I have a 2021 Ascent with a dealer installed 2” lift and Nitto all terrains. I wanted to get a full size spare since I live in far west TX and regularly drive to Arizona and northern New Mexico… both drives go through large sections of ___ where a blown tire would push the factory spare to its limits to make it back to civilization and then still probably be stranded waiting on a full size replacement.
I emailed Rigid and asked how much of the backup camera it blocked, and if a bike rack will fit onto the secondary hitch spot it provides. They said it blocks “about 50%” of the backup camera, and that it has a space for a bike rack. But looking at the pics it looks like it blocks wayyyy more than 50% of camera view, and the secondary hitch spot looks too far recessed for a bike rack to actually work without taking the spare tire off.
So, does anyone have one of these setup and can confirm if a bike rack fits with the tire on? And the backup camera is a minor issue, I mean I did spend most of my driving life in cars that didn’t have cameras, but would still like to know if it’s even still useful with this on.
TIA!
I emailed Rigid and asked how much of the backup camera it blocked, and if a bike rack will fit onto the secondary hitch spot it provides. They said it blocks “about 50%” of the backup camera, and that it has a space for a bike rack. But looking at the pics it looks like it blocks wayyyy more than 50% of camera view, and the secondary hitch spot looks too far recessed for a bike rack to actually work without taking the spare tire off.
So, does anyone have one of these setup and can confirm if a bike rack fits with the tire on? And the backup camera is a minor issue, I mean I did spend most of my driving life in cars that didn’t have cameras, but would still like to know if it’s even still useful with this on.
TIA!