That is one the first mods I did was to relocate the spare to inside the front storage compartment. The off roading I do, the stock position the tire as getting hit. Was going to move it to a pocket in the under belly, however being inside out of the weather was better for the tire anyway. I was think about adding air bags, so when I get to a camping place, I would just inflate the bags, rise the coach, good ground clearance and also will take the bounce out after setup along with side to side leveling. Be a lot easier then driving on a board for ground clearance issues.