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[kdlamoreaux]

After reading several awesome posts about mounting a spare tire under the coach I set out to attempt it. While I was blocking the tire up so I could measure for some sort of cross bracket to go between the frame rails I noticed the back of the receiver hitch is open and just the right height. I had some spare 2" square stock left over from another project that was just the right length~20" long. With the tire under the coach (wheel offset down) I inserted the tube into the receiver ~3", the other end was now completely supporting the wheel. I drilled a 3/8" hole through the square tube and bolted the wheel to the square tube with a locking nut. For the other end i drilled a hole through the receiver and the square tube and bolted them together. I think it came out awesome, the tire is very secure and it was super simple.