Hybrid_From_Hell Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Hi all, Before I set to with the Hardtop to Truck Cab conversion, I am having a rethink about what is stored where. I know with the TC Space will be very different , am thinking of making boxes up for the strops and shackles But was wondering about the spare wheel ?? currently 34s may one day be 35s but no bigger On my last Truck Cab (The Hybrid) the spare was held upright against the rear roll cage, bit of a pain but out of the way, I couldn't have it level, as the wheelbase / Load bed / 2x Rear rollcage stays were so tight it just wouldn't go it any other way, ......but as I am about to rebuild the area maybe I have a choice(s) ? So, if you have a TC 90 / Defender, can you pop up pics of spare wheel and size of it too ? Ta Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Not sure what size tyres this guy was running, but I saw this last year at a HBRO meet at Hogmoor: Apologies for the crappy quality, it's a snapshot from video taken on my old digital compact. Possibly a Mantec truck cab swing away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon White Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Sell the truckcab, buy a hardtop and then mount the spare wheel on the back door Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ltwt1981 Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Better on the bonnet Jon, he won't be looking that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted December 23, 2008 Author Share Posted December 23, 2008 Sell the truckcab, buy a hardtop and then mount the spare wheel on the back door Huh Top advice from a member who's avatar has a picture of his rabbit (long time dead) in his house (wer, sold and moved away from) Try and keep up, ....had the hardtop and the wheel carrier Triuck Cab now JW Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 My solution to the problem... Originally I had the spare laid flat in the load bed, a 35 inch Simex just fits between the wheel arches. This was good from a CoG point of view but made carrying anything else in the back quite difficult and limited the size of the fuel tank I could use as this is also in the back. By moving the spare up it freed up a lot of space in the back and the fuel tank could be made bigger. It does raise the CoG in theory but, in practice, a lot of the heavy spares that used to have to be stored in a box above the spare wheel are now much lower so it's probably about the same as it was. The spare is supported by and bolted to, underneath the load cover, a frame that is welded to the chassis on both sides - the last thing I want is a spare wheel getting loose in a big roll or high speed crash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabell Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 I have an NAS (similar to Mantec) swinging tire carrier with side hinged tailgate on the 110 PU. Works very nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheeppimp Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 How about in the garage? Surely the double beadlocks reduce the need for a spare? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white90 Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 http://www.cuthbert.uk.net/M4x4/m4x4round3...round3.html#171 Looked like a good soloution Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomG Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Another one: http://www.devon4x4.com/gallery/104/110-tr...cture-4743.html Low CoG, compact and no loss of visibility. Don't think this would be possible on a 90 as the a-frame crossmember is in the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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