roof basket tire mounts

EOD-KJ · **Posted:** Thu Sep 27, 2007 6:25 pm

question on these, ive really never used them.... so i have no clue what they look like or how they work

anyways, each company seems to make their own, but i am going to buy the Coleman basket...

so question is, is the surco mount only compatible with surco basket, etc etc?

or could i use the surco mount (or any other) on the coleman basket?

if its pretty much universal ---- any suggestions on which to get?

raceinfan · **Posted:** Thu Sep 27, 2007 6:43 pm

the surco one is for just the surco, not sure on the others

you could just make one also, others here have :idea:

EOD-KJ · **Posted:** Thu Sep 27, 2007 6:51 pm

hmmm that could work

any ideas or references to do that?

raceinfan · **Posted:** Thu Sep 27, 2007 8:49 pm

I know littlematty made one from a u bolt ( I believe) & had it rubber coated

EOD-KJ · **Posted:** Sun Sep 30, 2007 3:43 pm

anymore feedback?

Northbee · **Posted:** Wed Oct 03, 2007 10:29 am

Bump.

I am in nearly the same situation - have the MOPAR roof basket and want to mount the tire on the rack.

I am looking for kind a universal tire mount that works on all racks - or a "how to" to build an own mount.

Thanks

scrambledKJ · **Posted:** Wed Oct 03, 2007 11:45 am

I have the coleman basket and had to throw my spare in it because my trailer hits the tire. I took the factory mount off of the gate and used it on my basket. I used the factory steel plates that came off behind the mount under the basket and ran some bolts through it. It looks pretty good. I gotta get it lifted because I look like a tool with my tire on the roof and little baby tires. :oops:

Travis

EOD-KJ · **Posted:** Wed Oct 03, 2007 8:05 pm

oh hmm....that would work

does it look weird at all, like does it elevate the tire up off the floor of the basket a lot or not at all?

thats a good idea though

also what did you use to plug the holes in the trunk

XJMA · **Posted:** Wed Oct 03, 2007 9:37 pm

I would suggest not throwing the tire on the roof. 1) It's gonna kill your gas mileage 2) It makes your jeep even more top heavy 3) You already have a nice mount on the rear door, what's wrong with that???

I had a 32" MT up on the roof on my XJ for like two weeks. It reduced my gas mileage by 1-2 mpg. So I said F it, the cargo space ain't worth it, and it's in the stock location. If I needed to have extra room inside, I'd throw it back up there temporarily, but that's it.

scrambledKJ · **Posted:** Wed Oct 03, 2007 10:09 pm

It does stick about an inch off of the basket. I plugged the holes in the gate with some stainless bolts with stainless washers that have a rubber side on them. I am not worried about raising my center of gravity. I just got a haircut, so my head is lighter. :lol:

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