BeeGee's MY15 Disco 4 XXV build thread

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Originally Posted by rocket rod

You could put the spare tyre on the roof and get a long range fuel tank like I have. I get about 1400km out of a tank full. I take the roof rack off when home and run around without a spare, just a plug kit.

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Good thought. However, my 18" Tuff Ant steelies with BFG's are blimmin heavy to get up onto the roof. Must weight about 200kg or thereabouts (*slight exaggeration!). I reckon I'd do my back in. How do you go with that?

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Originally Posted by DieselLSE

If you get the Rijidij rear wheel carrier, it can be quite easily removed when not needed. You're just left with a 6" vertical stub which looks a bit like an aerial mount base in the corner of the rear bumper. Also, the Rijidij unit does not interfere with the sight lines of the rear lamps, so there's no faffing about with wiring.

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Thanks for the tip. Will suss it out and see what it looks like.

Our Defender has a Mantec spare wheel carrier which opens with the door, so no inconvenience. Does the Ridij one for tge D4 do that?

I do like white vehicles with dark trim. Yours looks great.

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Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Our Defender has a Mantec spare wheel carrier which opens with the door, so no inconvenience. Does the Ridij one for tge D4 do that?

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Impossible. The D3/4 has an upper and lower tailgate. The carrier has to be opened before either tailgate can be accessed.

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Originally Posted by BeeGee

Good thought. However, my 18" Tuff Ant steelies with BFG's are blimmin heavy to get up onto the roof. Must weight about 200kg or thereabouts (*slight exaggeration!). I reckon I'd do my back in. How do you go with that?

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Agreed it's a bit heavy and I have the alloys but I lift the tyre onto the tailgate then stand on it and lift it up onto the roof. Not too difficult.

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Originally Posted by rocket rod

Agreed it's a bit heavy and I have the alloys but I lift the tyre onto the tailgate then stand on it and lift it up onto the roof. Not too difficult.

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Hah! That's what I do, too. But either wheels get heavier as they age or gravity is getting stronger!

Hi guys,
I haven't updated this thread for quite a while.
I installed a K9 ladder a couple of weekends ago. Good piece of kit and easy install.
It makes it so much easier getting onto the roof now. A couple of photos:

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...6ad273ee_k.jpgIMG_2644 by Bryan Williams, on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...033ddd3d_k.jpgIMG_2643 by Bryan Williams, on Flickr

For anybody following this thread and feels that putting the spare on the roof is a bit beyond them for various reason (mine was 'cos I'm getting fat old and ugly), I recently made up a winch to lift it onto the Rijidij RWC and which could also be switched over to the van to lift it's spare wheel as well.
Details are in the tech section.
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