Your right about that. I shall move it to the roof top. ,,,,,,,Just jiving you. .... If I bolt it to the floor, I will cut the trunk cover into two pieces so as to be able to lift the left side with spare in place. Tues.Feb 16 2021' An edit. If i need to mount my spare tire then I should also bolt down any luggage that is put into the hatch area. . Where does it all end. I ain't going to mount any thing. Screw it.