Adjustable spare tire carrier

An adjustable spare tire carrier assembly comprising:

• a spare tire mount comprising a rotatable tube configured to be rotatably attached to a bumper such that the spare tire mount is configured to rotate away from the vehicle about a vertical longitudinal axis of the rotatable tube which intersects the bumper and a mounting frame attached to the rotatable tube, the mounting frame including an attachment structure defining an attachment surface, the attachment structure spaced from the vertical longitudinal axis and disposed above the bumper when the spare tire mount is in a storage position;
• and
• an adjustable spare tire carrier removably attached to the spare tire mount, the adjustable spare tire carrier comprising:
• a first leg having a first plurality of apertures and configured to removably attach to the attachment surface of the mounting frame;
• and
• a second leg connected with the first leg and having a second plurality of apertures, wherein when the adjustable spare tire carrier is attached to the spare tire mount and the spare tire mount is in the storage position, the second leg is angled relative to the first leg and at least a portion of the second leg extends over the mounting frame;
• each of the first leg and the second leg being defined by a rearward facing surface and a frontward facing surface;
• wherein the first leg and the second leg are both configured to attach to a spare tire or an extender;
• and
• wherein when the second leg is attached to the spare tire or the extender and the spare tire mount is in the storage position, the spare tire or the extender is angled relative to the first leg such that an upper portion of the spare tire that is above and furthest from a bumper is positioned forward from the remainder of the spare tire.