2004 110 defender bonnet mount Sapir tyre

**AndyG** · 27th April 2014, 11:36 AM

Look forward to your solution, I imagine two wheels on the carrier( piggy back) would place excessive loads it.

**Luggy110** · 27th April 2014, 11:57 AM

Originally Posted by AndyG

Look forward to your solution, I imagine two wheels on the carrier( piggy back) would place excessive loads it.

Have a look it murrays from rijidji 4x4
http://www.aulro.com/app/showphoto.p...age101/cat/500
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**rijidij** · 27th April 2014, 07:59 PM

Originally Posted by AndyG

Look forward to your solution, I imagine two wheels on the carrier( piggy back) would place excessive loads it.

I have done a couple of piggy back carriers using the single type carrier. This isn't the best pic, but it's the only one I have of one fitted.

Cheers, Murray

**Luggy110** · 28th April 2014, 05:18 AM

Originally Posted by rijidij

I have done a couple of piggy back carriers using the single type carrier. This isn't the best pic, but it's the only one I have of one fitted.

Cheers, Murray

Hi Murray it ben I spoke to ou yeasty morning in regards to the bonnet mount spare, how dose the piggy back one go much weight hanging on the back?

**rijidij** · 28th April 2014, 07:20 PM

Originally Posted by Luggy110

Hi Murray it ben I spoke to ou yeasty morning in regards to the bonnet mount spare, how dose the piggy back one go much weight hanging on the back?

G,day Ben,
The Defender in the picture has done many, many kms of Outback travel without issue, in fact the owners are very happy with the piggy back setup.
Yes, it is a lot of weight hanging off the carrier and chassis, and I made it clear to the owner that I couldn't guarantee that it would be trouble free in the long term, but so far so good.
The backing plates for the wheel carrier, on the inside of the chassis, are made in a way that they wrap over the top and bottom edges of the chassis, a stronger method than I've seen on other carriers.
Cheers, Murray

**Luggy110** · 28th April 2014, 10:39 PM

Originally Posted by rijidij

G,day Ben,
The Defender in the picture has done many, many kms of Outback travel without issue, in fact the owners are very happy with the piggy back setup.
Yes, it is a lot of weight hanging off the carrier and chassis, and I made it clear to the owner that I couldn't guarantee that it would be trouble free in the long term, but so far so good.
The backing plates for the wheel carrier, on the inside of the chassis, are made in a way that they wrap over the top and bottom edges of the chassis, a stronger method than I've seen on other carriers.
Cheers, Murray

Thanks murray I have all ready got one of your rear bars on my 110 now I have two jerry can and one tyre, so could I piggy back on that one?

**AndyG** · 29th April 2014, 02:01 AM

Well I stand corrected, and another option to consider.

**rijidij** · 29th April 2014, 12:27 PM

Originally Posted by Luggy110

Thanks murray I have all ready got one of your rear bars on my 110 now I have two jerry can and one tyre, so could I piggy back on that one?

I would be reluctant to piggy back on the rear bar as the stub axle length is shorter than on the single carrier and located at the narrow end part of the chassis. It might be quite ok, but I couldn't guarantee it without actually testing it.
Personally, I'd go the way of a bonnet mount for an extra wheel, but only for touring when needed.

Cheers, Murray

**Luggy110** · 29th April 2014, 05:06 PM

Originally Posted by rijidij

I would be reluctant to piggy back on the rear bar as the stub axle length is shorter than on the single carrier and located at the narrow end part of the chassis. It might be quite ok, but I couldn't guarantee it without actually testing it.
Personally, I'd go the way of a bonnet mount for an extra wheel, but only for touring when needed.

Cheers, Murray

I think that's what I will do murray I might try catch up with you in the coming weeks and look at it. Thanks heaps for everybody's help on this suject.

**Benz** · 29th April 2014, 08:28 PM

I have a spare mounted to my td5 bonnet.

Fitted it there for my trip around Australia and having two spares can be handy when in the middle of nowhere.

I found getting a 235/85 on a 130 rim quite hard to get onto the roof, it's a long way up there, and then there's getting it down which can be fun.

so I got a FrontRunner bonnet mount kit, some 3mm checker plate for on top of the bonnet and got a ali plate made to fit the unbraced section on the underside of the bonnet.

All up I think it kinda worked but isn't perfect.

First off the rubbers which the tyre sits on supplied with the FrontRunner kit are pretty crap. They have become all deformed.
The bonnet is now bloody heavy and no longer pops up by its self. I have to prop the bonnet release lever (in the cab) up with something to get the bonnet open.
The bonnet isn't too heavy to lift but I did really hurt my back once opening the bonnet (My back was semi crook from 3 days of rowing a Canadian canoe but lifting the bonnet pushed it over the edge and I spent 24 hours laying on my back in pain

)
and last of all, Some how the bonnet catch has come loose on the bonnet. not sure how this happened but it is a bit of a pain and the bonnet has a bit more movement then one would desire... not actually sure how to get it fixed. it's like a captive nut or something which is pressed/welded in? I think I will have to separate the bonnet skin from the frame to fix it...

I'm still happy though and don't mind looking at it all the time.
although I have never had to use the second spare...

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