Integrated spare tire carrier

A spare tire carrier for a vehicle, the spare tire carrier comprising:

• a base;
• a first mounting flange extending from the base;
• a vertical support post extending from the base;
• a light support post attached to the vertical support post;
• and
• a tether, the tether confined within an interior volume of the base;
• a first bolt and a second bolt, wherein the first and second bolts pass through the tether and the base and wherein the first and second bolts pass through a front surface of the base;
• and
• a threaded stud, wherein the threaded stud secures into a front surface of the base to a depth less than a frontal wall thickness and forms a triangular arrangement with the first and second bolts, wherein the threaded stud and the first and second bolts match a triangular hole pattern of a wheel.

A spare tire carrier for a vehicle, the spare tire carrier comprising:

• a base;
• a plurality of mounting flanges extending from the base;
• a vertical support post extending from the base;
• a light support post attached to the vertical support post, wherein the base, mounting flanges and vertical support post are a single integrally cast piece;
• a first tether stud;
• a second tether stud;
• and
• a tether, where the first and second tether studs pass through the tether and the base and the tether is substantially concealed within an interior volume of the base.