Thats bloody Toyota drivers as there spare is under the car !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Originally Posted by P4trol
I've seen your Pic several times threedogs. Waiting till you have to put the muddy flat wheel inside...
Plenty of people put a second spare on the roof. Works, but terrible spot. Yes it's roughly 1m higher than the back door, but the 1x higher CoG affects it 5x worse (ok, the exact statistic is made up, but the higher you put something, the worse it is)
That's why they often put one on the roof too. Hedging their bets both way (in case they roll over)
Bloodyaussie (29th May 2013), Clunk (28th May 2013), tonyhoughton (28th May 2013)
If you do decide to go the roof option Black Widow make a tyre strap which is a ratchet strap with three hooks. Works really well and quick. I have stuffed around with two separate straps in the past and these Black Widow jobs have it all over them. Got it from TJM.
Thanks for that champ... I will look into it
Not worried about putting muddy wheel back inside, thats why the rubber flooring. Young and fit I had no trouble getting wheel/tyre combo on our Cape trip.
Would not like to do it half way across the Simmo, un even footing, hurt your back out there and you're in for a very long painfull drive. I have been working on a solution for Two years now,
And think I may have finally got it, just needs to be universal in its application to any 4x4 thats where problem lies.
If you're doing an outback trip why not just take spare tyres no rim, easy enough to change onto rims. Probably be looking for a break when/if you get a flat anyway.
If nissan anything like Tojo's back door hinges are a weak point, thats why I removed weight off the door. tojo want $350 each so thinking Nissan
would be more.
Should have bugger all weight on the roof rack,
Last edited by threedogs; 30th May 2013 at 11:58 AM.
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* and it wouldn't hurt to 'practice' beforehand the said tyre change on/off rim.
threedogs (30th May 2013)
Anyone that reckons its "easy" to change a 4WD tyre with hand tools has only watched someone else do it!!!!
No, someone who says its easy to do a 4x4 tyres has obviously changed a few truck tyres..
Give me a flat on the trol any day.. and shove those spider rims where the sun don't shine.. alloys are a little better...
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Guy in Cooktown did two off rim tyre replacements for us in less than 10 minutes with only rubber mallet and 3 levers and bare foot too
We bowed in awe at this guy, ledgend,,,,
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BigRAWesty (30th May 2013)
Thats what you call a bloke who's got talent
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