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| Author: | Kfal [ Tue Nov 14, 2017 7:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | DIY Rear wheel carrier |
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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| Author: | Gwagensteve [ Tue Nov 14, 2017 9:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: DIY Rear wheel carrier |
Looks like a whole bunch of heavy to me. |
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| Author: | jdk81 [ Wed Nov 15, 2017 6:42 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: DIY Rear wheel carrier |
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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| Author: | Kfal [ Wed Nov 15, 2017 7:28 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: DIY Rear wheel carrier |
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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| Author: | just_cruizin [ Wed Nov 15, 2017 11:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: DIY Rear wheel carrier |
Touch wood, I have never needed the spare on a sierra. Another 25-35kg saved |
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| Author: | Kfal [ Wed Nov 15, 2017 12:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: DIY Rear wheel carrier |
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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| Author: | Gwagensteve [ Wed Nov 15, 2017 12:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: DIY Rear wheel carrier |
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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| Author: | Kfal [ Wed Nov 15, 2017 1:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: DIY Rear wheel carrier |
No spare it is. Do you run a standard rear bumper Steve? |
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| Author: | pete_79 [ Wed Nov 15, 2017 1:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: DIY Rear wheel carrier |
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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| Author: | Gwagensteve [ Wed Nov 15, 2017 2:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: DIY Rear wheel carrier |
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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| Author: | MrRocky [ Sat Nov 18, 2017 12:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: DIY Rear wheel carrier |
Or run an lj rim |
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| Author: | Gwagensteve [ Sat Nov 18, 2017 4:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: DIY Rear wheel carrier |
The hassle is finding a light enough tyre. 6.00 16’s are light. They get heavy bigger than that. |
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| Author: | epitam [ Sat Nov 18, 2017 4:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: DIY Rear wheel carrier |
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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| Author: | Gwagensteve [ Sat Nov 18, 2017 7:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: DIY Rear wheel carrier |
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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| Author: | oztraveller [ Sat Dec 02, 2017 11:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: DIY Rear wheel carrier |
G'day Epitam, what brand of tyres are you running Suzi? They look good. |
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| Author: | just_cruizin [ Sun Dec 03, 2017 8:15 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: DIY Rear wheel carrier |
Look like Maxxis Creepy Crawlers |
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| Author: | epitam [ Mon Dec 04, 2017 2:33 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: DIY Rear wheel carrier |
Just_cruising is right. Its 7.00r16 m8090 also known as creepy crawler. Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | Perram [ Fri Mar 16, 2018 1:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: DIY Rear wheel carrier |
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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| Author: | Spokerider [ Wed Mar 13, 2019 1:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: DIY Rear wheel carrier |
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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