Abstract: The specification discloses apparatus for mounting a spare wheel and tire in a vehicle, and especially in a cargo box of a pickup truck wherein the spare is secured against one side wall of the box and does not extend above the side wall whereby rear vision of a driver of the truck remains unimpeded. The apparatus includes a well recessed in the floor of the box for receiving the spare adjacent the side wall and behind the cab of the truck and hinged bracket securing means allowing insertion and removal of the spare into and from the well.