[birko]

Hey,
Looking to free up some space on my ali tray. My spare currently just lays on the tray behind the cab. Im looking at mounting it like this. I was thinking of mounting it be sinking half in the tray half out just behind the cab, but upgrading to 32s and maybe 33s it doesnt leave much room for my fridge etc either side. Anybody got some pics/ideas for this mounting. i was thinking running a 32nb pipe underneath, with a notched and welded on very thick threaded rod,with a large nut with some bars welded on to screw it down? Surely someone has mounted a spare like this?



this is the spare currently

[shep]

Mate just a observation, you should put the seat belt brace back on ya car. If you hit something without them there is nothing holding you in the car, it would proberbly be safer to not wear the seatbelt at all.

[Joe]

That's an old pic Shep he has them on there now

[birko]

Yep had to make new ones to suit.....have u seen the standard Maruti ones....they ain't going to hold shit anyway

[masterA]

Im actually making the rear wheel holder as we speak
Just going to get some plate and cut it up (530H x 150W x 250L)....make a L shaped 'bracket' and then bolt the original tyre holder from a tintop onto that....the 250L will give it support on the bottom

[TZAR]

This may look all cool and race trucky but it would be fucking annoying.

every time you want to put some thing in the tray it would get in the fucking way. Maybe just mount it straight to the headboard standing up or on the side of one of the stays. and in the middle you wont be able to see shit behind you

[birko]

It's not for looks. This gives good rear visibility. Surprisingly. Up on the headboard, blocks most the window. I thought about straight up on one of the stays, but this leaves a awkward shape on the tray. This is the best spot I can find that suits what ill be putting on the tray ie fridge, swag, large space case, two jerrys. The best option would for me to sink it half into the tray like I said, but the fridge would have to move to the rear corner, and that isn't ideal as its fucking heavy when full. The problem is ill make it to suit a 33, and a 33 takes up most of the middle of the tray

[Red89]

Fatzook was doing a recessed tyre tray at one stage I think

[buzbox]

Why not mount it sideways on the passanger side?
Easy fix, It would free up more space to have your fridge, dead body's or whatever else and it won't obstruct rear vision.

[shep]

Move the tray back the width of the tyre and mount it between the cab and the tray. Have tyre and loose no tray space.

[birko]

buzbox wrote:

Why not mount it sideways on the passanger side?
Easy fix, It would free up more space to have your fridge, dead body's or whatever else and it won't obstruct rear vision.

Like so? Probably makes the best available room, just restricts side view

[SierraDan]

That's the best one I reckon. I'm sure you put it on that side due to Sierra lean, but if it were on the drivers side you wouldn't be restricted in view.

[Scrawny]

SierraDan wrote:

That's the best one I reckon. I'm sure you put it on that side due to Sierra lean, but if it were on the drivers side you wouldn't be restricted in view.

What this bloke said

[Gwagensteve]

I reckon carrying a fullsized spare in a sierra is a pain. I used to make a call about whether the trip was worth carrying a spare for... and now I don't bother with a spare at all.*

Here was (is) my spare carrier.



I took it off a while ago when I wanted to run light and never bothered putting it back on.

It didn't hinge or swing. Obviously I lost the "drop side" functionality of the rear of the tray, but gained a lot of room in my tray. Rear vision wasn't ideal either, and it's a balance of height vs departure angle.

I'd be doing some very hard thinking about whether you could run a 7.00 or 7.50 16 to take up less space, or whether a pair of tyre levers, a tube, a tubeless repair kit, and a couple of valve stems, you really need a spare at all.

Could the spare fit under the tray (if you used a narrower tyre?)

I don't like the idea of any weight sitting up that high (same goes for the jerry cans) and I don't like weight high over the rear wheels. I reckon it makes the car feel spooky.

*I always travel with other sierras though, some of whom (occasionally ) run spares, so in the event of a really, really big problem like a broken rim or something, I have options)

[birko]

Gwagensteve wrote:

I reckon carrying a fullsized spare in a sierra is a pain. I used to make a call about whether the trip was worth carrying a spare for... and now I don't bother with a spare at all.*

Here was (is) my spare carrier.



I took it off a while ago when I wanted to run light and never bothered putting it back on.

It didn't hinge or swing. Obviously I lost the "drop side" functionality of the rear of the tray, but gained a lot of room in my tray. Rear vision wasn't ideal either, and it's a balance of height vs departure angle.

I'd be doing some very hard thinking about whether you could run a 7.00 or 7.50 16 to take up less space, or whether a pair of tyre levers, a tube, a tubeless repair kit, and a couple of valve stems, you really need a spare at all.

Could the spare fit under the tray (if you used a narrower tyre?)

I don't like the idea of any weight sitting up that high (same goes for the jerry cans) and I don't like weight high over the rear wheels. I reckon it makes the car feel spooky.

*I always travel with other sierras though, some of whom (occasionally ) run spares, so in the event of a really, really big problem like a broken rim or something, I have options)

Yep, I no what your saying about the weight vs height. The thing is for most hardcore tracks in wa, of which there is a handful, I just run the spare flat on the tray or no spare
if with other zooks. This setup is mostly for camping trips without the Mrs when I don't take my patrol. The spare cant be fitted under the tray due to the diameter being bigger hen the parralel mounts, width isn't a problem as I'm running 9" tyres.

I'm thinking I'm just going to run a few eyelet mounts in the tray so I can change the setup to suit. I think ill run it flat in hardcore terrain, and vertical on the supports for when I need to carry a bit of gear. The majority of challengeing hills in Perth, most of the time I can dump the gear of in a mates car at the bottom as its normally only the zooks that go up!

I think at some stage ill do a custom tray with sunken middle section for the fridge, spare and jerrys, with the wings for a swag etc