external spare tire carrier

[DAVE61353]

Does anybody make or have knowledge of a spare tire carrier that would fasten to the outside of a Smart? Maybe in the lines of a bike carrier?

[Evilution]

I have designed one to hand build, haven't got around to it yet though.

[Dunerunner]

Here is one that was carried by SmartieParts in Canada!!

[Smartdavis]

With two different sized wheels front and back how does that work?

[mike-in-sa]

They have the same diameter. They have the same lug pattern. Width/offset is just the difference. The fronts will fit on rear. You can use the spare until you get your tire repaired and then you put the original back on. Thats how it works.

[wrumbarger]

Here is another vendor that appears to have a rear (or front?) mount tire carrier?

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Don't know anything else about them.

[crashdiva919]

I am guessing that is not compaitble for the U.S. smart fortwo?

[fmaxwell]

Seems to me like the best answer is a hitch-mount spare tire carrier. L-shaped piece of square stock with a plate and three lugs on which to mount the wheel. If one wanted to get fancy, they could hinge it so that it dropped down to allow access to the storage.

[smartHHO]

Originally Posted by Smartdavis

With two different sized wheels front and back how does that work?

The whole trick is to just have a thin one the size of the front. The back does not really matter the size. It is the front that would have issues more then the back. Since the front is thinner, I am guessing Smartieparts thought of this and thus made the smaller of the two the thinkable option. As the poster below you said. It is just to get you from point A to B, B being the dealer.

[BigWarpGuy]

Originally Posted by wrumbarger

Here is another vendor that appears to have a rear (or front?) mount tire carrier?

Home Page

Don't know anything else about them.

It looks very versatile.