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Originally Posted by paul905
....cut.... I wish the Curt Mount did not put the tire at the angle you see but I really could not find one that would let the tire hang straight up and down. ....cut.....
Paul
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That design does seem different than most. Before I built one years ago I researched many different models and never saw one that didn't support the tire upright. For my van I needed a swing-away or drop-down tire carrier that would allow opening at least one rear door, so I spent a lot of time looking. Other than to move spare tire slightly closer to motorhome I don't know why Curt would do it that way.
I ended up making an offset carrier that only blocked the passenger-side door, but after a year or so I custom built a carrier that mounts on the door. It was a lot more work but worth it in the end. The support structure is hidden inside the van's door so it doesn't have visible arms hanging off the door hinges like was typical at the time.
Anyway, the reason I mention this is because I recently saw an older Coachmen Class C just like my previous one that had spare tire mounted off back wall. It caught my eye because the tire ends up very tight against motorhome. I took a couple of pictures and will try posting for reference (i.e. -- food for thought).
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