I’d like to make use of the interior spare compartment and retain my full size spare. I was contemplating the idea of mounting on the exterior, lift strut side (hopefully leaving the license plate exposed or it’s a quick non starter.). I figure mounting a plate inside the rear hatch and drilling through the skin would be the easy part. My bigger question is with all that new weight would the door even operate? If not are there stronger struts and shock that could make it possible. I’m asking the group to see if anyone has already gone down this road and if so what pitfalls they ran into or see. Thanks.
