Any pictures of these situations?
I can’t get out of the Jeep in those situations, so I get out when I can. If I move back 3-6” in that photo the driver rear tire goes up that bank and the rear passenger is about 30* grade downhill so the driver front jumps 2-3’ which is no bueno. Pics can’t do the grade justice. I’m looking downhill.
 
For those of us unacquainted - is there an optional obstacle here on the passenger side? It just looks like a dirt road otherwise.
I was referring to @JMT about being at Seven Mile ORV Park which I used to haunt a long time ago. It is a great place to test stuff. It has a lot of steep climbs and washes to get crossed up in.
 
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I can’t get out of the Jeep in those situations, so I get out when I can. If I move back 3-6” in that photo the driver rear tire goes up that bank and the rear passenger is about 30* grade downhill so the driver front jumps 2-3’ which is no bueno. Pics can’t do the grade justice. I’m looking downhill.
It looks like you're driving up the shoulder to manufacture something "no bueno".
 
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For those of us unacquainted - is there an optional obstacle here on the passenger side? It just looks like a dirt road otherwise.
I tried to make it an obstacle by climbing out at that grade. I ended up bogging down in the loose soil, which is why I had to back out, or try. 🤣 It’s mostly hill climbs out there, so I end up doing these traverses which are off camber and sketchy. 🤷‍♂️ Gotta try to make it challenging.
 
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It looks like you're driving up the shoulder to manufacture something "no bueno".
Basically, yes. Manufacture difficult or at least uncomfortable situations. Only way to keep my driving skills up and try to improve being in awkward situations. It’s a free area to cut new trails, climbs, et al. There’s very little to wheel in E WA and N ID is mostly fire roads except the few creek trails. 😏
 
Getting ready for wheelin trips that are farther away. I’ve been planning to put the spare in the tub, but in a way that saves some space and that allows me to keep my powered subwoofer while allowing me to swap the rear seat in and out without changing the location of the powered sub.

Obviously the sub had to come off the bottom of the rear seat. This has been a good solution for me for over 5 years, but you can’t remove the rear seat and keep the sub in the Jeep, so it was time to sort it out.
 
There are a number of solutions for where to put the spare tire in the tub. Most commonly just lay it flat and either strap it down or use a retainer like @DuncLJ. My problem is if I do that there’s nowhere to put the powered sub. Won’t fit under the front seat (don’t really want it on my butt anyway) and the console is being used. I decided to mount it under the rear seat to the floorboard. This way it’s out of sight. Problem then is where to put the spare. I read it’s possible to mount it facing forward, like the other 4 tires, and anchor it. My setup will look something like this.

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One advantage of doing it this way is ease of removal. Tire can just roll out. It also doesn’t block my vision at all because it’s directly behind my seat. My Jeep was already too high on the drivers side, so I wasn’t worried about 90lb causing it to be uneven. The truth is it’s still higher on the drivers side. 🤣

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Some of you may have noticed the similarity to the XJ spare tire system. I don’t like messing too much with interior aesthetics, but I do need D-Rings for tie downs. So far I have a nutsert installed on the vertical edge of the rear foot well for one D-Ring and I will use the stock child restraint near the tailgate for the other.

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I still need a solution for any left to right movement. I have a couple ideas that are just ok. I need to think more.
 
I still need a solution for any left to right movement. I have a couple ideas that are just ok. I need to think more.

I've been thinking on this idea a bit too. The best I have come up with is building a brace off the tub rail using the hardtop holes to cradle the tire. Add in a ratchet strap there and it should be good. I've not played enough with it to know if some part of the support needs to go to the other side or not beyond cardboard ideas.
 
What does the wheel look like in relation to the fender?

I don’t have a pic of that relationship. The rear seat is back in now. 😏

Maybe mount a bar between the roll bars with a T and a wheel spacer on the end right at the hub. Bolt up with a few lug nuts. Would that work?