Spare tyre mounted may seem like a good idea at first but don't do it.
When I first got my Jimny I bought a Thule 963XT spare tyre mounted rack (http://thulestorebotany.com.au/thule-96 ... 00153.html).
It mounts easily and fits 2 bikes (wheels hang outside the car a bit) but even with the weight of one bike (about 11.5kg) my rear door began to pop in and out when ever I hit a bump.
I sold the 963XT and started looking for a better solution. Tow bar mounted was out for me as I couldn't see how it wouldn't interfere with the spare tyre and rear door access is then blocked. So I went back to looking at roof rack mounted carriers and setled on the Thule 591 (http://thulestorebotany.com.au/thule-pr ... 30003.html). I don't think I have any pics of the bike on the roof of the Jimny.
The 591 is a good solid bike carrier although getting the bike up on the roof of a 3" lifted Jimny is a little difficult but I'm tall so that helps a lot. My options were a bit limited for roof rack mounted carriers as I needed a rack that kept the front wheel on since my bike has a lefty fork and I'm too lazy to bother removing the wheel and installing the fork adapter every time I needed to put the bike on the car.
- Tim.
