Rear/spare wheel carriers
Submitted: Thursday, Mar 03, 2005 at 17:18
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Pterosaur
Hi,
I've recently purchased a 78 series troopy camper, and am looking at spare wheel carrier options. I have checked the comments in the archive, but wonder if there's any more recent experiences/opinions out there ?
Just got quoted $3k for dual rear (Kaymar) carriers......bit stunned by the cost ! Anyone know of other manufacturers who make similar items ? (cj4wd site is still there, but no contact details) - otherwise will try and get a one - off made. Spoke to a local welding
shop bloke, who thought the original rear bar would be strong enough to support the wheels (if so why is the only commercial model I've seen involve complete replacement of the rear bumper ?).
No Opposite lock store here, and I'm a bit suss on that chain since the
Perth shop tried to charge me $40 for a replacement globe for my spots.
Any info, (or if you've been here before me) plans would be greatly appreciated.
thanks
Reply By: Member - Roachie (SA) - Thursday, Mar 03, 2005 at 21:55
Thursday, Mar 03, 2005 at 21:55
g'day mate,
Sorry you had a bad experience with Opposite Lock in the past; but my dual wheel carrier is from them. It was one of their first ones and they found that it needed a couple of strengthening gussetts to stop it from cracking. I got Pesty to weld them on for me (he's not a bad bloke for a yota owner...hahaha) and it works really
well. It's been over a shyte load of crappy, corrogated roads (including 2 trips to
cape York) and never had a problem. It has a small gas strut on each swing arm which limits overall travel and slows the movement down to a manageable speed.
I've gotten used to having to open the swing-arms every time I want to open the back doors. I've never timed it, but I'd be surprised if it takes more than 10 seconds to do them both. It's no big deal, really.
Mine cost about $1,700- (I fitted it myself with a mate's help), but that was about early 2002.
Cheers,
Roachie
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Follow Up By: BenSpoon - Friday, Mar 04, 2005 at 18:37
Friday, Mar 04, 2005 at 18:37
Roachie- Did the same thing with
mine- $1700 odd for the gas-strut dual carrier. When I actually went to pick
mine up from OL
Karratha they had just recieved a fax half an hour earlier quoting the increase in the price of steel as the reason for their 10% price hike. I managed to get in early though. Apparently their price is close to the kaymars nowadays, though slightly less due to the lack of an inbuilt towball.
I have since found that each of the wheel mounts (gusseted models) have needed to be rated to 1 tonne each just to be strong enough to handle the mass of the tyre and forces of corrugations etc. Something to keep in mind if making your own.
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Follow Up By: Pterosaur - Friday, Mar 04, 2005 at 20:18
Friday, Mar 04, 2005 at 20:18
Thanks Roachie - I'm really a croweater too, just been in Tassie almost long enuff to grow the extra head ! No OL down here, but I'll
check them out anyway.
cheers
"If fishing is a sport, then I must be an athlete !"
Terry
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Reply By: lost - Saturday, Mar 05, 2005 at 19:53
Saturday, Mar 05, 2005 at 19:53
hello pterosaure,
i have just fitted a kaymar carrier to my 78 series, i got it through arb, its only got the r/h arm on it so far(will get l/h arm in a month or so), it cost me $1900 fitted and when i get the left arm its going to be round $600 fitted.
arb have just brought out there own carrier/tow hitch and i had a look at one on friday and they are orsm, but they are only bringing them out for the 100 series and gu patrol, there is no plans at this time to make them for the 78 series.
i got a quote from K&N in
perth for a carrier a couple of months ago, it was $2200 fitted,but it was just a carrier, i would have had to buy a tow hitch as
well on top of it.
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Follow Up By: Pterosaur - Saturday, Mar 05, 2005 at 20:16
Saturday, Mar 05, 2005 at 20:16
Hmmm,
I got my quote from ARB, looks like I'm getting the special Tas. rates - eg fitted single wheel carrier $734
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