twin wheel carrier
Submitted: Tuesday, Jun 14, 2005 at 22:56
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Greetings
I want a extra spot to put a spare wheel....now do I just put in on the roof rack or do I buy a twin wheel carrier? I was very shocked when I got a price on one of those babies....I didn't realise they have to replace the back bar for this thing to go on there....there must be something else that I can do get a second spare on the back of the GU. I think I might have a problem fitting 2 on the back do to the size of tyres I am running and I am not sure if 2 will fit on there...I am running 295x75 and I am going to 315's soon I hope ( on wish list )
Thanks
Reply By: Member - Roachie (SA) - Tuesday, Jun 14, 2005 at 23:03
Tuesday, Jun 14, 2005 at 23:03
I put my dual wheel carrier on cos even though I'm over 6 foot tall, getting a full spare + wheel onto roof rack with 4" of lift was a bit hard on my back.
I'm only running 265/75s and there is a bit of a gap between the 2 tyres; I'd probably get a set of 285/75R16s on there but reckon that'd be about the limit.
Mine is from Oppy Lock and the new rear bar is a worthwhile investment in itself cos of the extra strength, high-lift jacking points, taking the weight of the spare off the back door etc.
Cheers
Roachie
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Reply By: motherhen - Tuesday, Jun 14, 2005 at 23:04
Tuesday, Jun 14, 2005 at 23:04
Our Patrol has the twin wheel carrier. It is heavy, but so would a tyre on the roof rack be, if i was putting it up or getting it down. A drawback of the set up was when we had a fuel can carrier on the A frame of the caravan, it hit the spares if turning a tight circle - they stick out further than the original wheel carrier. We only keep one spare on when we are at
home, so can't comment how much bigger tyres it would accommodate. Could you create a carrier that holds two, one behind the other?
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Follow Up By: BenSpoon - Thursday, Jun 16, 2005 at 18:26
Thursday, Jun 16, 2005 at 18:26
I have seen twin carriers around with kaymar stickers that carry 2 tyres- one on the inside of the carrier, the other on the outside- both tyres mounted on the same swing-out arm (4x tyres all up). I have only ever seen them carrying thin LT tyres- but it does the job it is made for. I have never seen them on sale though, so I am not sure if they are modified kaymars, or a standard item.
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Reply By: Outnabout David (SA) - Wednesday, Jun 15, 2005 at 10:53
Wednesday, Jun 15, 2005 at 10:53
I did the Simpson last year with a member of this
forum and he had a spare casing strapped as you suggest to the spare on the back door of a Prado without any problems. If you need an extra spare a lot then go for the rear carrier but it does put a lot of extra weight behind the back wheels and you will need to upgrade
suspension further probably. Why not just put a casing on the roof rack which would be a lot lighter and should'nt be too hard to get up and down.
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Follow Up By: kev.h - Wednesday, Jun 15, 2005 at 17:38
Wednesday, Jun 15, 2005 at 17:38
i strap just the casing on the spare at the back without any problems would have covered almost 20,000 klms that way.
The trick to stop the tyre sagging as you drive along is to bend a short length of 50mm x 5mm flat steel into an 's' shape. One end of the 's' goes over the spare on the car ( tight fit ) and the other end hooks under the lip of the case, than you only have totie the bottom of the tyre in works for me
can email a sketch if you need
Kev
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