Replacing spare with full size tire

I did a search about this and didn't find much info. I replaced the spare (probably never used - DOT date week 47 of 1999) with a summer (aka replacement oem) tire today. I have a tow bar installed. A bit tricky as there didn't seem to be much clearance. Fortunately the supporting cable can be extended and I was able to attach it to the wheel. So far, just today, the replacement tire appears to be supported OK and fit in the space available.

Glad to see you were able to make it work. I always like to replace my "dummy spare" with a full sized one. Unfortunately, my whole assembly came apart when it rusted from the salt usage on our roads in the winter. I ended up keeping my full size spare in the back of the van as that was pretty much the only available space. Made it hard when I needed to transport a lot of things as the full size tire took up a lot of valuable real estate back there.