Hitch Bike Rack for 2005

[djg1701]

Hi,
I'm looking for a bike rack to carry 3 or 4 bikes on the hitch of my 2005. The hitch is a Class I, 1 1/4" Hidden Hitch.

I just spend a couple of hours trying every Thule and Yakima hitch rack that the dealer had in stock (he had a lot), and kept coming up short -- couldn't align the hitch holes -- due to the spare tire. They aggressively agrued against any kind of any extension.

Roof is not an option (I have a carrier box up top), and I rather not remove the spare since I don't have room to carry it inside when camping.

Any thoughts or first-hand success with another make/model of bike rack to share? Thanks very much for your help!