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Pugsly
11-16-2004, 11:45 AM
Okay, my Defender has the spare mounted on the rear door. I've reinforced the door where the welds broke and the bracing was not sufficient, so it now holds together pretty well.

I am considering moving the spare tire out behind the door maybe 6-8 inches by building some sort of tubing / box contraption (giving me a place to store a jerry can).

So, will my hinges hold or will my door fall off on some particularly jarring section of trail?

[The purpose behind doing this is to provide clearance for a rear bumper winch, mounted to the top of the NAS bumper.]
tony cordell
11-16-2004, 12:30 PM
No, the door will fall apart
buy a wheel carrier
Mantec sell one as do others.
http://www.whiterover.com/resources/Mods/Sly/TireCarrier/D90TireCarrier.html
red90rover
11-16-2004, 12:41 PM
Your door will fall off. Have a look at what the hinges are connected to.
FrankenRover
11-16-2004, 01:43 PM
yup, hinges are weak and will fail with large (even regular) spares.

Billster
wilsby
11-16-2004, 03:18 PM
Get a real wheel carrier if you have to have the wheel on the outside. Do not extend the carrier or attach jerry cans. A D110 does not like extra weight that far back. Try to mount the winch inside and forward for weight distribution.

I try to keep my 110 light in the rear, it helps on both hiway and trails.
darkstar
11-16-2004, 05:53 PM
After reading this thread (http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=302487) I'm glad my spare is kept inside the truck.
Gremlin
11-16-2004, 11:21 PM
Hi all, been lurking for a while now, the door hinges and even the door are not up to the task supporting any heavy weights. Go with a custom carrier to support all your gear at the rear, i built my own as aftermarket ones did not seem up to the task. I have a pic but no red star so here is the link to the pic.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/gremlin180/2004_0808Image0029.jpg


Grem
Pugsly
11-19-2004, 07:27 PM
yup, hinges are weak and will fail with large (even regular) spares.

Billster

Ahh, you guys are no fun at all...
evilfij
11-19-2004, 07:36 PM
I think the hinges will be fine, it will just rip the skin off the door. :flipoff2: