Will this rack clear a tail gate mounted spare tire (2005 Jeep Liberty)?
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Attn Solo,I think the rack will miss the spare tyre however I think you will not get a bike in the carrier closiet to the back of the car.
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I'm not sure. I have it mounted on the back of my camper. I do have a bumper mounted spare but it is mounted off to one side. I do not think the bike rack extends far enough past the mount to clear a centered mounted spare. Hope this helps.
267491
This rack is not dependent to year of vehicle. It mounts to the spare tire itself works very well
387507
Yes it will work fine, the slots are close enough for small tires. It also has chains for retention so it won't slip off trailer.
1669119
The rack will mount to tire or tire with cloth cover. I am very happy with it, I use it on a 1988 BroncoII that has an exterior mounted tire.
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I can't say for sure because I have a Jeep Grand Cherokee and do not have an exterior tire, but here are some measurements. The vertical pole of the rack (on my Jeep) is 8 1/2 inches from the end of the hitch, 7 3/4 inches from the bumper and 10 1/2 inches from the hatch door. I hope this helps.
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I think it should work fine. It just slides over the top of the spare tire with some straps that go around underneath. I found it a little wobbly with the bike on the rack so I just put some bungees to the corners of the bumpers. Good luck.
1437518
The pole does extend a good distance behind my tailgate but cannot say for sure it will clear your tire but I think it will.
7809
Yes, works good, but you still have to take off if you want to get into back of jeep, I sold mine and got one that mounted to spare tire on back
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HI Phil, most likely this will not clear the larger spare. From the center of the hitch pin hole on your receiver, the first point of contact with the rack will be about 3.5" back from there. Typically, we see a 2" receiver on the Wranglers, and in that case you get 4.5" of clearance, but that is still likely not enough to clear the spare.
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It should. The only vehicles I could see these racks having a problem on are slant back style cars like the Hyundai Veloster.
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I don't have a rav 4, but I have a jeep wrangler with a spare mounted outside like the rav 4. The rack fits and clears the spare tire, but I can't open the rear door all the way. My tailgate swings out an I must remove the bikes and rack to completely open the door.
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It should, the bracket mounts flush with the surface using screws. The bolt that attaches the tire is just a carriage bolt and could be switched out for a longer one if needed. Mine holds a 15 inch spare trailer tire about waste high.
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The rack slides in the rail and has a quick release. It should clear your seat, but check with your bike shop for measurement.
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I don't know, but I can remove my spare tire using this hitch on my 2006 Toyota Highlander.
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The bike rack mounts in the trailer hitch receiver which are universal in size. We mounted the rack on a 07 Ford Escape. The only issue is possibly with clearance if the spare tire is externally mounted on the tailgate, although correctable with an extension. To be direct if you have a trailer hitch on the vehicle, it should fit.
735856
As long as you have a hitch it will fit. It might not stick out far enough to clear the tire if this is the case you can always get a hitch extention.
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I have a spare tire mounted in mine, so if I have had any drop in mileage I would attribute it to that. I think if there is any drop it is due to what is being carried in the rack and that causing the drag. The rack itself seems like it would cause minimal drag.