3 inside the jeep: 2 laying flat in the back, one standing up right either in front of the 2 laying down/on top of one another or 1 standing up behind the 2 laying down. travel without the spare tire for another mounting location.. as for the 5th tire, might get away with lowering the soft top and strapping it to the roll cage. However if you current wheels/tires are smaller, swap the tires before you travel this way the smaller tires would fit better in the back of the jeep.