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Kfal
Joined: Tue Oct 31, 2017 3:37 pm Posts: 84 Location: beyond the 26th
Vehicle: G16b sierra
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Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2017 7:56 pm |
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Has anyone made a rear bar with a wheel carrier DIY? Interested in having a look at what people have made. I like the look of the Calmini rear, but I’m not sure how easy it would be to obtain one and how ridiculous price would be. Attachment: BA610669-C565-4D82-9358-5771071BA983.jpeg
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Gwagensteve
Joined: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 12754 Location: Melbourne
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Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2017 9:15 pm |
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Looks like a whole bunch of heavy to me.
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jdk81
Joined: Sat Jul 18, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 2372 Location: Ballarat, VIC
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Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 6:42 am |
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I had a DIY one I made for some near pointless reason (oh I wanted a tow hitch that wasn't dragging on the ground). I removed it and went for a wheel and the car improved a massive amount. Pointless weight at the extreme edge of the car, lots of suck.
Almost every kg of pointless modifications makes the car worse.
Sierras are not patrols/landcruisers or big utes etc, it's pointless tarting them up like one. Suzuki already made a fantastic tyre carrier.
My soft top doesnt carry a spare, and the spare on my daily (tintop) is under review, as a plug kit and little air compressor is a lot lighter.
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Kfal
Joined: Tue Oct 31, 2017 3:37 pm Posts: 84 Location: beyond the 26th
Vehicle: G16b sierra
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Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 7:28 am |
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Yeah good point about weight, I’d seen some stuff about the rear door cracking so I was going to do away with the spare on it.
This whole light weight business is new for me, going from a 3 ton 80 series to a 900kg zook
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just_cruizin
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Joined: Sun Jun 25, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 2867 Location: here
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Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 11:12 am |
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Touch wood, I have never needed the spare on a sierra. Another 25-35kg saved
_________________ greenzook89 wrote: 31zook wrote: Makes me want something similar
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Kfal
Joined: Tue Oct 31, 2017 3:37 pm Posts: 84 Location: beyond the 26th
Vehicle: G16b sierra
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Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 12:21 pm |
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I suppose any weight saved is good weight saved. It’s difficult to decide, seems like one of those Murphy’s law situations
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Gwagensteve
Joined: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 12754 Location: Melbourne
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Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 12:57 pm |
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I’ve asked who has had an unrepairable tyre failure with an LT tyre on a Sierra for years, because I’ve never seen one in 25 years of suzuki club membership. I’ve been told of two.
So there isn’t no risk, but it’s incredibly small compared to, say, a patrol or cruiser.
If you MUST run a spare (and I don’t) look at using an suzuki x-90 space saver- it’s a 16x 4.5 rim with a very compact tyre on it, which is what the back door of a Sierra was actually engineered to hold.
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Kfal
Joined: Tue Oct 31, 2017 3:37 pm Posts: 84 Location: beyond the 26th
Vehicle: G16b sierra
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Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 1:03 pm |
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No spare it is.
Do you run a standard rear bumper Steve?
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pete_79
Joined: Wed Feb 06, 2013 8:24 pm Posts: 1571
Vehicle: 91 Tin Top
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Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 1:55 pm |
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Gwagensteve wrote: If you MUST run a spare (and I don’t) look at using an suzuki x-90 space saver- it’s a 16x 4.5 rim with a very compact tyre on it, which is what the back door of a Sierra was actually engineered to hold. Thanks mate! I spent ages trying to find a space saver rim that I could use on my camping trailer, but gave up in the end. Didn't know they came on X90s, will keep an eye out for one now....
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Gwagensteve
Joined: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 12754 Location: Melbourne
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Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 2:05 pm |
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They’re a Kei jimny wheel and tyre IIRC.
A replacement tyre would be almost impossible to get here, but it isn’t going on road tbh so it’s a bit academic.
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MrRocky
Joined: Thu Dec 17, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 4723 Location: perth
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Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2017 12:26 pm |
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Or run an lj rim
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Gwagensteve
Joined: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 12754 Location: Melbourne
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Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2017 4:23 pm |
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The hassle is finding a light enough tyre. 6.00 16’s are light. They get heavy bigger than that.
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epitam
Joined: Mon Sep 12, 2011 2:40 pm Posts: 157 Location: Israel
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Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2017 4:34 pm |
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I did it... And not feeling bad for the extra weight. It comes with lots of comfort and easy life on trips. I've added a link to the article on israeli web site. Hope the pictures will help to show the process or you can try translate it with google translate: http://www.jeepolog.com/forums/content.php/3830-פרויקט-פגוש-אחורי-משוכלל-לסמוראי [url]http://www.jeepolog.com/forums/content.php/3830-פרויקט-פגוש-אחורי-משוכלל-לסמוראי[/url] Sent from my Nexus 9 using Tapatalk
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Gwagensteve
Joined: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 12754 Location: Melbourne
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Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2017 7:44 pm |
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Kfal wrote: No spare it is.
Do you run a standard rear bumper Steve? Sorry I missed this. I don’t run a bumper at all really. I’ve also just eliminated the folding tailgate in the interest of dropping weight.
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oztraveller
Joined: Tue Jul 09, 2013 2:06 pm Posts: 13
Vehicle: subaru
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Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2017 11:58 pm |
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G'day Epitam, what brand of tyres are you running Suzi? They look good.
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just_cruizin
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Joined: Sun Jun 25, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 2867 Location: here
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Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2017 8:15 am |
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Look like Maxxis Creepy Crawlers
_________________ greenzook89 wrote: 31zook wrote: Makes me want something similar
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epitam
Joined: Mon Sep 12, 2011 2:40 pm Posts: 157 Location: Israel
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Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2017 2:33 am |
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Just_cruising is right. Its 7.00r16 m8090 also known as creepy crawler.
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Perram
Joined: Fri Feb 24, 2012 6:55 pm Posts: 502 Location: sydney
Vehicle: 96 tin top sierra 31's omes
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Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2018 1:29 pm |
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I understand I am a little late. I made one just cause. It's heavy but I like making stuff. It's 3mm with a 5mm brace to chassis. And had a pivot mount so it opens sync with the back door. As stated though. It's entirely over weight and useless. But I like it. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk
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Spokerider
Joined: Wed Nov 07, 2018 4:05 am Posts: 74
Vehicle: 87 Samurai
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Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2019 1:12 am |
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I made a bumper and swing away carrier too. YES, it's heavy. NO, I don't take the spare with me everywhere. Only when I explore by myself, in isolated areas, where I have zero interest in walking out from..... Also made a chainsaw carrier and a custom aluminum shovel. With only a few hours of tig time ever, I'm ok with the welds, lol. They hold, they work. One day [ year ] I may make all aluminum bumpers, and cut the weigh in half. We'll see.
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