</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">Originally posted by Mojo_Risin:
<strong>Wyatt - your second pic really illustrates the reason the tire needs to sit up higher so it doesn't hit the ground when going up steep obstacles. Definately something to keep in mind when designing a custom rear bumper.
</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">Exactly...when I designed my spare-tyre carrier, I positioned the mount so that if I had a 38" tyre there, the top of that tyre would be level with the top of my 4Runner's roof.