Without a doubt, the best place to store the spare tire for your
Mercedes Sprinter is to mount it on your rear door. Moving the
spare tire from underneath the van keeps the wheel clean &
out of harm’s way, provides easier access, and allows you to
store a larger-than-stock tire. Best of all it frees up valuable
real estate underneath the van which can be better utilized for
something like our 28-gallon auxiliary fuel tank or 21-gallon
freshwater tank.
The 2019+ Sprinter Rear Door Tire Carrier quickly installs in
minutes with simple tools & requires no modifications to the
van other than drilling 2 small holes behind the rear door
emblem. Taking what learned from years of installing
swingarms, we designed our tire carrier with smooth operation
& sturdiness in mind. The result is a tire carrier that perfectly
tracks with the swing of the rear driver-side door while evenly
distributing the load across the hinges. Your rear door will
retain the full range of motion (180 degrees with a factory
wheel & tire) all while having the most securely mounted spare tire carrier on the market on the back. Vans equipped with
window flares or oversized aftermarket tires (285+ width)
mounted on the carrier may contact the side of the van with the
door fully opened. Limited-travel doorstops (included) can be
installed for those applications.
