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Think I will make one that fits to the tow bar, the swing out ones are mega money. I need to move the spare to fit lpg, but I like the look of the rear mount anyway ,luckily I've found a workshop near me that can make pretty much anything out of metal and don't charge the earth also going to do a bi...

I think you have to be carful saying things like that , there are some on here that would hang you less.

I see what you say about spreading the load over the hinges,but looking at Jed's van most of the weight is on one side ? I would of thought some bracing on the inside of the door would help, I've seen story's of the VW type swing out carriers causing fatigue and cracking the rear corner, I have a Ni...

Could anyone tell me if there is a weight limit of what can be hung on the rear door? The reason I ask is I saw a thread about putting a spare wheel direct on the rear door which got a savage response yet you regularly see pictures of vans with cycle type carriers with two or more jerry cans on them...

Sorry ment to say centre is probably better due to different tyres.

Can anyone tell me what the average distance is from the wheel centre to the wheel arch, as I've seen anything from 30.5" up to 32" I just wonder what the norm is.