Ok, im tired of the thump on every sharp left i take. I opened the spare tire area and found a long bolt with a hook on it, a shorter I bolt, a short bolt with a plastic handle on it, and a big ring thingy.

Whats the secret to putting it together? A pic would be great.

Thanks to whoever points out my stupidity

 

instead of trying to describe it over the keyboard, why don't you find somebody that will let you look at theirs or go to a salvage yard and check one out. that way you can visually see it.

 

There are three different types of spare tires available in our cars. Which do you have?

I've got the Space-Saver (inflatable) spare:

 

There should also be a jacking and spare tire stowage instruction label inside the trim cover for the spare tire compartment: