Dont quite understand your logic there? When you look over you shoulder to reverse, you look exactly where you have your mock up? More to the right the better it is for rearward vision. Also the closer you put it to the pivot point, the better it is against leverage on that joint.
I understand what you mean. The mock-up is there as it was in that position when the bar was at about 100 degrees to the main bar, that the tyre would clear the rear hatch. I didn't want to have a carrier that had to be swung out past the side of the vehicle before it cleared the hatch.
I have 2 sets rims and plan on running the stockish size tyres round town and the larger (31s) for trips, so don't intend using the carrier that much. Hopefully the bar will look fairly 'clean' without the carrier.
I'm very open to any ideas anyone has 'cause i'm certainly no expert in doing this!
Well since you're open to ideas, a long arm is a pain in the arse. Don't park to close to the guy behind if you have to swing it out When I mocked mine up I found I had to step around a long arm as I opened it, it got old real quick.
I am tossing up the idea of going towards the middle (if it fits ie door clearance) and mounting the tyre higher to put a high lift jack under. Don't want to go overboard with heaps of weight on the backend though.
One advantage is I can make a few swingaway carriers to fit and see what I like without it costing the earth.
Have also seen some where the wheel is higher and at an angle - does anyone know the reason for this?
Everyone has their own preferences, so it's a matter of working out what you like and what works, for what you want to do with it.
Also, still deciding what to use to hold the wheel up - whether I go 1 upright, two at an angle or all three. Same again want something that won't break, but don't want excessive weight.
The angled ones are to follow the window line if they have them mounted really high for rock crawling in Moab. Don't really see the need for it here and the higher you go, the more vision you loose and the more leverage on the pivot. There will be a lot of movement with the setup you have as the bushes are not solid brass or a bearing setup.
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When I mocked mine up I found I had to step around a long arm as I opened it, it got old real quick.
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