MrKenmore

Was thinking of this the other day........

Seems like most every other vehicle nowadays has the spare on the underside of the vehicle. Certainly a convenient out of the way place. Not so much if you are off road and need to change it. I wonder why the JK doesn't go this route. Here's what I came up with

1. It's an iconic look to have the spare on the tail gate
2. Fitting it would be a pain as the rear end is so close to the rear of the vehicle
3. Full size spare wold be very difficult to fit underneath.

Any other thoughts?

Way back, I had a full size Chevy Blazer with a full size spare in the back cargo area. It took up a lot of space!

Dralphy

There is no room. Where would you put an upgraded wheel/tire?

The spare is completely fine where it is.

rebar81

It would be a pain the ass to change offroad

idiotec

This. It is a terrible idea.

Goodie

I like the old land-rovers with the spare on the hood, but don't think I could see much with mine there.

fadeout

You wouldn't be able to fit anything past a 35 if that, and you're losing a ton of ground clearance.

Ryan0260

Yep. It would be pointless

OH9JK

Think of it as armor.

BigSteve

what if your "armor" got punctured on the trail and then you actually had to use it as a spare? guess the aftermarket could come up with a skid plate for your spare! I guess the question I have for the OP is what got you thinking about this? Is it in your way when you try to load stuff in the back?

rebar81

Get a cargo rack and put it on top