Dual Rear wheel carrier

Hi Roger,
Do you realise how much extra weight the dual carrier (plus bar) adds to your vehicle ? I have one on my Troopy and it's real heavy. Works well and is really solid, I am not familiar with the ARB carrier. What sort of vehicle do you have ?

KK

I have a Kaymar and it is real heavy! If I had my time again I probably wouldn't get a rear wheel carrier, I would carry a tyre with no rim on the roof. The reality is how often will you need it? I have had 3 punctures in 20 years.
Cheers lyndon

Have a look at the latching and locking systems on both. The ARB bar is very easy to knock out of alignment and once done, it won't close properly. ARB looks great but the Opposite Lock, Kaymar and others can be a lot more robust.

Cheers Mick

Greetings all, I have the ARB twin wheel carriers. You really need to upgrade the suspension with springs,shockers,air-bags, whichever is your choice. They are strong and can take anything you can dish out. A bit of a annoyance having to open both to get into the rear doors. SHort trips this bugs me, long ones it is good to have the storage space clear. I think it depends on how long/off-bitumen your trips sre. I prefer the ARB for this. Hope this gives food for your own judgement. WD

Hi Roger,

I favour the Op Lock carrier, its one piece, solid and when I bought mine for the 100s it was cheaper than ARB and Kaymar.

Whilst I like most ARB gear I found the ARB carrier seemed to be made of lots of pieces bolted together. I wasn't keen on that.

cheers

Phil

Ultimate 4WD in Cannington also do one I am told a bit cheaper, may be an idea to have a look at their website or give them a ring.

G/day Roger,I have an O/Lock rear bar,wheel carrier,jerry holder,well made and a neat fit on the 80s,$2200 fitted in 2007.

Regards Keith C.

What makes 2 spares the magic number?
I mean, why is it 2 & not 3, or even 4?
Why 2?
Lynden said in a reply that he got 7 in one hour.
How does he come to the conclusion that 2 is the correct number?
I have never carried 2 spares & wonder why people criticise me for that when they are but don't carry adequate repair gear in case they get more than 2 punctures. I carry plenty of repair gear.
So help a redneck out here please & try & justify why it is 2 & not some other figure of say 3 or 4 or even 1.

Hi

I ended up getting one of these Site Link
Half the price of ARB & you can remove the arms when not required, With the ARB bar you can't just undo a bolt & take an arms off.

Cheers

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Kaymar on mine......... strong as an ox, and also heavy! Remember that you will probably need to upgrade suspension to take the extra weight, but for the purpose of having the two spares on your rear, worth it's weight!!

Cheers

Brian

Gday Roger,

I have a Strong Arm wheel carrier from K & N, half the price of Kaymar/ARB.
Been pretty happy with it so far and they are also lighter than the other two brands

http://www.kn4wd.com.au/wheelcarriers.php

Hope this helps

Cheers

I have replaced my ARB rear bar after it failed me the second time (weld broke & pivot bearing) I think it is a bit to complicated in design. You get what you pay for? I now run a Slee

David

Like others it depends what you're doing. I have a LC200 which came with the spare underneath (which I always think is a crappy spot).

But I wanted to install a long range auxilliary fuel tank so it had to be removed. I go remote area touring and I reckon two wheels (ie not just tyres) is the minimum. So it had to be a carrier plus a suspension upgrade for the weight of the new tank, fuel, extra spare. Them's the breaks.

I also carry all the repair stuff and a couple of spare tyres as necesary.


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Cheers.

HI everyone who has provided comments thanks for your time and assistance.
Regards, Roger