I’ll feel a little better in the X with a spare tire again, especially on my long drives.
I was a bit skeptical of how secure the hitch mounted swing out arms would be, but the 6 Monkeys piece I went with is super solid and doesn’t have any play in it. The company focuses on Jeeps, but 6 Monkeys added a a little length to some key dimensions to ensure clearance of the bumper and hatch. Almost no visibility issues out the back window either as the tire sits very low. I still need to splice the LED provided with the kit into the trailer hitch power, but beyond that I’m pretty happy with this setup.
Up next are brakes/rotors and a transmission service. FCP parts inbound.
