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| RRUK Site Supporter Member Since: 31 Mar 2010 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 2025  
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Looks a nice piece of kit, still doesn't fix the age old issue of a heavy wheel trashing your hinges and potentially cracking the door structure though.
I'm going to invest in a swing-away wheel carrier soon, even though my door is fine right now.... 2016 D4 HSE 1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF 1982 Series 3 SWB Petrol Last edited by RRUK on 11th Jan 2016 8:21am. Edited 1 time in total |
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8th Jan 2016 9:53am |
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| camelman Member Since: 27 Feb 2013 Location: Peak District Posts: 3363
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Yeah looked at wheel carriers but having 6 defenders now over the last 20 odd years, all running larger tyres, I've never had a problem with the hinges or doors cracking so decided to go with this option.
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8th Jan 2016 10:06am |
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| Stacey007 Member Since: 25 Sep 2015 Location: Cheshire Posts: 3743
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Hello
Where is this from? It could be handy when I sort my Nato hitch out as that would sit much higher closer to the bottom of the current spare wheel. Is it an easy install? Have you a picture with the wheel on from the back and even from the view if you can out the back? Many thanks |
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8th Jan 2016 11:01am |
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| camelman Member Since: 27 Feb 2013 Location: Peak District Posts: 3363
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Hi Stacey007, I put it on for that very reason, I usually have a NATO hitch on but can't access it with the 285 tyres I'm running. It's much stronger than the original being 6mm plate.
It's probably a 20 minute job to swap it over, whip the wheel off, pop the door card off and the 6 bolts can then be accessed. I think it was £68 from foundry4x4 Here's a pic with the wheel refitted. Click image to enlarge |
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8th Jan 2016 11:24am |
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| RRUK Site Supporter Member Since: 31 Mar 2010 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 2025
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That's a very interesting observation. I started a thread a while back about wheel carriers and asked opinions on the strnegth of the rear door and hinges, and why would LR make them this way if they couldn't take the weight of the wheels and tyres? How long have you kept your Land Rovers for and how many miles did you do in them? Was any of that off road? 2016 D4 HSE 1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF 1982 Series 3 SWB Petrol |
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11th Jan 2016 8:16am |
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| Happyoldgit Member Since: 14 Sep 2007 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3471 
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TBH I've never had issues with the new style all steel rear doors on any of my Puma Defenders either although did have a couple of the earlier steel frame aluminium clad doors as fitted to previous models crack at the frame joints. Steve.
Owned numerous Land Rover vehicles of all shapes and sizes over the decades. Current Defender: A non tarts hand-bagged Puma 110 XS USW. [Insert something impressive here such as extensive list of previous Land Rovers or examples of your prestigeous and expensive items, trinkets, houses, bikes, vehicles etc] http://forums.lr4x4.com I used to be Miserable ...but now I'm ecstatic. |
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11th Jan 2016 1:26pm |
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| Snowy90 Member Since: 23 Feb 2015 Location: Surrey Posts: 482 
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Has anyone weighed a standard Steel Wheel/Tyre and an Alloy/bigger tyre?
Has anyone found a way of stopping the tyre hitting the rear wing/light without the swingaway? Just out of interest, I have a swing away and really don't like it, mine rattles around. |
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11th Jan 2016 2:27pm |
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| ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816  
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^^ HD Wolf steel wheel plus 235/85R16 tire totals about 35KG, alloy wheel plus same size tire about 4KG less.
My spare never hit anything at all, not when installed on the door, not today with the Kaymar either. Eric You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation. http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I https://vimeo.com/201482507 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw |
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11th Jan 2016 2:40pm |
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| Romadog Member Since: 07 Jul 2011 Location: Powys Posts: 1749 |
Fit a gas damper for the door from Brendan (Leeds) to stop wheel hitting the wing.
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11th Jan 2016 6:57pm |
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| camelman Member Since: 27 Feb 2013 Location: Peak District Posts: 3363
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I had the TD5 for 10 years, 100k miles carrying a Mach 5 with 33inch tyre on it with no worries. Even had a couple of bikes hanging off it occasionally. On my Camel 110 I put a wheel carrier on the back but that was due to the beating the door was taking from 1000s of miles on corrugated gravel roads across Africa. |
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11th Jan 2016 7:34pm |
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| Happyoldgit Member Since: 14 Sep 2007 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3471
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Not to rob Brendan of a potential sale but the standard door stay is really quite easy to adjust simply by moving the bracket bolted to the wheelarch forward. This method will obviously require drilling one or two more holes in the wheelarch and blanking the old holes. Steve. Owned numerous Land Rover vehicles of all shapes and sizes over the decades. Current Defender: A non tarts hand-bagged Puma 110 XS USW. [Insert something impressive here such as extensive list of previous Land Rovers or examples of your prestigeous and expensive items, trinkets, houses, bikes, vehicles etc] http://forums.lr4x4.com I used to be Miserable ...but now I'm ecstatic. |
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12th Jan 2016 12:05pm |
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| Stacey007 Member Since: 25 Sep 2015 Location: Cheshire Posts: 3743
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I'm thinking of this wheel carrier as it would give more gap for a nato hitch and generally make it easier to reach the towbar which even I use.
I have std wheels will it look odd with a std wheel on it? ie will it fit a long way out from back of door. Thanks |
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12th Jan 2016 12:08pm |
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| camelman Member Since: 27 Feb 2013 Location: Peak District Posts: 3363
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The carrier I've fitted lifts the wheel up but not out from the back door so youshould be ok.
I'm fitting my NATO hitch back on at the weekend so will stick some pics up when done. |
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12th Jan 2016 12:27pm |
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