Chance,
http://www.thorforums.com/forums/att...1&d=1456598930
That is probably a good reason...with the tire there it would be like a padded and somewhat flexible barrier protecting the fiberglass rearend of the RUV.
There was an article a couple of years ago dealing with rear-end collisions in autos and even at 7mph the RAVA4 with the fancy fiberglass rear end with built in cover over the spare ended up with some $4000+ damage.
I'd hope that the RUV could withstand a 7 MPH hit...but I don't want to find out.
Doc
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