Spare wheel mounting

[axeman]

i dont think that your the first to think of this, like most thing the germans have finished the thought, just dont know if it would poke through in to the inside of the van, what do you recon?

http://www.ig-syncro16.de/forum/index.p ... =10&pos=49

and the eagle eyed would have notised that it has the same air horn as lloydy's new van

neil

[lloydy]

i dont think that your the first to think of this, like most thing the germans have finished the thought, just dont know if it would poke through in to the inside of the van, what do you recon?

http://www.ig-syncro16.de/forum/index.p ... =10&pos=49

and the eagle eyed would have notised that it has the same air horn as lloydy's new van

neil

It's a trend, your all behind the curve!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/130dB-Loud-Airhor ... 506wt_1139

[Syncrobaz]

Mine's mounted on top.Makes no difference to ""balance""and at 60 yrs old I can still manage to "get it down "!!

[jebiga41]

Mine's mounted on top.Makes no difference to ""balance""and at 60 yrs old I can still manage to "get it down "!!

Ah but can you get it up ?

[ericos_bob]

You can always front mount if you don't mind the look of a bull bar. Don't know how easy it is for you to find a bull bar over there but in oz they can be found on a lot of 2wd vanagons and so a trip to the wrecker will usually sort you out and cheap. I run an alloy bar as it's extremely light and is a direct bumper replacement meaning no loss of ground clearance at the front. Not quite as strong as a steel or chassis mounted bar but great to carry a spare wheel on. The spare mount was put together in 2 hours. Just sourced the complete stub/hub from a t2 kombi and welded it to some square tube. Used 4 stainless u-bolts to mount it to the bull bar. Kangaroos bounce off the tire nicely:)

[silverbullet]

I guess that puts a lid on the argument that your T3 engine will overheat with a front-mounted spare!
A few questions, Bob:
What's the hottest weather you've experienced when driving the bus? What kid of loads have you subjected the engine to i.e. family camping expeditions or just you, travelling light? Have you got a/c fitted?

[Syncrobaz]

Mine's mounted on top.Makes no difference to ""balance""and at 60 yrs old I can still manage to "get it down "!!

Ah but can you get it up ?

I can get it up most of the time but occasionally the Misses has got to give me a hand

[syncropaddy]

Funny shaped spare wheel ....

[ericos_bob]

I guess that puts a lid on the argument that your T3 engine will overheat with a front-mounted spare!
A few questions, Bob:
What's the hottest weather you've experienced when driving the bus? What kid of loads have you subjected the engine to i.e. family camping expeditions or just you, travelling light? Have you got a/c fitted?

Well firstly I should probably mention that I'm running a 2.2 subi engine but I am still using the stock vanagon cooling system. No A/C fitted. The engine runs no hotter with the spare on vs removed. I was actually sceptical of overheating issues myself which is why I didn't want to weld or drill holes in the bullbar incase I had to remove the carrier. A lot of my driving is on sand as I regularly go surf fishing. I'll often drive long sections of the coast up to 100kms in all kinds of sand which puts a lot of strain on my engine as I need to keep the revs high a lot of the time. Throughout the summer temperatures here range from 90 to 110 and I've gone on trips when temps are at the upper extreme without coming close to running hot in these conditions. I have a relatively light weight brick (if that's possible) weighing aorund the 2 tonne mark with camping gear and me.

[silverbullet]

Thanks for the info, it gives a valuable insight into what people think/assume will work and what really happens in the real world, when put to the test!
I'd reckon that 2 tonnes of syncro camper driven in those kind of conditions is a good test of any engine's cooling system efficiency, whatever the powerplant. Front mounted spares aren't just for the Aircooled crew, it would seem.

[syncropaddy]

Front mounted spares aren't just for the Aircooled crew, it would seem.

Yeah but they look silly on the front ....

[rowlesy]

has anybody thought of making a swing away off a towbar iron? jeep boys in the usa seem to prefere that method? and it could save you from attaching brackets to bodywork?

[Aidan]

has anybody thought of making a swing away off a towbar iron? jeep boys in the usa seem to prefere that method? and it could save you from attaching brackets to bodywork?

Russel made one that's on Al's (Not Vlux) van like that and Mark's old Autosleeper has a fold down one attached to the bumper, makes a lot of sense if you are making your own, you can stick 75 or 100kg on the towball without affecting the handling so same or more closer to the vehicle

[ericos_bob]

has anybody thought of making a swing away off a towbar iron? jeep boys in the usa seem to prefere that method? and it could save you from attaching brackets to bodywork?

I believe syncro hospital in south africa sell swing away carriers which are towbar mounted. http://www.syncrohospital.co.za/PartsForSale.asp
If i'd have built a rear tire carrier I'm certain I'd have gone this route too.

Front mounted spares aren't just for the Aircooled crew, it would seem.

Yeah but they look silly on the front ....

Sorry paddy I forgot to mention I'm going to fit a wheel cover with pink flowers to the front spare:lol: I agree they look better mounted on the rear. Pretty.no. Practical.yes

[v-lux]

Pretty.no. Practical.yes

Wait on....that reminds me of someone..