Wheel carrier - which one?

Medusa · Jan 20, 2009

Well me noo wheels n tyres are on the 90 now but the spare on the back is bloody heavy. I'm worried that the mounting plate will fracture under the extra weight.

Anyone using rear wheel carriers on theirs?

Is the Mantec one worth the extra money?

boydy1989 · Jan 20, 2009

if i ever get round to it im gonna make me own.

the mantec ones are meant to be very good but they aint cheap.

Medusa · Jan 20, 2009

Its not an extra cost that I really need right now. No times a good time really but it will be cheaper than repairing a fooked rear door if it falls off and it don't half wobble when the door closed.

Trewey · Jan 20, 2009

I've got a Paddocks one on mine - it's OK with a 265/75 Special Track on a Modular rim.

Sean · Jan 20, 2009

if yer in the habit of slaming the rear door shut from a distance the door frame is going to take a beating - that's what's happened to mine - it just gets welded back together when it goes

adding a much larger front and back plate to the existing wheel holder is the way to go - and close the door without slamming it

boydy1989 · Jan 20, 2009

Ive had a handful of ****ed doors, ****ed when i bought them though.

The first one (£5, ebay) was a quick fit it when i did the hardtop conversion. That was completely banana shaped, you could fit fingers in the top and bottom easily - all the frame had split from the spare wheel.

Door # 2, (£10, ebay) looked really good, no spare wheel carrier. Shut it a bit harder than normal one day, a crack that had been fillered over where the wiper used to go through opened up and so the window broke.

Door # 3, (£2.19, ebay, still on now) an ex Scottich Power 110 door, slightlybent but the fram has all been reinforced where it suffers.

My spare wheel has always been inside though, on the old truck cab spare wheel mount. Makes the doors close so much easier.

Medusa · Jan 20, 2009

boydy1989 said:
Ive had a handful of ****ed doors, ****ed when i bought them though.

The first one (£5, ebay) was a quick fit it when i did the hardtop conversion. That was completely banana shaped, you could fit fingers in the top and bottom easily - all the frame had split from the spare wheel.

Door # 2, (£10, ebay) looked really good, no spare wheel carrier. Shut it a bit harder than normal one day, a crack that had been fillered over where the wiper used to go through opened up and so the window broke.

Door # 3, (£2.19, ebay, still on now) an ex Scottich Power 110 door, slightlybent but the fram has all been reinforced where it suffers.

My spare wheel has always been inside though, on the old truck cab spare wheel mount. Makes the doors close so much easier.

LMAO, it'll be cheaper for me to replace the door loads of time at those prices.

NICE ONE

boydy1989 · Jan 20, 2009

lol yeah. It was a pain in the arse though when i smashed the window, i was in Halfords Redhill car park. My spare door, with glass in it, and most of my tools, were up here in wales. Bugger...

buckshot · Jan 21, 2009

Medusa said:
Well me noo wheels n tyres are on the 90 now but the spare on the back is bloody heavy. I'm worried that the mounting plate will fracture under the extra weight.

Anyone using rear wheel carriers on theirs?

Is the Mantec one worth the extra money?

:scratching_chin: :confused2: :boink: :nopics: :nopics:

Shifty1962 · Jan 21, 2009

Chuck it in the back.
No cost.

Pikey · Jan 21, 2009

Shifty1962 said:
Chuck it in the back.
No cost.

Not enough space in a 90 county to store the spare wheel and anyway only a moron has a loose spare wheel bouncing around n the back of a landy.

I've got the paddocks one on mine great wheel carrier but not really suitable for a county as you can't open the door from the inside. while the wheel carriers in the latched position. The Mantec one is nice but very overpriced.

Griffdowg · Jan 21, 2009

Mantec ones are very well made and will last. I have (dare i say it) a scrapiron racing one (no i didnt buy it, it came with my last 90 and i transfered it to me nooo one

) the scorpion one is really well made with greasy-able hinges and a hi-lift mount. It to is built to last a long time. Ive even reversed it flat out into a metal bollard, which smashed the rear glass and STILL ****ed the door!

new series door on Ebay, 99p

no damage to the carrier though, everything on it is still like new!

G

Medusa · Jan 21, 2009

buckshot said:
:scratching_chin: :confused2: :boink: :nopics: :nopics:

Here ya go Buckshot

Medusa said:

redhand said:
Not enough space in a 90 county to store the spare wheel and anyway only a moron has a loose spare wheel bouncing around n the back of a landy.
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There would be no room for wood snaffleing, eh Pikey?

Shifty1962 · Jan 21, 2009

redhand said:
Not enough space in a 90 county to store the spare wheel and anyway only a moron has a loose spare wheel bouncing around n the back of a landy.

Theres enough space in my 90 CSW and its fixed to the bulkhead so it cant bounce around.
Total cost some leftover studding and some old wheel nuts.
Picture on my sig is before I realised it was killing my rear door.

landowner · Jan 21, 2009

Any one got a 235 on the bonnet and can you see over it/round it, do you just get used to it.??

Medusa · Jan 21, 2009

Ha ha ha, I'd need a booster cushion if I had a bonnet mounted spare

woods767 · Jan 21, 2009

Ive got a cheap rear door mount on mine, with a 265/75 16 on it and its fine. There tougher than people think they are, my landrover has been pushed along by its spare wheel against the back door befor. And ive had people use it as a climbing aid to get to the roof rack. :mad2:

MeatCleaverX86 · Jan 21, 2009

i have a mantec one tiss built well hit trees walls climbed on it and its still there in full working order

Medusa · Jan 21, 2009

richard_paradox said:
i have a mantec one tiss built well hit trees walls climbed on it and its still there in full working order

There does seem to be very limited suppliers of the Mantec one. Where did you get your?

Cheers

MeatCleaverX86 · Jan 21, 2009

Medusa said:
There does seem to be very limited suppliers of the Mantec one. Where did you get your?

Cheers

mine came on it when i bought it but i have seen them at the land rover show lrm at malvern and billing

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