Thread: Rear bar/wheel carrier on a 130

oookay then......have i answered my own question, and noone has done it...but cant see a problem?
Meh....i'll give it a crack soon and post up the results

Yes it's been done, no it wasn't me so can't direct you to the relevant posts/thread.

IIRC ridjidij might have been one that's done/doing it.

I'm going the bonnet fitting myself.
All I need is the checker plate and the mounting kit from Dolium Pty Ltd
Or make up the mounting kit myself, whatever will be easy.

Originally Posted by ericpicc

I'm going the bonnet fitting myself.
All I need is the checker plate and the mounting kit from Dolium Pty Ltd
Or make up the mounting kit myself, whatever will be easy.

Not with 35's

Originally Posted by moorey

Not with 35's

Not sure why you need 35's on a defender....

anyway get rid of the tub and fit a tray you can put 2 under there with a high lift jack..shovel...and other assortment of gear

Mrs hh

Originally Posted by moorey

...I haven't seen it done, but am looking to adapt a 2nd hand one for mine. Is there a reason I am missing that people haven't/don't do it? Or is it just that 130 drivers tend to use the tub for carrying wheel etc?
Cheers,
Moorey

It's actually not easy to adapt a wheel carrier from, say, a 110 wagon to a 130 because of the overhang of the tub over the rear chassis. I initially thought it would not be too difficult to modify a wagon carrier to fit, but I ended up having to make a completely different chassis mount with the stub axle pointing downwards.

Originally Posted by rick130

................IIRC ridjidij might have been one that's done/doing it.

So far I've only got to the stage of building the first prototype. You can see a couple of pics on this page >>>>> Wheel carrier

Cheers, Murray

Nice looking unit.....i'll have a 'suck it and see' crack at it at some stage and see how i go, but yes, overhang on the 130 is a consideration