Cherokee Spare Wheel Position
12-28-2005, 11:32 PM
#21
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Re: Cherokee Spare Wheel Position
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
> 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.
>
12-28-2005, 11:32 PM
#22
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Re: Cherokee Spare Wheel Position
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.
>
12-28-2005, 11:44 PM
#23
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Re: Cherokee Spare Wheel Position
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
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.
>>
>
>
12-28-2005, 11:44 PM
#24
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Re: Cherokee Spare Wheel Position
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.
>>
>
>
12-28-2005, 11:44 PM
#25
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Cherokee Spare Wheel Position
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.
>>
>
>
12-29-2005, 12:35 AM
#26
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Re: Cherokee Spare Wheel Position
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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.
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
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.
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
12-29-2005, 12:35 AM
#27
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Re: Cherokee Spare Wheel Position
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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.
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
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.
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
12-29-2005, 12:35 AM
#28
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Re: Cherokee Spare Wheel Position
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.
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
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.
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
12-29-2005, 12:51 AM
#29
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Re: Cherokee Spare Wheel Position
"billy ray" <billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote in message
news:c615b$43b375a6$4831b233$24406@FUSE.NET...
> 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
> 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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12-29-2005, 12:51 AM
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Re: Cherokee Spare Wheel Position
"billy ray" <billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote in message
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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.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
Too hard for me to follow. Bye.
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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.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
Too hard for me to follow. Bye.