A better way is to buy locking lugnuts. When you buy a set of four wheellocks, you can call the company and order a fifth wheellock keyed just like the other four. Then you just use the fifth to bolt the spare onto the tire carrier. Of course, this doesn't solve the problem of someone just taking the whole tire carrier itself but it's better than nothing. I think I paid 35.00 for the set of four locks and about 8.00 for an extra lock.
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