Mo Mike, the tire and wheel are pulled up by the winch and its positioned between the two frame rails, the 25.4 Axis has plenty of room in this area, its positioned between the back of the fuel tank and the trailer hitch, it lays horizontal and is held in place by the cable from the winch, if you have looked under a newer pickup you can get an idea of how it works, for some of you who do not want to deal with changing a tire on the road having a spare tire and wheel can make a big difference in how much time you spend on the side of the road, as one of the others who posted the wheel on the Thor coaches are different than that of a E-450 van, if your wheel gets damaged you could be stuck for a long time waiting for some one to find you a wheel, I used 2 inch steel channel and one of the other guys who did a post has built the same kind of mount as mine, he has posted a picture, I have not had any luck posting pictures on this site
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