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Hi, I have a 1988 Dolphin that came factory equipped with the spare tire mounted directly to the rear fiberglass wall (just above the rear bumper). As us "mirco-mini" folks know, the various manufacturers designed the spare tires to be mounted on the rear, the under carriage suspended with a chain or in some rare cases - no spare at all. I've always felt that the design engineers could have "beefed up" the rear mount design a little stronger. Whenever I am checking out someones Dolphin, the rear mounted tire is something I've grown accustom to always giving a little giggle to see how much life is left in the rear wall. Well unfortunately on myDolphin, my rear wall has finally gotten too wobbley and weak. I have finally become paranoid enough and removed the spare from the rear wall and placed it on the top bunk. I did not want to wait long enough to hit that final bump in the road and have my spare go through someones windshield nor have my camping trip ruined by having my back wall ripped open. Does anyone have any ideas on where I may purchase a rear bumper (square tube for black water hose) mounted spare tire mount? Is it even safe to mount this much weight onto the rear bumper/hose holder? Or, any other ideas...roof mount etc? Thank You, Riverman77