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Lock for spare tire on 2025 4Runner - recommendations?

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Hello,

Does anyone have a recommendation on a heavy duty high security lock for spare tire on my ‘25 Gen6 4 Runner Limited.
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Do you have reason to believe it would be easy (<60 seconds) to steal? You have to have the liftgate open in order to insert the tool at the top of the bumper to lower the spare. With my ORP standard wheels (the spare is the standard wheel on the ORP), I can't even get at the valve stem from underneath to check air pressure on the spare without lowering it, but maybe other wheels with more spacing between spokes would allow someone to cut the lowering cable?
 

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its not too hard to get a tool to slide into the lowering port. once you cut the cable its easy to steal the tire and remove the lock at your convenience at another location.

only way to thwart someone is to secure the rod port to lower the wheel.

but if i remember the port can only be reached with the rear hatch open
 

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Has anyone found a decent cable to use to secure the tire yet?

If someone wants to steal a tire, they will find a way without having access to the rear hatch. It happened to me when I had a Jeep Cherokee. The only way to prevent it (and by that I mean slow them down) is to have a locking cable on it. If they see that they are more likely to try a different, easier vehicle.
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