Thread: Kaymar Rear Bar

Originally Posted by Heavyduty

Thanks for replies,

Gup, my next question. Is your Kaymar part of a full bumper replacement? The reason I ask is that I would like to install a full Kaymar dual wheel carrier and an Opposite Lock bullbar, but am limited for length inside my garage.

I would appreciate if you, or anyone on the forum with either fitted, could measure how far the bullabar and carrier (tyre) protrudes in front and behind the vehicle?

Thanks again everyone.

Dave

Hi Dave,

I have an ARB winch bar which from grille to rubber stops is 280mm and the rear wheel (20 inch road tyre) is 380mm from the rear. I think my 18 with all terrains are a few mm extra.

I do have the full bumper replacement with only the one carrier

Hope that helps

Gup

Thanks Gup,

Could you please clarify that the 380mm at the rear is measured from the tailgate door?

Thanks
Dave

Just an aside, on Sunday at the CBG I followed a D3 with Kaymar rear bar and RHS spare fitted. While it does have mid mounted repeater lights in the bar, you can not see the RHS light cluster from directly behind the vehicle or untill you are at about 20 degrees to the RHS of the vehicle. If you had both spares you would only see the repeater lights which are about 400mm from the side of the vehicle. I don't know if this meets ADR.

Following immediately behind the D3 for about 60K it became obvious that had the tyres been fitted a little lower (obstructing the sensors more) you would have seen the top of the light cluster better. Otherwise I would be fitting side marker lamps to the outside edge of the bar.

How come there is no mention of the 4x4de rear wheel carrier?
4x4 Design and Engineering - Landrover Discovery 3 and 4
Does not require a new rear bar so i would think that should keep the weight down.
You can also get a jerry can holder for the LHS, again uses the existing bar.
I don't have one but am thinking of getting one, just for the weight reason.

Originally Posted by Heavyduty

Thanks Gup,

Could you please clarify that the 380mm at the rear is measured from the tailgate door?

Thanks
Dave

Yes Dave,

Tailgate door flat, not the lift up handle

Gup

The 4x4 de looks the goods as do a couple of their other products.
Anyone able to post their comments?

Have just taken delivery of my new D4 and ready for additions.

I am keen for another wheel and winch etc but without the lots of extra weights resulting from BULL BARS and rear bars?
Weight is always an issue .

Originally Posted by jspyle

How come there is no mention of the 4x4de rear wheel carrier?
4x4 Design and Engineering - Landrover Discovery 3 and 4
Does not require a new rear bar so i would think that should keep the weight down.
You can also get a jerry can holder for the LHS, again uses the existing bar.
I don't have one but am thinking of getting one, just for the weight reason.

The Opposite Lock rear wheel carrier also fits directly to a shortened rear cross member and then the OEM bumper fits over the pivot so the weight increase is less.

Gordon from Sth Sydney suggests that they were designed for both RH and LH fitting, but to date OL hasn't done a batch of LH brackets. If the requests are successful they may soon be doing a batch of LH fittings.

Originally Posted by jspyle

How come there is no mention of the 4x4de rear wheel carrier?
4x4 Design and Engineering - Landrover Discovery 3 and 4
Does not require a new rear bar so i would think that should keep the weight down.
You can also get a jerry can holder for the LHS, again uses the existing bar.
I don't have one but am thinking of getting one, just for the weight reason.

Mainly because the dual carrier(one wheel one jerry holder) from 4X4de is over $2600 plus fitting on special at the moment and you need to go to Ritters Melbourne to have it fitted or do it yourself and you don't get a bar in that.

Much of a muchness price wise, we went with the Kaymar bar to protect the rear end and also the car doesn't need to be modified to fit the Kaymar bar, but you do if fitting the 4X4de carrier, so if we ever sell the car we can have the front and rear bars re-fitted and sell the accessories seperate if not wanted with the car.

Baz.