Jackup's KK rear tyre carrier

[Jackup]

Thanks for the interest in the tyre carrier. It's a bit of a low-tech solution. If I had the skills of YankeeDave I would probably go with a complete replacement of the rear bar then mount the swing-outs on that. Still, this one survived Cape York so I was fairly happy (relieved) that we got back in one piece.



Sorry, this is the best photo I've got at the moment. The bar is currently off the car at so I'll get a photo of it in the next day or so. It attaches to the chassis rails with the same six bolts that normally holds the tow bar. The upside of this is that it can be easily removed so I'm not hauling the extra weight around when I don't need it. The downside is that the departure angle is slightly less.

Part two of the plan is to fit a long range tank where the spare used to be. As long as I can figure out how to do this safely and legally there's enough space there to at least double the fuel capacity.

[KKnut]

Cool, very keen to see more pics. I see you planned it thoughtfully to clear the tail lights when driving and the tailgate without having to swing your tyres into traffic.

[CibbyDoc]

Love it, great work and verypracticle.

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[YankeeDave]

mounting to the frame sounds much better than just the tow hitch.

I like it.

[Jackup]

Thanks again for the interest. Here are a few photos to show how it all goes together. Unfortunately, it's starting to look a bit rusty. It's painted with White Knight Rustguard "Hammered Finish" which I would NOT recommend. It looked great when freshly sprayed but is now very brittle and every stone knocks a bit more off. Will have to bite the bullet and repaint with something more durable.

The two pieces that stick out from under the bumper are 65x65x6mm steel. That's the same as most tow hitch receivers so a recovery block will just slot right in on either side.

The current weight of the thing is about 60kg plus the weight of the wheels so not lightweight by any means. You can see that I've started to cut some lightening holes. I'm pretty sure I can remove a fair bit of weight without sacrificing strength. I'll finish the job when I get a new drill. The old one has died, probably from drilling too much steel!

I probably should point out that I'm no engineer. As far as I can tell the whole thing is structurally sound and won't damage the chassis rails or fall off on the road somewhere. So far so good.







After putting the bar on for the first time I found a couple of bonuses. First, the flipglass will still open even with the tyres locked in. Second, two standard jerrys fitted nicely between the swing arms. The weight is taken by the rear step and a couple of octo straps hold them in place. It's all a bit agricultural but it works. If I can get the long range tank sorted I won't need this but it still might be handy for water jerries.

[axiom]

Feel free to chime in, however i'm thinking that with the towbar removed, it would at least weigh 30-40KG, so its really on the weight of an additional tyre plus 20kg or so, and the fact that it is slightly further rear of the axle. But that shouldn't be too much of an issue.

And going off the numbers that he Jackup'd has given us, as long as you equalise you are reasonably safe for a snatch (as safe as any other recovery is)

Yankee Dave your thoughts?

[btalyor218]

I think thats a great idea Jackup, and is a good solution for the couple of us with LPG looking for a new home for the spare...

This is my dream solution though.... YankeeDave?