usdew
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| posted on 6/5/04 at 12:43 PM |
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spare tire carrier - how secure is it?
Has anyone made the spare tire carrier as per the book?
I wonder how well it holds the spare. Do you wedge the tire between the bars, and hope that friction holds it? It has got to pop out when your stiffly
sprung car goes over a bump. Has anyone come up with a better design?
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ned
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| posted on 6/5/04 at 01:18 PM |
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hicost carries a spare on the back of his car, he uses a pair or rails that slide out to release the spare iirc, surrey dave has a spare, bolted to a
bracket on the back of his car.
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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wicket
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| posted on 6/5/04 at 01:33 PM |
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Don't carry a spare, take a can of instant tyre repair. IMHO the car looks nicer without the wheel hanging on the back.
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timf
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| posted on 6/5/04 at 01:47 PM |
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dont forget if you go for an sva with a spare mounted it becomes fair game for the radius mushroom etc as is the mounting frame
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SparkyPups
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| posted on 6/5/04 at 02:12 PM |
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Dont carry tyre weld - garages wont do a repair and some even refuse to put a new tyre on - carry a motorcycle puncture repair kit
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Peteff
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| posted on 6/5/04 at 03:22 PM |
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Dont carry tyre weld
Phone the AA and send him off to get it fixed. He's a very nice man.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 6/5/04 at 03:36 PM |
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depends on the car. The rear can be a flat boring expanse of metal , and the tyre adds some 'detail'.
There are companie son the net that can do neat covers with your own words and graphics to brighten it up.
atb
steve
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 6/5/04 at 04:04 PM |
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I have been considering this issue recently,
does anyone know of a 'space saver' spare that would fit on a standard ford pcd?
I thought of maybe enclosing it in a GRP cover on the back. I have seen similar covers on other kit cars - usually morgan types. - would that be
difficult to make? or maybe I could adapt one from another car ?
Dave
"In Support of Help the Heroes" - Always
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ned
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| posted on 6/5/04 at 04:05 PM |
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my girlfriend's dad has a wheel cover for his discovery with the tasmanian devil on it and the words: 'back off' which I think is
quite good!
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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flak monkey
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| posted on 6/5/04 at 04:07 PM |
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You mean the thin type wheels used on cars now as spares??....if so ford put them in the Focus, (even the Ghia doesnt have a proper spare now!) and
they are probably in many other newer Ford models.... take a trip to the ford garage and see what they say...
Cheers
David
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 6/5/04 at 07:05 PM |
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SSS wheels are something I had not thought of, I can get them for free!
I was thinking of the spare carrier for the back, but for additional luggage, formula4x4 do them in primer for about £50.
In the early stages, I welded in 4 rear panel supports, the centre 2 are 108mm apart
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 6/5/04 at 07:45 PM |
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But can you get one that fits a ford pcd for free? ((he asked knowing he would be travelling to cornwall in June   ))
Dave
"In Support of Help the Heroes" - Always
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 6/5/04 at 08:03 PM |
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It all depends on the carelessness of late ford owning cornishmen!!
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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