We mounted up a fifth 35-inch Grabber on a 15x8 Mickey Thompson Sidebiter as a spare tire and in an afternoon wrangled a homebrew bedside mount for the big rubber. 0:00 / 0:00 ...

When you think of vehicles with the spare tire mounted on the back, Jeeps may spring to mind. But others over the years have sported this unconventional look.

Remember that a spare tire is weight, and where you put that weight can change the way your vehicle handles. If mounting in the bed, we suggest putting the Bed Mount Tire Holder either over or ...

My 1957 Chevy Panel was missing its spare tire holder hardware. I really wasn't happy carrying it around in the cargo compartment, and surely didn't want to drive around without it either.

If your car comes with a spare tire, chances are it's a space-saving "donut" and not a full-size tire. Here are the pros and cons of carrying a full-size spare.

Back in the 1950s, a man named Brooks Walker invented "fifth-wheel driving," wrote Old Cars Weekly. The system utilized a hydraulic pump and the car's spare tire to guide the vehicle in and out of ...

TRUSSVILLE, Ala. – Fontaine Fifth Wheel is replacing two of its adjustable plate mount fifth wheel brackets with a single lightweight model. The new PML adjustable plate mount weighs on average 10 lbs ...

Between 1994 and 2012, the Toyota RAV4 came with a rear-mounted spare tire. When it entered its fourth generation (of five so far) in 2013, the Japanese manufacturer decided it was time to do away ...