Swing away single rear wheel carrier for LC200?

Everything has a trade off.
I have a Kaymar swing away rear wheel carrier. Due to my bad back its better than having my spare underneath. On the down side, you always have to open it if you want to access the rear doors.
ARB do push lock and open version, way easier to use but cost an arm and a leg.
I have lockers as well, again a very expensive accessory $4K front & rear. On board air is great to have and air lockers make it easier to get up those harder tracks with easy.

A tip: anything to with 4wding is expensive.

Kaymar is a quality company.
soo even if you did buy it..
and wanted to sell it off when trading up.
You won't loose too much money and wont find it too hard to find another buyer at time of selling.
Soo factor that in when you decide which way to go

You can get the Kaymar rear wheel carrier without the rear bar for the 200. I think that would be as cheap as any other solution. Around $1000 as a guess....

Is it worth considering a space saving , light weight solution in the short term Philby ?

I was thinking that i have not had a failure in a tyre that I couldn't plug in fifteen years , so fitting a narrow tyre/wheel could be acceptable even though we spend a lot of time on harder tracks.

Philby

It is expensive. you wont get much change out of $5,000 for a new Kaymar fitted (cost of double, not sure for the single swing)
And in my opinion, you will get no return on the investment when you sell. It appears that in most cases us 4wdrivers get book value for our cars, and if we get more it is only a fraction of the cost of the accessories.
CJ

http://www.4wdworld.com.au/Spare-Wheel-Carrier-to-suit-Toyota-Landcruiser-200-Series.html


This one might be worth a look
Fits in the tow bar

Cheers
Mike

I bought a rear wheel carrier and fuel carrier rear bumper from Opposite Lock in '08 and it was the worst thing I have ever done. Regret so much I didn't go for Kaymar as they are superior. Sometimes cost doesn't count.

Its not super expensive.
For $1400 plus fitting, you can install a single Kaymar swing away carrier for a 200 series because you don't need the full rear bar. Thats what you do if you want to carry a 2nd spare.

But being realistic here - punctured tyres are a rarer event now since tyres improved and plug kits became common, and since people understood the importance of lower pressures and reducing weight and speed. So I think you are finding a solution for a problem that is pretty uncommon these days.

Do you really want all that weight hanging on the arse of your vehicle,

I fitted one of these on my 200 about 6 months ago. I fitted the twin carrier. I chose these because they have a good reputation....are considerably cheaper than Kaymar.and they can be removed..........important to me as lets face it they are a pain when your home..not traveling and the 'cruiser is the everyday car etc.

Very well built and look good.a lot of thought went into the design

http://www.outbackaccessories.com.au/

No affiliation but a happy customer.

Look at Raslaar Inc. near Melbourne. Might be Cheaper/Better. No connection to them, bah bah

Just my experience, I had a single rear wheel carrier on my 80 series. Was a right royal PITA having to unclip the carrier and swing it out every time you access the rear. In the ~10 years I had the 80 series I had 3-4 puntures but opened the rear door around 10,000 times!!!

Then I got a GU with door mounted spare, problem solved??? Hmmm... I noticed the shear weight of the door mounted spare wheel every time I opened the door. Also had to fully open and lock in position whenever parked on a slope. And never had a punture in ~5 years in the GU.

Now have a 200 series and bless every time I open the tail gate :)

Would never go back to a door/carrier mounted rear wheel and simply put up with the inconvenience of an underslung spare for the ultra-rare times I need to change a tyre.

Cheers

Captain