>>>>>>any
>>>>>>ideas and thoughts on the pros and cons.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Cheers guys
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I have a 99 Grand Cherokee w/ same configuration. I put the spare on
>>>>> the
>>>>> roof rack, held down with bungee cords. Just occasionally though,
>>>>> don't
>>>>> know if it is wise to do this permanently.
>>>>
>>>> I wouldn't use bungees to strap a tire to the exterior of a vehicle,
>>>> but
>>>> I'm a pretty risk-adverse kind of guy. If it isn't bolted down it
>>>> isn't
>>>> secured, and if it isn't secured in a collision it is a missile.
>>>
>>>I'm in the Sierra Nevada, last stop a lot of Jeepers make before going to
>>>the Rubicon. The Safeway parking lot is always full of large-wheeled
>>>Jeeps,
>>>and others, some on trailers (not being street legal.) Lots of spare
>>>tires
>>>on top of Jeep roof racks. If properly secured, a spare tire on the roof
>>>rack is not going to go anywhere. But I wouldn't do this without a roof
>>>rack.
>>>
>> But, would you secure the spare tire to the STOCK roof rack?
>> Or would you buy an upgraded rack with a specific tire mount?
>> TIA
>
> All I know is the stock roof rack on my 99 Jeep Grand Cherokee. I think
> the manual said 60 pounds limit, and the spare is less than that, so no
> problems. I can move the "bars" - whatever - to hold the spare inside the
> "square" made by the four bars, and with bungee cords, it is not moving.
> Now, other models, particularly if they do not have roof racks, should not
> do this. But that is all I know.
>
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Doesn't the spare on a '99 Grand go in a well under the floor?
"Billzz" <billzzstring@starband.net> wrote in message
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> "noneyabusiness" <me@you.com> wrote in message
> news:u8l6r1lssasdfo3kh28mug1o5ejicq3i3v@4ax.com...
>> On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 12:10:39 -0800, "Billzz"
>> <billzzstring@starband.net> wrote:
>>
>>>"Lee Ayrton" <layrton@panix.com> wrote in message
>>>news:douovh$46l$1@reader1.panix.com...
>>>> Billzz wrote:
>>>>> "rwalters" <rwalters@beeb.net> wrote in message
>>>>> news:douljq$kf0$1$8302bc10@news.beeb.net...
>>>>>
>>>>>>Guys (& girls)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I've got a Cherokee (2001 - X reg) which has the spare wheel mounted
>>>>>>in
>>>>>>the
>>>>>>'boot'.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I want to make more room in the boot (for trips away) and was
>>>>>>considering
>>>>>>mounting it on the exterior of the door.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>My local UK jeep dealer reckons you can't get the fittings anymore -
>>>>>>any
>>>>>>ideas and thoughts on the pros and cons.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Cheers guys
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I have a 99 Grand Cherokee w/ same configuration. I put the spare on
>>>>> the
>>>>> roof rack, held down with bungee cords. Just occasionally though,
>>>>> don't
>>>>> know if it is wise to do this permanently.
>>>>
>>>> I wouldn't use bungees to strap a tire to the exterior of a vehicle,
>>>> but
>>>> I'm a pretty risk-adverse kind of guy. If it isn't bolted down it
>>>> isn't
>>>> secured, and if it isn't secured in a collision it is a missile.
>>>
>>>I'm in the Sierra Nevada, last stop a lot of Jeepers make before going to
>>>the Rubicon. The Safeway parking lot is always full of large-wheeled
>>>Jeeps,
>>>and others, some on trailers (not being street legal.) Lots of spare
>>>tires
>>>on top of Jeep roof racks. If properly secured, a spare tire on the roof
>>>rack is not going to go anywhere. But I wouldn't do this without a roof
>>>rack.
>>>
>> But, would you secure the spare tire to the STOCK roof rack?
>> Or would you buy an upgraded rack with a specific tire mount?
>> TIA
>
> All I know is the stock roof rack on my 99 Jeep Grand Cherokee. I think
> the manual said 60 pounds limit, and the spare is less than that, so no
> problems. I can move the "bars" - whatever - to hold the spare inside the
> "square" made by the four bars, and with bungee cords, it is not moving.
> Now, other models, particularly if they do not have roof racks, should not
> do this. But that is all I know.
>
"Billzz" <billzzstring@starband.net> wrote in message
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> "noneyabusiness" <me@you.com> wrote in message
> news:u8l6r1lssasdfo3kh28mug1o5ejicq3i3v@4ax.com...
>> On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 12:10:39 -0800, "Billzz"
>> <billzzstring@starband.net> wrote:
>>
>>>"Lee Ayrton" <layrton@panix.com> wrote in message
>>>news:douovh$46l$1@reader1.panix.com...
>>>> Billzz wrote:
>>>>> "rwalters" <rwalters@beeb.net> wrote in message
>>>>> news:douljq$kf0$1$8302bc10@news.beeb.net...
>>>>>
>>>>>>Guys (& girls)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I've got a Cherokee (2001 - X reg) which has the spare wheel mounted
>>>>>>in
>>>>>>the
>>>>>>'boot'.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I want to make more room in the boot (for trips away) and was
>>>>>>considering
>>>>>>mounting it on the exterior of the door.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>My local UK jeep dealer reckons you can't get the fittings anymore -
>>>>>>any
>>>>>>ideas and thoughts on the pros and cons.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Cheers guys
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I have a 99 Grand Cherokee w/ same configuration. I put the spare on
>>>>> the
>>>>> roof rack, held down with bungee cords. Just occasionally though,
>>>>> don't
>>>>> know if it is wise to do this permanently.
>>>>
>>>> I wouldn't use bungees to strap a tire to the exterior of a vehicle,
>>>> but
>>>> I'm a pretty risk-adverse kind of guy. If it isn't bolted down it
>>>> isn't
>>>> secured, and if it isn't secured in a collision it is a missile.
>>>
>>>I'm in the Sierra Nevada, last stop a lot of Jeepers make before going to
>>>the Rubicon. The Safeway parking lot is always full of large-wheeled
>>>Jeeps,
>>>and others, some on trailers (not being street legal.) Lots of spare
>>>tires
>>>on top of Jeep roof racks. If properly secured, a spare tire on the roof
>>>rack is not going to go anywhere. But I wouldn't do this without a roof
>>>rack.
>>>
>> But, would you secure the spare tire to the STOCK roof rack?
>> Or would you buy an upgraded rack with a specific tire mount?
>> TIA
>
> All I know is the stock roof rack on my 99 Jeep Grand Cherokee. I think
> the manual said 60 pounds limit, and the spare is less than that, so no
> problems. I can move the "bars" - whatever - to hold the spare inside the
> "square" made by the four bars, and with bungee cords, it is not moving.
> Now, other models, particularly if they do not have roof racks, should not
> do this. But that is all I know.
>
Guest
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Yes! But the original question was, to get more space, taking the spare
out, and where to put it.
That's what he asked.
And why top post?
"billy ray" <billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote in message
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> Doesn't the spare on a '99 Grand go in a well under the floor?
>
>
> "Billzz" <billzzstring@starband.net> wrote in message
> news:373c4$43b365ce$9440b19b$6892@STARBAND.NET...
>> "noneyabusiness" <me@you.com> wrote in message
>> news:u8l6r1lssasdfo3kh28mug1o5ejicq3i3v@4ax.com...
>>> On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 12:10:39 -0800, "Billzz"
>>> <billzzstring@starband.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>>"Lee Ayrton" <layrton@panix.com> wrote in message
>>>>news:douovh$46l$1@reader1.panix.com...
>>>>> Billzz wrote:
>>>>>> "rwalters" <rwalters@beeb.net> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:douljq$kf0$1$8302bc10@news.beeb.net...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Guys (& girls)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I've got a Cherokee (2001 - X reg) which has the spare wheel mounted
>>>>>>>in
>>>>>>>the
>>>>>>>'boot'.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I want to make more room in the boot (for trips away) and was
>>>>>>>considering
>>>>>>>mounting it on the exterior of the door.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>My local UK jeep dealer reckons you can't get the fittings anymore -
>>>>>>>any
>>>>>>>ideas and thoughts on the pros and cons.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Cheers guys
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have a 99 Grand Cherokee w/ same configuration. I put the spare on
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> roof rack, held down with bungee cords. Just occasionally though,
>>>>>> don't
>>>>>> know if it is wise to do this permanently.
>>>>>
>>>>> I wouldn't use bungees to strap a tire to the exterior of a vehicle,
>>>>> but
>>>>> I'm a pretty risk-adverse kind of guy. If it isn't bolted down it
>>>>> isn't
>>>>> secured, and if it isn't secured in a collision it is a missile.
>>>>
>>>>I'm in the Sierra Nevada, last stop a lot of Jeepers make before going
>>>>to
>>>>the Rubicon. The Safeway parking lot is always full of large-wheeled
>>>>Jeeps,
>>>>and others, some on trailers (not being street legal.) Lots of spare
>>>>tires
>>>>on top of Jeep roof racks. If properly secured, a spare tire on the
>>>>roof
>>>>rack is not going to go anywhere. But I wouldn't do this without a roof
>>>>rack.
>>>>
>>> But, would you secure the spare tire to the STOCK roof rack?
>>> Or would you buy an upgraded rack with a specific tire mount?
>>> TIA
>>
>> All I know is the stock roof rack on my 99 Jeep Grand Cherokee. I think
>> the manual said 60 pounds limit, and the spare is less than that, so no
>> problems. I can move the "bars" - whatever - to hold the spare inside
>> the "square" made by the four bars, and with bungee cords, it is not
>> moving. Now, other models, particularly if they do not have roof racks,
>> should not do this. But that is all I know.
>>
>
>
out, and where to put it.
That's what he asked.
And why top post?
"billy ray" <billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote in message
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> Doesn't the spare on a '99 Grand go in a well under the floor?
>
>
> "Billzz" <billzzstring@starband.net> wrote in message
> news:373c4$43b365ce$9440b19b$6892@STARBAND.NET...
>> "noneyabusiness" <me@you.com> wrote in message
>> news:u8l6r1lssasdfo3kh28mug1o5ejicq3i3v@4ax.com...
>>> On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 12:10:39 -0800, "Billzz"
>>> <billzzstring@starband.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>>"Lee Ayrton" <layrton@panix.com> wrote in message
>>>>news:douovh$46l$1@reader1.panix.com...
>>>>> Billzz wrote:
>>>>>> "rwalters" <rwalters@beeb.net> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:douljq$kf0$1$8302bc10@news.beeb.net...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Guys (& girls)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I've got a Cherokee (2001 - X reg) which has the spare wheel mounted
>>>>>>>in
>>>>>>>the
>>>>>>>'boot'.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I want to make more room in the boot (for trips away) and was
>>>>>>>considering
>>>>>>>mounting it on the exterior of the door.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>My local UK jeep dealer reckons you can't get the fittings anymore -
>>>>>>>any
>>>>>>>ideas and thoughts on the pros and cons.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Cheers guys
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have a 99 Grand Cherokee w/ same configuration. I put the spare on
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> roof rack, held down with bungee cords. Just occasionally though,
>>>>>> don't
>>>>>> know if it is wise to do this permanently.
>>>>>
>>>>> I wouldn't use bungees to strap a tire to the exterior of a vehicle,
>>>>> but
>>>>> I'm a pretty risk-adverse kind of guy. If it isn't bolted down it
>>>>> isn't
>>>>> secured, and if it isn't secured in a collision it is a missile.
>>>>
>>>>I'm in the Sierra Nevada, last stop a lot of Jeepers make before going
>>>>to
>>>>the Rubicon. The Safeway parking lot is always full of large-wheeled
>>>>Jeeps,
>>>>and others, some on trailers (not being street legal.) Lots of spare
>>>>tires
>>>>on top of Jeep roof racks. If properly secured, a spare tire on the
>>>>roof
>>>>rack is not going to go anywhere. But I wouldn't do this without a roof
>>>>rack.
>>>>
>>> But, would you secure the spare tire to the STOCK roof rack?
>>> Or would you buy an upgraded rack with a specific tire mount?
>>> TIA
>>
>> All I know is the stock roof rack on my 99 Jeep Grand Cherokee. I think
>> the manual said 60 pounds limit, and the spare is less than that, so no
>> problems. I can move the "bars" - whatever - to hold the spare inside
>> the "square" made by the four bars, and with bungee cords, it is not
>> moving. Now, other models, particularly if they do not have roof racks,
>> should not do this. But that is all I know.
>>
>
>
Guest
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Yes! But the original question was, to get more space, taking the spare
out, and where to put it.
That's what he asked.
And why top post?
"billy ray" <billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote in message
news:d4233$43b3676d$4831b233$22353@FUSE.NET...
> Doesn't the spare on a '99 Grand go in a well under the floor?
>
>
> "Billzz" <billzzstring@starband.net> wrote in message
> news:373c4$43b365ce$9440b19b$6892@STARBAND.NET...
>> "noneyabusiness" <me@you.com> wrote in message
>> news:u8l6r1lssasdfo3kh28mug1o5ejicq3i3v@4ax.com...
>>> On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 12:10:39 -0800, "Billzz"
>>> <billzzstring@starband.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>>"Lee Ayrton" <layrton@panix.com> wrote in message
>>>>news:douovh$46l$1@reader1.panix.com...
>>>>> Billzz wrote:
>>>>>> "rwalters" <rwalters@beeb.net> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:douljq$kf0$1$8302bc10@news.beeb.net...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Guys (& girls)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I've got a Cherokee (2001 - X reg) which has the spare wheel mounted
>>>>>>>in
>>>>>>>the
>>>>>>>'boot'.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I want to make more room in the boot (for trips away) and was
>>>>>>>considering
>>>>>>>mounting it on the exterior of the door.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>My local UK jeep dealer reckons you can't get the fittings anymore -
>>>>>>>any
>>>>>>>ideas and thoughts on the pros and cons.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Cheers guys
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have a 99 Grand Cherokee w/ same configuration. I put the spare on
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> roof rack, held down with bungee cords. Just occasionally though,
>>>>>> don't
>>>>>> know if it is wise to do this permanently.
>>>>>
>>>>> I wouldn't use bungees to strap a tire to the exterior of a vehicle,
>>>>> but
>>>>> I'm a pretty risk-adverse kind of guy. If it isn't bolted down it
>>>>> isn't
>>>>> secured, and if it isn't secured in a collision it is a missile.
>>>>
>>>>I'm in the Sierra Nevada, last stop a lot of Jeepers make before going
>>>>to
>>>>the Rubicon. The Safeway parking lot is always full of large-wheeled
>>>>Jeeps,
>>>>and others, some on trailers (not being street legal.) Lots of spare
>>>>tires
>>>>on top of Jeep roof racks. If properly secured, a spare tire on the
>>>>roof
>>>>rack is not going to go anywhere. But I wouldn't do this without a roof
>>>>rack.
>>>>
>>> But, would you secure the spare tire to the STOCK roof rack?
>>> Or would you buy an upgraded rack with a specific tire mount?
>>> TIA
>>
>> All I know is the stock roof rack on my 99 Jeep Grand Cherokee. I think
>> the manual said 60 pounds limit, and the spare is less than that, so no
>> problems. I can move the "bars" - whatever - to hold the spare inside
>> the "square" made by the four bars, and with bungee cords, it is not
>> moving. Now, other models, particularly if they do not have roof racks,
>> should not do this. But that is all I know.
>>
>
>
out, and where to put it.
That's what he asked.
And why top post?
"billy ray" <billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote in message
news:d4233$43b3676d$4831b233$22353@FUSE.NET...
> Doesn't the spare on a '99 Grand go in a well under the floor?
>
>
> "Billzz" <billzzstring@starband.net> wrote in message
> news:373c4$43b365ce$9440b19b$6892@STARBAND.NET...
>> "noneyabusiness" <me@you.com> wrote in message
>> news:u8l6r1lssasdfo3kh28mug1o5ejicq3i3v@4ax.com...
>>> On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 12:10:39 -0800, "Billzz"
>>> <billzzstring@starband.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>>"Lee Ayrton" <layrton@panix.com> wrote in message
>>>>news:douovh$46l$1@reader1.panix.com...
>>>>> Billzz wrote:
>>>>>> "rwalters" <rwalters@beeb.net> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:douljq$kf0$1$8302bc10@news.beeb.net...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Guys (& girls)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I've got a Cherokee (2001 - X reg) which has the spare wheel mounted
>>>>>>>in
>>>>>>>the
>>>>>>>'boot'.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I want to make more room in the boot (for trips away) and was
>>>>>>>considering
>>>>>>>mounting it on the exterior of the door.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>My local UK jeep dealer reckons you can't get the fittings anymore -
>>>>>>>any
>>>>>>>ideas and thoughts on the pros and cons.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Cheers guys
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have a 99 Grand Cherokee w/ same configuration. I put the spare on
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> roof rack, held down with bungee cords. Just occasionally though,
>>>>>> don't
>>>>>> know if it is wise to do this permanently.
>>>>>
>>>>> I wouldn't use bungees to strap a tire to the exterior of a vehicle,
>>>>> but
>>>>> I'm a pretty risk-adverse kind of guy. If it isn't bolted down it
>>>>> isn't
>>>>> secured, and if it isn't secured in a collision it is a missile.
>>>>
>>>>I'm in the Sierra Nevada, last stop a lot of Jeepers make before going
>>>>to
>>>>the Rubicon. The Safeway parking lot is always full of large-wheeled
>>>>Jeeps,
>>>>and others, some on trailers (not being street legal.) Lots of spare
>>>>tires
>>>>on top of Jeep roof racks. If properly secured, a spare tire on the
>>>>roof
>>>>rack is not going to go anywhere. But I wouldn't do this without a roof
>>>>rack.
>>>>
>>> But, would you secure the spare tire to the STOCK roof rack?
>>> Or would you buy an upgraded rack with a specific tire mount?
>>> TIA
>>
>> All I know is the stock roof rack on my 99 Jeep Grand Cherokee. I think
>> the manual said 60 pounds limit, and the spare is less than that, so no
>> problems. I can move the "bars" - whatever - to hold the spare inside
>> the "square" made by the four bars, and with bungee cords, it is not
>> moving. Now, other models, particularly if they do not have roof racks,
>> should not do this. But that is all I know.
>>
>
>
Guest
Posts: n/a
Yes! But the original question was, to get more space, taking the spare
out, and where to put it.
That's what he asked.
And why top post?
"billy ray" <billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote in message
news:d4233$43b3676d$4831b233$22353@FUSE.NET...
> Doesn't the spare on a '99 Grand go in a well under the floor?
>
>
> "Billzz" <billzzstring@starband.net> wrote in message
> news:373c4$43b365ce$9440b19b$6892@STARBAND.NET...
>> "noneyabusiness" <me@you.com> wrote in message
>> news:u8l6r1lssasdfo3kh28mug1o5ejicq3i3v@4ax.com...
>>> On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 12:10:39 -0800, "Billzz"
>>> <billzzstring@starband.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>>"Lee Ayrton" <layrton@panix.com> wrote in message
>>>>news:douovh$46l$1@reader1.panix.com...
>>>>> Billzz wrote:
>>>>>> "rwalters" <rwalters@beeb.net> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:douljq$kf0$1$8302bc10@news.beeb.net...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Guys (& girls)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I've got a Cherokee (2001 - X reg) which has the spare wheel mounted
>>>>>>>in
>>>>>>>the
>>>>>>>'boot'.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I want to make more room in the boot (for trips away) and was
>>>>>>>considering
>>>>>>>mounting it on the exterior of the door.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>My local UK jeep dealer reckons you can't get the fittings anymore -
>>>>>>>any
>>>>>>>ideas and thoughts on the pros and cons.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Cheers guys
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have a 99 Grand Cherokee w/ same configuration. I put the spare on
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> roof rack, held down with bungee cords. Just occasionally though,
>>>>>> don't
>>>>>> know if it is wise to do this permanently.
>>>>>
>>>>> I wouldn't use bungees to strap a tire to the exterior of a vehicle,
>>>>> but
>>>>> I'm a pretty risk-adverse kind of guy. If it isn't bolted down it
>>>>> isn't
>>>>> secured, and if it isn't secured in a collision it is a missile.
>>>>
>>>>I'm in the Sierra Nevada, last stop a lot of Jeepers make before going
>>>>to
>>>>the Rubicon. The Safeway parking lot is always full of large-wheeled
>>>>Jeeps,
>>>>and others, some on trailers (not being street legal.) Lots of spare
>>>>tires
>>>>on top of Jeep roof racks. If properly secured, a spare tire on the
>>>>roof
>>>>rack is not going to go anywhere. But I wouldn't do this without a roof
>>>>rack.
>>>>
>>> But, would you secure the spare tire to the STOCK roof rack?
>>> Or would you buy an upgraded rack with a specific tire mount?
>>> TIA
>>
>> All I know is the stock roof rack on my 99 Jeep Grand Cherokee. I think
>> the manual said 60 pounds limit, and the spare is less than that, so no
>> problems. I can move the "bars" - whatever - to hold the spare inside
>> the "square" made by the four bars, and with bungee cords, it is not
>> moving. Now, other models, particularly if they do not have roof racks,
>> should not do this. But that is all I know.
>>
>
>
out, and where to put it.
That's what he asked.
And why top post?
"billy ray" <billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote in message
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> Doesn't the spare on a '99 Grand go in a well under the floor?
>
>
> "Billzz" <billzzstring@starband.net> wrote in message
> news:373c4$43b365ce$9440b19b$6892@STARBAND.NET...
>> "noneyabusiness" <me@you.com> wrote in message
>> news:u8l6r1lssasdfo3kh28mug1o5ejicq3i3v@4ax.com...
>>> On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 12:10:39 -0800, "Billzz"
>>> <billzzstring@starband.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>>"Lee Ayrton" <layrton@panix.com> wrote in message
>>>>news:douovh$46l$1@reader1.panix.com...
>>>>> Billzz wrote:
>>>>>> "rwalters" <rwalters@beeb.net> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:douljq$kf0$1$8302bc10@news.beeb.net...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Guys (& girls)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I've got a Cherokee (2001 - X reg) which has the spare wheel mounted
>>>>>>>in
>>>>>>>the
>>>>>>>'boot'.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I want to make more room in the boot (for trips away) and was
>>>>>>>considering
>>>>>>>mounting it on the exterior of the door.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>My local UK jeep dealer reckons you can't get the fittings anymore -
>>>>>>>any
>>>>>>>ideas and thoughts on the pros and cons.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Cheers guys
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have a 99 Grand Cherokee w/ same configuration. I put the spare on
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> roof rack, held down with bungee cords. Just occasionally though,
>>>>>> don't
>>>>>> know if it is wise to do this permanently.
>>>>>
>>>>> I wouldn't use bungees to strap a tire to the exterior of a vehicle,
>>>>> but
>>>>> I'm a pretty risk-adverse kind of guy. If it isn't bolted down it
>>>>> isn't
>>>>> secured, and if it isn't secured in a collision it is a missile.
>>>>
>>>>I'm in the Sierra Nevada, last stop a lot of Jeepers make before going
>>>>to
>>>>the Rubicon. The Safeway parking lot is always full of large-wheeled
>>>>Jeeps,
>>>>and others, some on trailers (not being street legal.) Lots of spare
>>>>tires
>>>>on top of Jeep roof racks. If properly secured, a spare tire on the
>>>>roof
>>>>rack is not going to go anywhere. But I wouldn't do this without a roof
>>>>rack.
>>>>
>>> But, would you secure the spare tire to the STOCK roof rack?
>>> Or would you buy an upgraded rack with a specific tire mount?
>>> TIA
>>
>> All I know is the stock roof rack on my 99 Jeep Grand Cherokee. I think
>> the manual said 60 pounds limit, and the spare is less than that, so no
>> problems. I can move the "bars" - whatever - to hold the spare inside
>> the "square" made by the four bars, and with bungee cords, it is not
>> moving. Now, other models, particularly if they do not have roof racks,
>> should not do this. But that is all I know.
>>
>
>
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"Billzz" <billzzstring@starband.net> wrote in message
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> Yes! But the original question was, to get more space, taking the spare
> out, and where to put it.
>
> That's what he asked.
>
> And why top post?
>
>
> "billy ray" <billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote in message
> news:d4233$43b3676d$4831b233$22353@FUSE.NET...
>> Doesn't the spare on a '99 Grand go in a well under the floor?
>>
>>
>> "Billzz" <billzzstring@starband.net> wrote in message
>> news:373c4$43b365ce$9440b19b$6892@STARBAND.NET...
>>> "noneyabusiness" <me@you.com> wrote in message
>>> news:u8l6r1lssasdfo3kh28mug1o5ejicq3i3v@4ax.com...
>>>> On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 12:10:39 -0800, "Billzz"
>>>> <billzzstring@starband.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>"Lee Ayrton" <layrton@panix.com> wrote in message
>>>>>news:douovh$46l$1@reader1.panix.com...
>>>>>> Billzz wrote:
>>>>>>> "rwalters" <rwalters@beeb.net> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:douljq$kf0$1$8302bc10@news.beeb.net...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Guys (& girls)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>I've got a Cherokee (2001 - X reg) which has the spare wheel mounted
>>>>>>>>in
>>>>>>>>the
>>>>>>>>'boot'.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>I want to make more room in the boot (for trips away) and was
>>>>>>>>considering
>>>>>>>>mounting it on the exterior of the door.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>My local UK jeep dealer reckons you can't get the fittings anymore -
>>>>>>>>any
>>>>>>>>ideas and thoughts on the pros and cons.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Cheers guys
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have a 99 Grand Cherokee w/ same configuration. I put the spare
>>>>>>> on the
>>>>>>> roof rack, held down with bungee cords. Just occasionally though,
>>>>>>> don't
>>>>>>> know if it is wise to do this permanently.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I wouldn't use bungees to strap a tire to the exterior of a vehicle,
>>>>>> but
>>>>>> I'm a pretty risk-adverse kind of guy. If it isn't bolted down it
>>>>>> isn't
>>>>>> secured, and if it isn't secured in a collision it is a missile.
>>>>>
>>>>>I'm in the Sierra Nevada, last stop a lot of Jeepers make before going
>>>>>to
>>>>>the Rubicon. The Safeway parking lot is always full of large-wheeled
>>>>>Jeeps,
>>>>>and others, some on trailers (not being street legal.) Lots of spare
>>>>>tires
>>>>>on top of Jeep roof racks. If properly secured, a spare tire on the
>>>>>roof
>>>>>rack is not going to go anywhere. But I wouldn't do this without a
>>>>>roof
>>>>>rack.
>>>>>
>>>> But, would you secure the spare tire to the STOCK roof rack?
>>>> Or would you buy an upgraded rack with a specific tire mount?
>>>> TIA
>>>
>>> All I know is the stock roof rack on my 99 Jeep Grand Cherokee. I think
>>> the manual said 60 pounds limit, and the spare is less than that, so no
>>> problems. I can move the "bars" - whatever - to hold the spare inside
>>> the "square" made by the four bars, and with bungee cords, it is not
>>> moving. Now, other models, particularly if they do not have roof racks,
>>> should not do this. But that is all I know.
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
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"Billzz" <billzzstring@starband.net> wrote in message
news:9d436$43b369b8$9440b19b$7023@STARBAND.NET...
> Yes! But the original question was, to get more space, taking the spare
> out, and where to put it.
>
> That's what he asked.
>
> And why top post?
>
>
> "billy ray" <billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote in message
> news:d4233$43b3676d$4831b233$22353@FUSE.NET...
>> Doesn't the spare on a '99 Grand go in a well under the floor?
>>
>>
>> "Billzz" <billzzstring@starband.net> wrote in message
>> news:373c4$43b365ce$9440b19b$6892@STARBAND.NET...
>>> "noneyabusiness" <me@you.com> wrote in message
>>> news:u8l6r1lssasdfo3kh28mug1o5ejicq3i3v@4ax.com...
>>>> On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 12:10:39 -0800, "Billzz"
>>>> <billzzstring@starband.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>"Lee Ayrton" <layrton@panix.com> wrote in message
>>>>>news:douovh$46l$1@reader1.panix.com...
>>>>>> Billzz wrote:
>>>>>>> "rwalters" <rwalters@beeb.net> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:douljq$kf0$1$8302bc10@news.beeb.net...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Guys (& girls)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>I've got a Cherokee (2001 - X reg) which has the spare wheel mounted
>>>>>>>>in
>>>>>>>>the
>>>>>>>>'boot'.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>I want to make more room in the boot (for trips away) and was
>>>>>>>>considering
>>>>>>>>mounting it on the exterior of the door.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>My local UK jeep dealer reckons you can't get the fittings anymore -
>>>>>>>>any
>>>>>>>>ideas and thoughts on the pros and cons.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Cheers guys
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have a 99 Grand Cherokee w/ same configuration. I put the spare
>>>>>>> on the
>>>>>>> roof rack, held down with bungee cords. Just occasionally though,
>>>>>>> don't
>>>>>>> know if it is wise to do this permanently.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I wouldn't use bungees to strap a tire to the exterior of a vehicle,
>>>>>> but
>>>>>> I'm a pretty risk-adverse kind of guy. If it isn't bolted down it
>>>>>> isn't
>>>>>> secured, and if it isn't secured in a collision it is a missile.
>>>>>
>>>>>I'm in the Sierra Nevada, last stop a lot of Jeepers make before going
>>>>>to
>>>>>the Rubicon. The Safeway parking lot is always full of large-wheeled
>>>>>Jeeps,
>>>>>and others, some on trailers (not being street legal.) Lots of spare
>>>>>tires
>>>>>on top of Jeep roof racks. If properly secured, a spare tire on the
>>>>>roof
>>>>>rack is not going to go anywhere. But I wouldn't do this without a
>>>>>roof
>>>>>rack.
>>>>>
>>>> But, would you secure the spare tire to the STOCK roof rack?
>>>> Or would you buy an upgraded rack with a specific tire mount?
>>>> TIA
>>>
>>> All I know is the stock roof rack on my 99 Jeep Grand Cherokee. I think
>>> the manual said 60 pounds limit, and the spare is less than that, so no
>>> problems. I can move the "bars" - whatever - to hold the spare inside
>>> the "square" made by the four bars, and with bungee cords, it is not
>>> moving. Now, other models, particularly if they do not have roof racks,
>>> should not do this. But that is all I know.
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
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"Billzz" <billzzstring@starband.net> wrote in message
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> Yes! But the original question was, to get more space, taking the spare
> out, and where to put it.
>
> That's what he asked.
>
> And why top post?
>
>
> "billy ray" <billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote in message
> news:d4233$43b3676d$4831b233$22353@FUSE.NET...
>> Doesn't the spare on a '99 Grand go in a well under the floor?
>>
>>
>> "Billzz" <billzzstring@starband.net> wrote in message
>> news:373c4$43b365ce$9440b19b$6892@STARBAND.NET...
>>> "noneyabusiness" <me@you.com> wrote in message
>>> news:u8l6r1lssasdfo3kh28mug1o5ejicq3i3v@4ax.com...
>>>> On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 12:10:39 -0800, "Billzz"
>>>> <billzzstring@starband.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>"Lee Ayrton" <layrton@panix.com> wrote in message
>>>>>news:douovh$46l$1@reader1.panix.com...
>>>>>> Billzz wrote:
>>>>>>> "rwalters" <rwalters@beeb.net> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:douljq$kf0$1$8302bc10@news.beeb.net...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Guys (& girls)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>I've got a Cherokee (2001 - X reg) which has the spare wheel mounted
>>>>>>>>in
>>>>>>>>the
>>>>>>>>'boot'.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>I want to make more room in the boot (for trips away) and was
>>>>>>>>considering
>>>>>>>>mounting it on the exterior of the door.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>My local UK jeep dealer reckons you can't get the fittings anymore -
>>>>>>>>any
>>>>>>>>ideas and thoughts on the pros and cons.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Cheers guys
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have a 99 Grand Cherokee w/ same configuration. I put the spare
>>>>>>> on the
>>>>>>> roof rack, held down with bungee cords. Just occasionally though,
>>>>>>> don't
>>>>>>> know if it is wise to do this permanently.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I wouldn't use bungees to strap a tire to the exterior of a vehicle,
>>>>>> but
>>>>>> I'm a pretty risk-adverse kind of guy. If it isn't bolted down it
>>>>>> isn't
>>>>>> secured, and if it isn't secured in a collision it is a missile.
>>>>>
>>>>>I'm in the Sierra Nevada, last stop a lot of Jeepers make before going
>>>>>to
>>>>>the Rubicon. The Safeway parking lot is always full of large-wheeled
>>>>>Jeeps,
>>>>>and others, some on trailers (not being street legal.) Lots of spare
>>>>>tires
>>>>>on top of Jeep roof racks. If properly secured, a spare tire on the
>>>>>roof
>>>>>rack is not going to go anywhere. But I wouldn't do this without a
>>>>>roof
>>>>>rack.
>>>>>
>>>> But, would you secure the spare tire to the STOCK roof rack?
>>>> Or would you buy an upgraded rack with a specific tire mount?
>>>> TIA
>>>
>>> All I know is the stock roof rack on my 99 Jeep Grand Cherokee. I think
>>> the manual said 60 pounds limit, and the spare is less than that, so no
>>> problems. I can move the "bars" - whatever - to hold the spare inside
>>> the "square" made by the four bars, and with bungee cords, it is not
>>> moving. Now, other models, particularly if they do not have roof racks,
>>> should not do this. But that is all I know.
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
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"Billzz" <billzzstring@starband.net> wrote in message
news:9d436$43b369b8$9440b19b$7023@STARBAND.NET...
> Yes! But the original question was, to get more space, taking the spare
> out, and where to put it.
>
> That's what he asked.
>
> And why top post?
>
>
> "billy ray" <billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote in message
> news:d4233$43b3676d$4831b233$22353@FUSE.NET...
>> Doesn't the spare on a '99 Grand go in a well under the floor?
>>
>>
>> "Billzz" <billzzstring@starband.net> wrote in message
>> news:373c4$43b365ce$9440b19b$6892@STARBAND.NET...
>>> "noneyabusiness" <me@you.com> wrote in message
>>> news:u8l6r1lssasdfo3kh28mug1o5ejicq3i3v@4ax.com...
>>>> On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 12:10:39 -0800, "Billzz"
>>>> <billzzstring@starband.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>"Lee Ayrton" <layrton@panix.com> wrote in message
>>>>>news:douovh$46l$1@reader1.panix.com...
>>>>>> Billzz wrote:
>>>>>>> "rwalters" <rwalters@beeb.net> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:douljq$kf0$1$8302bc10@news.beeb.net...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Guys (& girls)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>I've got a Cherokee (2001 - X reg) which has the spare wheel mounted
>>>>>>>>in
>>>>>>>>the
>>>>>>>>'boot'.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>I want to make more room in the boot (for trips away) and was
>>>>>>>>considering
>>>>>>>>mounting it on the exterior of the door.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>My local UK jeep dealer reckons you can't get the fittings anymore -
>>>>>>>>any
>>>>>>>>ideas and thoughts on the pros and cons.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Cheers guys
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have a 99 Grand Cherokee w/ same configuration. I put the spare
>>>>>>> on the
>>>>>>> roof rack, held down with bungee cords. Just occasionally though,
>>>>>>> don't
>>>>>>> know if it is wise to do this permanently.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I wouldn't use bungees to strap a tire to the exterior of a vehicle,
>>>>>> but
>>>>>> I'm a pretty risk-adverse kind of guy. If it isn't bolted down it
>>>>>> isn't
>>>>>> secured, and if it isn't secured in a collision it is a missile.
>>>>>
>>>>>I'm in the Sierra Nevada, last stop a lot of Jeepers make before going
>>>>>to
>>>>>the Rubicon. The Safeway parking lot is always full of large-wheeled
>>>>>Jeeps,
>>>>>and others, some on trailers (not being street legal.) Lots of spare
>>>>>tires
>>>>>on top of Jeep roof racks. If properly secured, a spare tire on the
>>>>>roof
>>>>>rack is not going to go anywhere. But I wouldn't do this without a
>>>>>roof
>>>>>rack.
>>>>>
>>>> But, would you secure the spare tire to the STOCK roof rack?
>>>> Or would you buy an upgraded rack with a specific tire mount?
>>>> TIA
>>>
>>> All I know is the stock roof rack on my 99 Jeep Grand Cherokee. I think
>>> the manual said 60 pounds limit, and the spare is less than that, so no
>>> problems. I can move the "bars" - whatever - to hold the spare inside
>>> the "square" made by the four bars, and with bungee cords, it is not
>>> moving. Now, other models, particularly if they do not have roof racks,
>>> should not do this. But that is all I know.
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
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"Billzz" <billzzstring@starband.net> wrote in message
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> Yes! But the original question was, to get more space, taking the spare
> out, and where to put it.
>
> That's what he asked.
>
> And why top post?
>
>
> "billy ray" <billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote in message
> news:d4233$43b3676d$4831b233$22353@FUSE.NET...
>> Doesn't the spare on a '99 Grand go in a well under the floor?
>>
>>
>> "Billzz" <billzzstring@starband.net> wrote in message
>> news:373c4$43b365ce$9440b19b$6892@STARBAND.NET...
>>> "noneyabusiness" <me@you.com> wrote in message
>>> news:u8l6r1lssasdfo3kh28mug1o5ejicq3i3v@4ax.com...
>>>> On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 12:10:39 -0800, "Billzz"
>>>> <billzzstring@starband.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>"Lee Ayrton" <layrton@panix.com> wrote in message
>>>>>news:douovh$46l$1@reader1.panix.com...
>>>>>> Billzz wrote:
>>>>>>> "rwalters" <rwalters@beeb.net> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:douljq$kf0$1$8302bc10@news.beeb.net...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Guys (& girls)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>I've got a Cherokee (2001 - X reg) which has the spare wheel mounted
>>>>>>>>in
>>>>>>>>the
>>>>>>>>'boot'.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>I want to make more room in the boot (for trips away) and was
>>>>>>>>considering
>>>>>>>>mounting it on the exterior of the door.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>My local UK jeep dealer reckons you can't get the fittings anymore -
>>>>>>>>any
>>>>>>>>ideas and thoughts on the pros and cons.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Cheers guys
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have a 99 Grand Cherokee w/ same configuration. I put the spare
>>>>>>> on the
>>>>>>> roof rack, held down with bungee cords. Just occasionally though,
>>>>>>> don't
>>>>>>> know if it is wise to do this permanently.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I wouldn't use bungees to strap a tire to the exterior of a vehicle,
>>>>>> but
>>>>>> I'm a pretty risk-adverse kind of guy. If it isn't bolted down it
>>>>>> isn't
>>>>>> secured, and if it isn't secured in a collision it is a missile.
>>>>>
>>>>>I'm in the Sierra Nevada, last stop a lot of Jeepers make before going
>>>>>to
>>>>>the Rubicon. The Safeway parking lot is always full of large-wheeled
>>>>>Jeeps,
>>>>>and others, some on trailers (not being street legal.) Lots of spare
>>>>>tires
>>>>>on top of Jeep roof racks. If properly secured, a spare tire on the
>>>>>roof
>>>>>rack is not going to go anywhere. But I wouldn't do this without a
>>>>>roof
>>>>>rack.
>>>>>
>>>> But, would you secure the spare tire to the STOCK roof rack?
>>>> Or would you buy an upgraded rack with a specific tire mount?
>>>> TIA
>>>
>>> All I know is the stock roof rack on my 99 Jeep Grand Cherokee. I think
>>> the manual said 60 pounds limit, and the spare is less than that, so no
>>> problems. I can move the "bars" - whatever - to hold the spare inside
>>> the "square" made by the four bars, and with bungee cords, it is not
>>> moving. Now, other models, particularly if they do not have roof racks,
>>> should not do this. But that is all I know.
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
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"Billzz" <billzzstring@starband.net> wrote in message
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> Yes! But the original question was, to get more space, taking the spare
> out, and where to put it.
>
> That's what he asked.
>
> And why top post?
>
>
> "billy ray" <billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote in message
> news:d4233$43b3676d$4831b233$22353@FUSE.NET...
>> Doesn't the spare on a '99 Grand go in a well under the floor?
>>
>>
>> "Billzz" <billzzstring@starband.net> wrote in message
>> news:373c4$43b365ce$9440b19b$6892@STARBAND.NET...
>>> "noneyabusiness" <me@you.com> wrote in message
>>> news:u8l6r1lssasdfo3kh28mug1o5ejicq3i3v@4ax.com...
>>>> On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 12:10:39 -0800, "Billzz"
>>>> <billzzstring@starband.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>"Lee Ayrton" <layrton@panix.com> wrote in message
>>>>>news:douovh$46l$1@reader1.panix.com...
>>>>>> Billzz wrote:
>>>>>>> "rwalters" <rwalters@beeb.net> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:douljq$kf0$1$8302bc10@news.beeb.net...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Guys (& girls)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>I've got a Cherokee (2001 - X reg) which has the spare wheel mounted
>>>>>>>>in
>>>>>>>>the
>>>>>>>>'boot'.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>I want to make more room in the boot (for trips away) and was
>>>>>>>>considering
>>>>>>>>mounting it on the exterior of the door.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>My local UK jeep dealer reckons you can't get the fittings anymore -
>>>>>>>>any
>>>>>>>>ideas and thoughts on the pros and cons.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Cheers guys
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have a 99 Grand Cherokee w/ same configuration. I put the spare
>>>>>>> on the
>>>>>>> roof rack, held down with bungee cords. Just occasionally though,
>>>>>>> don't
>>>>>>> know if it is wise to do this permanently.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I wouldn't use bungees to strap a tire to the exterior of a vehicle,
>>>>>> but
>>>>>> I'm a pretty risk-adverse kind of guy. If it isn't bolted down it
>>>>>> isn't
>>>>>> secured, and if it isn't secured in a collision it is a missile.
>>>>>
>>>>>I'm in the Sierra Nevada, last stop a lot of Jeepers make before going
>>>>>to
>>>>>the Rubicon. The Safeway parking lot is always full of large-wheeled
>>>>>Jeeps,
>>>>>and others, some on trailers (not being street legal.) Lots of spare
>>>>>tires
>>>>>on top of Jeep roof racks. If properly secured, a spare tire on the
>>>>>roof
>>>>>rack is not going to go anywhere. But I wouldn't do this without a
>>>>>roof
>>>>>rack.
>>>>>
>>>> But, would you secure the spare tire to the STOCK roof rack?
>>>> Or would you buy an upgraded rack with a specific tire mount?
>>>> TIA
>>>
>>> All I know is the stock roof rack on my 99 Jeep Grand Cherokee. I think
>>> the manual said 60 pounds limit, and the spare is less than that, so no
>>> problems. I can move the "bars" - whatever - to hold the spare inside
>>> the "square" made by the four bars, and with bungee cords, it is not
>>> moving. Now, other models, particularly if they do not have roof racks,
>>> should not do this. But that is all I know.
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
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> 1. That is where Outlook Express defaults
> 2. That is where most user posts go.
>
> "Billzz" <billzzstring@starband.net> wrote in message
> news:9d436$43b369b8$9440b19b$7023@STARBAND.NET...
>> Yes! But the original question was, to get more space, taking the spare
>> out, and where to put it.
>>
>> That's what he asked.
>>
>> And why top post?
>>
>>
>> "billy ray" <billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote in message
>> news:d4233$43b3676d$4831b233$22353@FUSE.NET...
>>> Doesn't the spare on a '99 Grand go in a well under the floor?
>>>
>>>
>>> "Billzz" <billzzstring@starband.net> wrote in message
>>> news:373c4$43b365ce$9440b19b$6892@STARBAND.NET...
>>>> "noneyabusiness" <me@you.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:u8l6r1lssasdfo3kh28mug1o5ejicq3i3v@4ax.com...
>>>>> On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 12:10:39 -0800, "Billzz"
>>>>> <billzzstring@starband.net> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>"Lee Ayrton" <layrton@panix.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>news:douovh$46l$1@reader1.panix.com...
>>>>>>> Billzz wrote:
>>>>>>>> "rwalters" <rwalters@beeb.net> wrote in message
>>>>>>>> news:douljq$kf0$1$8302bc10@news.beeb.net...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Guys (& girls)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>I've got a Cherokee (2001 - X reg) which has the spare wheel
>>>>>>>>>mounted
>>>>>>>>>in
>>>>>>>>>the
>>>>>>>>>'boot'.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>I want to make more room in the boot (for trips away) and was
>>>>>>>>>considering
>>>>>>>>>mounting it on the exterior of the door.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>My local UK jeep dealer reckons you can't get the fittings
>>>>>>>>>anymore -
>>>>>>>>>any
>>>>>>>>>ideas and thoughts on the pros and cons.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Cheers guys
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I have a 99 Grand Cherokee w/ same configuration. I put the spare
>>>>>>>> on the
>>>>>>>> roof rack, held down with bungee cords. Just occasionally though,
>>>>>>>> don't
>>>>>>>> know if it is wise to do this permanently.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I wouldn't use bungees to strap a tire to the exterior of a vehicle,
>>>>>>> but
>>>>>>> I'm a pretty risk-adverse kind of guy. If it isn't bolted down it
>>>>>>> isn't
>>>>>>> secured, and if it isn't secured in a collision it is a missile.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I'm in the Sierra Nevada, last stop a lot of Jeepers make before going
>>>>>>to
>>>>>>the Rubicon. The Safeway parking lot is always full of large-wheeled
>>>>>>Jeeps,
>>>>>>and others, some on trailers (not being street legal.) Lots of spare
>>>>>>tires
>>>>>>on top of Jeep roof racks. If properly secured, a spare tire on the
>>>>>>roof
>>>>>>rack is not going to go anywhere. But I wouldn't do this without a
>>>>>>roof
>>>>>>rack.
>>>>>>
>>>>> But, would you secure the spare tire to the STOCK roof rack?
>>>>> Or would you buy an upgraded rack with a specific tire mount?
>>>>> TIA
>>>>
>>>> All I know is the stock roof rack on my 99 Jeep Grand Cherokee. I
>>>> think
>>>> the manual said 60 pounds limit, and the spare is less than that, so no
>>>> problems. I can move the "bars" - whatever - to hold the spare inside
>>>> the "square" made by the four bars, and with bungee cords, it is not
>>>> moving. Now, other models, particularly if they do not have roof racks,
>>>> should not do this. But that is all I know.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
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> "Billzz" <billzzstring@starband.net> wrote in message
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>> Yes! But the original question was, to get more space, taking the spare
>> out, and where to put it.
>>
>> That's what he asked.
>>
>> And why top post?
>>
>>
>> "billy ray" <billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote in message
>> news:d4233$43b3676d$4831b233$22353@FUSE.NET...
>>> Doesn't the spare on a '99 Grand go in a well under the floor?
>>>
>>>
>>> "Billzz" <billzzstring@starband.net> wrote in message
>>> news:373c4$43b365ce$9440b19b$6892@STARBAND.NET...
>>>> "noneyabusiness" <me@you.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:u8l6r1lssasdfo3kh28mug1o5ejicq3i3v@4ax.com...
>>>>> On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 12:10:39 -0800, "Billzz"
>>>>> <billzzstring@starband.net> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>"Lee Ayrton" <layrton@panix.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>news:douovh$46l$1@reader1.panix.com...
>>>>>>> Billzz wrote:
>>>>>>>> "rwalters" <rwalters@beeb.net> wrote in message
>>>>>>>> news:douljq$kf0$1$8302bc10@news.beeb.net...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Guys (& girls)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>I've got a Cherokee (2001 - X reg) which has the spare wheel
>>>>>>>>>mounted
>>>>>>>>>in
>>>>>>>>>the
>>>>>>>>>'boot'.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>I want to make more room in the boot (for trips away) and was
>>>>>>>>>considering
>>>>>>>>>mounting it on the exterior of the door.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>My local UK jeep dealer reckons you can't get the fittings
>>>>>>>>>anymore -
>>>>>>>>>any
>>>>>>>>>ideas and thoughts on the pros and cons.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Cheers guys
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I have a 99 Grand Cherokee w/ same configuration. I put the spare
>>>>>>>> on the
>>>>>>>> roof rack, held down with bungee cords. Just occasionally though,
>>>>>>>> don't
>>>>>>>> know if it is wise to do this permanently.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I wouldn't use bungees to strap a tire to the exterior of a vehicle,
>>>>>>> but
>>>>>>> I'm a pretty risk-adverse kind of guy. If it isn't bolted down it
>>>>>>> isn't
>>>>>>> secured, and if it isn't secured in a collision it is a missile.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I'm in the Sierra Nevada, last stop a lot of Jeepers make before going
>>>>>>to
>>>>>>the Rubicon. The Safeway parking lot is always full of large-wheeled
>>>>>>Jeeps,
>>>>>>and others, some on trailers (not being street legal.) Lots of spare
>>>>>>tires
>>>>>>on top of Jeep roof racks. If properly secured, a spare tire on the
>>>>>>roof
>>>>>>rack is not going to go anywhere. But I wouldn't do this without a
>>>>>>roof
>>>>>>rack.
>>>>>>
>>>>> But, would you secure the spare tire to the STOCK roof rack?
>>>>> Or would you buy an upgraded rack with a specific tire mount?
>>>>> TIA
>>>>
>>>> All I know is the stock roof rack on my 99 Jeep Grand Cherokee. I
>>>> think
>>>> the manual said 60 pounds limit, and the spare is less than that, so no
>>>> problems. I can move the "bars" - whatever - to hold the spare inside
>>>> the "square" made by the four bars, and with bungee cords, it is not
>>>> moving. Now, other models, particularly if they do not have roof racks,
>>>> should not do this. But that is all I know.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
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> "Billzz" <billzzstring@starband.net> wrote in message
> news:9d436$43b369b8$9440b19b$7023@STARBAND.NET...
>> Yes! But the original question was, to get more space, taking the spare
>> out, and where to put it.
>>
>> That's what he asked.
>>
>> And why top post?
>>
>>
>> "billy ray" <billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote in message
>> news:d4233$43b3676d$4831b233$22353@FUSE.NET...
>>> Doesn't the spare on a '99 Grand go in a well under the floor?
>>>
>>>
>>> "Billzz" <billzzstring@starband.net> wrote in message
>>> news:373c4$43b365ce$9440b19b$6892@STARBAND.NET...
>>>> "noneyabusiness" <me@you.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:u8l6r1lssasdfo3kh28mug1o5ejicq3i3v@4ax.com...
>>>>> On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 12:10:39 -0800, "Billzz"
>>>>> <billzzstring@starband.net> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>"Lee Ayrton" <layrton@panix.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>news:douovh$46l$1@reader1.panix.com...
>>>>>>> Billzz wrote:
>>>>>>>> "rwalters" <rwalters@beeb.net> wrote in message
>>>>>>>> news:douljq$kf0$1$8302bc10@news.beeb.net...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Guys (& girls)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>I've got a Cherokee (2001 - X reg) which has the spare wheel
>>>>>>>>>mounted
>>>>>>>>>in
>>>>>>>>>the
>>>>>>>>>'boot'.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>I want to make more room in the boot (for trips away) and was
>>>>>>>>>considering
>>>>>>>>>mounting it on the exterior of the door.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>My local UK jeep dealer reckons you can't get the fittings
>>>>>>>>>anymore -
>>>>>>>>>any
>>>>>>>>>ideas and thoughts on the pros and cons.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Cheers guys
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I have a 99 Grand Cherokee w/ same configuration. I put the spare
>>>>>>>> on the
>>>>>>>> roof rack, held down with bungee cords. Just occasionally though,
>>>>>>>> don't
>>>>>>>> know if it is wise to do this permanently.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I wouldn't use bungees to strap a tire to the exterior of a vehicle,
>>>>>>> but
>>>>>>> I'm a pretty risk-adverse kind of guy. If it isn't bolted down it
>>>>>>> isn't
>>>>>>> secured, and if it isn't secured in a collision it is a missile.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I'm in the Sierra Nevada, last stop a lot of Jeepers make before going
>>>>>>to
>>>>>>the Rubicon. The Safeway parking lot is always full of large-wheeled
>>>>>>Jeeps,
>>>>>>and others, some on trailers (not being street legal.) Lots of spare
>>>>>>tires
>>>>>>on top of Jeep roof racks. If properly secured, a spare tire on the
>>>>>>roof
>>>>>>rack is not going to go anywhere. But I wouldn't do this without a
>>>>>>roof
>>>>>>rack.
>>>>>>
>>>>> But, would you secure the spare tire to the STOCK roof rack?
>>>>> Or would you buy an upgraded rack with a specific tire mount?
>>>>> TIA
>>>>
>>>> All I know is the stock roof rack on my 99 Jeep Grand Cherokee. I
>>>> think
>>>> the manual said 60 pounds limit, and the spare is less than that, so no
>>>> problems. I can move the "bars" - whatever - to hold the spare inside
>>>> the "square" made by the four bars, and with bungee cords, it is not
>>>> moving. Now, other models, particularly if they do not have roof racks,
>>>> should not do this. But that is all I know.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
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> "Billzz" <billzzstring@starband.net> wrote in message
> news:9d436$43b369b8$9440b19b$7023@STARBAND.NET...
>> Yes! But the original question was, to get more space, taking the spare
>> out, and where to put it.
>>
>> That's what he asked.
>>
>> And why top post?
>>
>>
>> "billy ray" <billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote in message
>> news:d4233$43b3676d$4831b233$22353@FUSE.NET...
>>> Doesn't the spare on a '99 Grand go in a well under the floor?
>>>
>>>
>>> "Billzz" <billzzstring@starband.net> wrote in message
>>> news:373c4$43b365ce$9440b19b$6892@STARBAND.NET...
>>>> "noneyabusiness" <me@you.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:u8l6r1lssasdfo3kh28mug1o5ejicq3i3v@4ax.com...
>>>>> On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 12:10:39 -0800, "Billzz"
>>>>> <billzzstring@starband.net> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>"Lee Ayrton" <layrton@panix.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>news:douovh$46l$1@reader1.panix.com...
>>>>>>> Billzz wrote:
>>>>>>>> "rwalters" <rwalters@beeb.net> wrote in message
>>>>>>>> news:douljq$kf0$1$8302bc10@news.beeb.net...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Guys (& girls)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>I've got a Cherokee (2001 - X reg) which has the spare wheel
>>>>>>>>>mounted
>>>>>>>>>in
>>>>>>>>>the
>>>>>>>>>'boot'.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>I want to make more room in the boot (for trips away) and was
>>>>>>>>>considering
>>>>>>>>>mounting it on the exterior of the door.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>My local UK jeep dealer reckons you can't get the fittings
>>>>>>>>>anymore -
>>>>>>>>>any
>>>>>>>>>ideas and thoughts on the pros and cons.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Cheers guys
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I have a 99 Grand Cherokee w/ same configuration. I put the spare
>>>>>>>> on the
>>>>>>>> roof rack, held down with bungee cords. Just occasionally though,
>>>>>>>> don't
>>>>>>>> know if it is wise to do this permanently.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I wouldn't use bungees to strap a tire to the exterior of a vehicle,
>>>>>>> but
>>>>>>> I'm a pretty risk-adverse kind of guy. If it isn't bolted down it
>>>>>>> isn't
>>>>>>> secured, and if it isn't secured in a collision it is a missile.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I'm in the Sierra Nevada, last stop a lot of Jeepers make before going
>>>>>>to
>>>>>>the Rubicon. The Safeway parking lot is always full of large-wheeled
>>>>>>Jeeps,
>>>>>>and others, some on trailers (not being street legal.) Lots of spare
>>>>>>tires
>>>>>>on top of Jeep roof racks. If properly secured, a spare tire on the
>>>>>>roof
>>>>>>rack is not going to go anywhere. But I wouldn't do this without a
>>>>>>roof
>>>>>>rack.
>>>>>>
>>>>> But, would you secure the spare tire to the STOCK roof rack?
>>>>> Or would you buy an upgraded rack with a specific tire mount?
>>>>> TIA
>>>>
>>>> All I know is the stock roof rack on my 99 Jeep Grand Cherokee. I
>>>> think
>>>> the manual said 60 pounds limit, and the spare is less than that, so no
>>>> problems. I can move the "bars" - whatever - to hold the spare inside
>>>> the "square" made by the four bars, and with bungee cords, it is not
>>>> moving. Now, other models, particularly if they do not have roof racks,
>>>> should not do this. But that is all I know.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
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