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meghandsheamas
06-17-2008, 12:56 AM
...this on a toyota rav 4? here is a pic of what the car looks like in the rear: http://cartalk.com/content/testdrives/Reviews/Images/toyota-rav.gif:

thanks in advance, all.

joeschmoe
06-17-2008, 12:57 AM
Your link doesn't work..

Still, it probably won't work because the Rav4's tailgate-mounted spare tire might get in the way.

You might want to look into a spare-tire-mounted bike rack. Something that bolts to the spare tire hub mount if your Rav4 doesn't have a spare wheel cover. Or if your Rav4 does have a spare tire cover, the Yakima Spare Joe might work (it might be big enough to strap-mount to the spare tire cover).

Or if you don't like spare-tire-mounted racks and don't mind not being able to open the tailgate, you can get a hitch installed and put on a hitch-mounted rack.

Hope this helps.