"Classic" Spare wheel

"Classic" Spare wheel

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skyedriver

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18,916 posts

289 months

Sunday 16th April 2006
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Hi all,
Been looking at a Classic but the rear area is taken up with 2 LPG tanks and the spare sits on the floor. We need all the space we can get, is there another way of mounting the spare? I guess it's too heavy for a roof rack....naybe an underfloor fitting kit?
Regards
Tony H

darthdicky

121 posts

250 months

Sunday 16th April 2006
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You can get swing away ones that mount to the rear body. You have to swing it out of the way before opening the rear tailgate though.

niva441

2,023 posts

238 months

Sunday 16th April 2006
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darthdicky said:
You can get swing away ones that mount to the rear body. You have to swing it out of the way before opening the rear tailgate though.


Tidy idea, just watch that it doesn't increase the rear axle load too much as it is mounted further behind the rear axle line.

bluespanner

3,383 posts

230 months

Sunday 16th April 2006
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niva441 said:
darthdicky said:
You can get swing away ones that mount to the rear body. You have to swing it out of the way before opening the rear tailgate though.


Tidy idea, just watch that it doesn't increase the rear axle load too much as it is mounted further behind the rear axle line.


Think about it - with the swing away it should be in roughly the same position as Discos spares. So no problem.

niva441

2,023 posts

238 months

Monday 17th April 2006
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bluespanner said:
Think about it - with the swing away it should be in roughly the same position as Discos spares. So no problem.


But the suspension on the Disco was tuned with the rear mounted spare wheel and a lot of effort was put into mounting it lower and further forward on the latest generation.

bluespanner

3,383 posts

230 months

Monday 17th April 2006
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niva441 said:
bluespanner said:
Think about it - with the swing away it should be in roughly the same position as Discos spares. So no problem.


But the suspension on the Disco was tuned with the rear mounted spare wheel and a lot of effort was put into mounting it lower and further forward on the latest generation.



But this is an old Rangie! A wheel on the back isnt going to bother it.

GKP

15,099 posts

248 months

Monday 17th April 2006
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Exactly! Bolt a nudge bar on the front just to balance things out, though!

niva441

2,023 posts

238 months

Tuesday 18th April 2006
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The nudge bar should be an easy way to balance out the increase in axle load.

Also has the bonus of making the car more offensive to anti 4x4 numptys.

ehasler

8,567 posts

290 months

Tuesday 18th April 2006
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niva441 said:
bluespanner said:
Think about it - with the swing away it should be in roughly the same position as Discos spares. So no problem.


But the suspension on the Disco was tuned with the rear mounted spare wheel and a lot of effort was put into mounting it lower and further forward on the latest generation.
Isn't the rear overhang on the Rangie longer than the Disco? I've not got any measurements to hand, but it does look like it's bigger, which will increase the effect of fitting the spare wheel on the back. Whether it's enough for it to notice is another matter

Church

165 posts

229 months

Tuesday 18th April 2006
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Rear over hang on classic rangie and series 1 discovery is the same. As long as the rear suspension isn't tired it shouldn't give any problems, or worse case scenario is fit some HD rear springs for £40.

bluespanner

3,383 posts

230 months

Tuesday 18th April 2006
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Right. The spare in a Rangie is in the back, behind the nearside wheel arch. Yes?

So, putting it say...20 inches further back (ie on a swingaway carrier) is going to increase rear axle load, as the effective leverage is more, but this will be negligible. The car may even be more stable, as the wheel will be central, not on the left.