Billzz

"billy ray" <billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote in message
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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
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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
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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
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>>>>>>> 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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Too hard for me to follow. Bye.

Vito

"rwalters" <rwalters@beeb.net> wrote
> 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.
>
You might want to reconsider. I had a 87 Cherokee 2-door with the spare on a
swinging gate over the rear. Seemed like a good idea but proved a PIA. Took two
hands to swing the spare, meaning one had to set the groceries down to open th
rear hatch. Then the now damp bags would split .... you get the picture. Of
course that may not be problem for you.

Vito

"rwalters" <rwalters@beeb.net> wrote
> 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.
>
You might want to reconsider. I had a 87 Cherokee 2-door with the spare on a
swinging gate over the rear. Seemed like a good idea but proved a PIA. Took two
hands to swing the spare, meaning one had to set the groceries down to open th
rear hatch. Then the now damp bags would split .... you get the picture. Of
course that may not be problem for you.

Vito

"rwalters" <rwalters@beeb.net> wrote
> 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.
>
You might want to reconsider. I had a 87 Cherokee 2-door with the spare on a
swinging gate over the rear. Seemed like a good idea but proved a PIA. Took two
hands to swing the spare, meaning one had to set the groceries down to open th
rear hatch. Then the now damp bags would split .... you get the picture. Of
course that may not be problem for you.

Dave Milne

of course - you have paper grocery bags don't you ?

Dave

"Vito" <vito@crosslink.net> wrote in message
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> "rwalters" <rwalters@beeb.net> wrote
> > 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.
> >
> You might want to reconsider. I had a 87 Cherokee 2-door with the spare
on a
> swinging gate over the rear. Seemed like a good idea but proved a PIA.
Took two
> hands to swing the spare, meaning one had to set the groceries down to
open th
> rear hatch. Then the now damp bags would split .... you get the picture.
Of
> course that may not be problem for you.

Dave Milne

of course - you have paper grocery bags don't you ?

Dave

"Vito" <vito@crosslink.net> wrote in message
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> "rwalters" <rwalters@beeb.net> wrote
> > 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.
> >
> You might want to reconsider. I had a 87 Cherokee 2-door with the spare
on a
> swinging gate over the rear. Seemed like a good idea but proved a PIA.
Took two
> hands to swing the spare, meaning one had to set the groceries down to
open th
> rear hatch. Then the now damp bags would split .... you get the picture.
Of
> course that may not be problem for you.

Dave Milne

of course - you have paper grocery bags don't you ?

Dave

"Vito" <vito@crosslink.net> wrote in message
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> "rwalters" <rwalters@beeb.net> wrote
> > 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.
> >
> You might want to reconsider. I had a 87 Cherokee 2-door with the spare
on a
> swinging gate over the rear. Seemed like a good idea but proved a PIA.
Took two
> hands to swing the spare, meaning one had to set the groceries down to
open th
> rear hatch. Then the now damp bags would split .... you get the picture.
Of
> course that may not be problem for you.

Earle Horton

I like paper bags because they stand up. I live fifty miles from the
grocery store, and plastic bags roll all over the back and dump their
contents before I get home. All of the swing away tire carriers I have seen
hinge from the right. Hinging from the right lets the carrier stay open by
itself, when you are parked on the normal side of a crowned road. This may
be a problem for the original poster, who lives where they all drive on the
wrong side.

Earle

"Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
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> of course - you have paper grocery bags don't you ?
>
> Dave
>
> "Vito" <vito@crosslink.net> wrote in message
> news:43b3e10c$0$30231@dingus.crosslink.net...
> > "rwalters" <rwalters@beeb.net> wrote
> > > 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.
> > >
> > You might want to reconsider. I had a 87 Cherokee 2-door with the spare
> on a
> > swinging gate over the rear. Seemed like a good idea but proved a PIA.
> Took two
> > hands to swing the spare, meaning one had to set the groceries down to
> open th
> > rear hatch. Then the now damp bags would split .... you get the picture.
> Of
> > course that may not be problem for you.
>
>

Earle Horton

I like paper bags because they stand up. I live fifty miles from the
grocery store, and plastic bags roll all over the back and dump their
contents before I get home. All of the swing away tire carriers I have seen
hinge from the right. Hinging from the right lets the carrier stay open by
itself, when you are parked on the normal side of a crowned road. This may
be a problem for the original poster, who lives where they all drive on the
wrong side.

Earle

"Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
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> of course - you have paper grocery bags don't you ?
>
> Dave
>
> "Vito" <vito@crosslink.net> wrote in message
> news:43b3e10c$0$30231@dingus.crosslink.net...
> > "rwalters" <rwalters@beeb.net> wrote
> > > 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.
> > >
> > You might want to reconsider. I had a 87 Cherokee 2-door with the spare
> on a
> > swinging gate over the rear. Seemed like a good idea but proved a PIA.
> Took two
> > hands to swing the spare, meaning one had to set the groceries down to
> open th
> > rear hatch. Then the now damp bags would split .... you get the picture.
> Of
> > course that may not be problem for you.
>
>

Earle Horton

I like paper bags because they stand up. I live fifty miles from the
grocery store, and plastic bags roll all over the back and dump their
contents before I get home. All of the swing away tire carriers I have seen
hinge from the right. Hinging from the right lets the carrier stay open by
itself, when you are parked on the normal side of a crowned road. This may
be a problem for the original poster, who lives where they all drive on the
wrong side.

Earle

"Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
news:c3ctf.16991$iz3.11613@text.news.blueyonder.co .uk...
> of course - you have paper grocery bags don't you ?
>
> Dave
>
> "Vito" <vito@crosslink.net> wrote in message
> news:43b3e10c$0$30231@dingus.crosslink.net...
> > "rwalters" <rwalters@beeb.net> wrote
> > > 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.
> > >
> > You might want to reconsider. I had a 87 Cherokee 2-door with the spare
> on a
> > swinging gate over the rear. Seemed like a good idea but proved a PIA.
> Took two
> > hands to swing the spare, meaning one had to set the groceries down to
> open th
> > rear hatch. Then the now damp bags would split .... you get the picture.
> Of
> > course that may not be problem for you.
>
>