Spare Wheel carriers

**~Rich~** · 11th November 2013, 04:54 PM

Looks like standard size tyres only would fit!
Tight in between.

**wbowner** · 11th November 2013, 06:54 PM

There has been mention of weight being an issue as well. The OL one would way less.

Is the weight of the Kaymar an issue ?

Rich

**wbowner** · 12th November 2013, 06:54 AM

Are the wheel carriers sold by OL, Frontrunner and Dollium the same.

They seem to have the same part numbers?

Rich

**Redback** · 12th November 2013, 07:32 AM

Originally Posted by wbowner

Are the wheel carriers sold by OL, Frontrunner and Dollium the same.

They seem to have the same part numbers?

Rich

Yes I'm fairly sure they are the same.

As for the Kaymar rear bar, bar and one carrier is 78kg according to Kaymar.

Baz.

**stray dingo** · 12th November 2013, 10:27 AM

Dolium and Front Runner are, but OL also sells the Outback Accessories one too.

Kaymar quoted 100kg when I looked at them....maybe they added the wheel too?

**Redback** · 12th November 2013, 01:55 PM

Originally Posted by discotwinturbo

Here are some pics.
You need to ring OL as not showing on their website.....their website is actually ****e.
They are advertising it in the 4wd magazines.
Outback accessories....these pics are from their Facebook page.

Brett....

Thanks Brett, we did ask a couple of years ago, but I'm pretty sure Gordon at OL said no, must be a new thing.

Originally Posted by ~Rich~

Looks like standard size tyres only would fit!
Tight in between.

Looks like tight fit indeed.

Originally Posted by stray dingo

Dolium and Front Runner are, but OL also sells the Outback Accessories one too.

Kaymar quoted 100kg when I looked at them....maybe they added the wheel too?

I have a Kaymar bar sitting under the house, I'll weigh it and let everyone know

Baz.

**connock** · 12th November 2013, 09:21 PM

With that much **** hanging off the back I would not be surprised if it could pop its front wheels in the air at the lights not to mention a very steep hill with some step ups

connock

**Redback** · 14th November 2013, 06:33 AM

Originally Posted by connock

With that much **** hanging off the back I would not be surprised if it could pop its front wheels in the air at the lights not to mention a very steep hill with some step ups

connock

Look at it this way;

Remove 3rd row seats, 75kg according to LRA

Remove factory rear bar and associated stuff 20kg approx, could be heavier

Add Kaymar bar and wheel carrier 78kg to 100kg

There ya have it

Also no worse than having 150kg to 350kg of caravan ball weight on the towbar

Baz.

**connock** · 14th November 2013, 08:17 PM

Originally Posted by Redback

Look at it this way;

Remove 3rd row seats, 75kg according to LRA

Remove factory rear bar and associated stuff 20kg approx, could be heavier

Add Kaymar bar and wheel carrier 78kg to 100kg

There ya have it

Also no worse than having 150kg to 350kg of caravan ball weight on the towbar

Baz.

Yer yer I get were your coming from BUT the driving advertisement for OL in the pictures also has a tow bar so you cant include that about off road driving and who takes a van/camper off road that has a 350kg ball weight any how?
Sorry but I'm just into keeping things as light as possible ( extra tyres not wheels etc.) I realise not every one knows how to change a tyre and some like to look like they go bush all the time. Kay mar bar, Two wheels, hi lift Jack, HF radio aerial + mount and shovel all on the back. This tells me, that person doesn't do a lot of outback travel.

connock

**Redback** · 15th November 2013, 07:06 AM

Originally Posted by connock

Yer yer I get were your coming from BUT the driving advertisement for OL in the pictures also has a tow bar so you cant include that about off road driving and who takes a van/camper off road that has a 350kg ball weight any how?
Sorry but I'm just into keeping things as light as possible ( extra tyres not wheels etc.) I realise not every one knows how to change a tyre and some like to look like they go bush all the time. Kay mar bar, Two wheels, hi lift Jack, HF radio aerial + mount and shovel all on the back. This tells me, that person doesn't do a lot of outback travel.

connock

The Gall Bros do

We added a Mitch Hitch, makes it higher and is around the same weight as the standard hitch, also you can't just carry a spare tyre with the D3/D4, getting a tyre off and on a rim in the bush is pretty much impossible because of the factory bead locks on the alloys, if I could get away with just a carcus I would, steel rims are heavier than alloys and some of the steel rims for the D3/D4 have issues with cracking.

I don't have a hi lift on the car, it's on the camper, don't have a HF radio either, sat phone and EPERB for us.

We have taken a lot of time setting this car up and making sure it's not too heavy, I would say with confidence, it's no heavier that the average Defender loaded up for a trip, most of our gear is in the camper, I reckon it will come in under 3.0t, when you consider they start out at 2.6t and they have a GVM of 3.245t.

Oh and yes we have done a fair amount of outback/remote travel, not as much as we would like, our previos tourer was pretty much setup the same way, never had an issue where ever we went, whether it was the High Country or the desert.

Baz.

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