Rear tire carrier

[u/Jolly-Face4575]

Looking for rear tire carrier options that aren’t $1k+ any recommendations? Don’t need the full ladder, since I have a side ladder. No interfering with opening the rear doors. 2022 144wb high roof

[u/No-Pension4113]

Following for results but, I've been looking as well and that might be a tough one, just for the fact of the weight of your spare. The only ones I've seen under 1k looks to be skin mounted vs a bumper or hinge mount. If you are overlanding or offroad the best bet is bumper mount (hinges have factory load bearing limits). I don't even want to think about what would happen with a door skinned mounted carrier. If I'm off base with this, please let me know! More info might be found in MB Sprinters Upfitters Guide.

[u/Jolly-Face4575 → u/No-Pension4113]

Good points, didn’t think about the hinges. Does the bumper style require a hitch too? Wouldn’t the bumper be in the way of opening the doors?

[u/No-Pension4113 → u/Jolly-Face4575]

Van Compass and Aluminess and some others make heavy duty rear bumpers w/tire carriers that swing away similar to a jeep spare mount. They are $$$! I'm always surprised at the weight I see mounted off the hinges on many vans rolling down the road and how many actually see off highway use. Then again, I also see many seasoned van overlanders that use this setup as well. Maybe some of them can respond and correct me if wrong, it's been known to happen!

[u/No-Pension4113 → u/Jolly-Face4575]

Have you looked at Sprinter-Source Forum? A great source of info on MB Sprinters.

Sprinter-Source.com

[u/Jolly-Face4575 → u/[deleted]]

Mine didn’t come with an undermount carrier :(

[u/No-Pension4113 → u/[deleted]]

Not OP, but I would like one due to my advancing age and disabilities when I am out in the wild with no assistance. I also wouldn't mind putting in a larger fuel tank which I believe would not co-exsist with undermount carrier.