Changing an RHO tire on the trail

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I know the RHO has a full-size spare, but changing a damaged tire on the trail (or any roadway) will be a nightmare using just the tools provided by Ram. Heck, just getting the tire down from under the bed can be a PIA.

Has anyone put together a “kit” of equipment to make such a task more efficient/easy? Like a high lift aluminum jack, battery powered impact wrench with appropriate socket, torque wrench & air compressor?

I picture making a bed-mounted board with provisions to secure such items for future use, but wondering if someone more creative than me has come up with a different solution or something clever?



Note as to why I thought about tire damage on the trail or roadway: I was driving my X5 yesterday & ran over a broken vise-grip tool laying in the roadway. Front tire flipped it into the rear tire, where it lodged into the tread & pierced the tire. Run-flat tires hopefully prevented damage to the rim’s barrel, but there was no way to remove the tool with bare hands & continue driving to the tire shop. So, I limped home (thankfully only 3 miles away) and installed the spare with my garage tools. Took me 15 minutes, including checking/ adjusting the pressure in the spare & torquing the lug bolts to spec. Would have taken over an hour with the X5’s kit, but the spare was 15 psi low & no way to properly torque the lug bolts.
 
There are off-the-shelf solutions out there. If you’re not a fan of the Mopar bed-mounted tire carrier, there’s this:


And for carrying jacks and such, check out these Molle brackets.

 
Complete picture list of everything needed
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Can always look into getting a bottle jack. If you know you are going off road, pack tools and recovery equipment as appropriate, the risk of punctures is greater.
 
Yup factory jack.
And it works just fine. Includes the lug wrench too. The block is an optional base for the jack. Just comes in handy sometimes.
 
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