Jerry can mount.... good idea or bad idea.....

[Mako]

Hi All,
        I'm looking to get the jerry cans off the roof to free up space for other gear, I cant afford to do the whole new rear bar thing with the swing away mount and I came across this on ebay.....
The only thing i'm worried about is putting too much weight on the spare wheel mount......

Any thoughts, advice or feedback would be appreciated.....


    http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/221293590482?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

Cheers   

[Mako]

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[Rumpig]

The only thing i'm worried about is putting too much weight on the spare wheel mount......

that's the main issue i see looking at that set up.....picking up one full jerry can is heavy enough, but 2 of them mounted to that location seems like an awful lot of weight to me and not something i'd personally do.

[ATC]

Given that most serious Defender, Jeep , Patrol & other makes do their best to upgrade their rear door wheel mounts, or replace with a frame to take a load off the door.

Do you really want to the adding an extra 40+ kg to the rear door?

Some cars don't even cope well when you put an LT rated tyre onto the rim.

[DaveR]

Give it a miss is my suggestion.
Have a look around the net for a 2nd hand rear bar perhaps, they crop up from time to time.

[GU_Thomo]

Aside from the weight, are you sure that would be legal in Aus?

Cheers
Parry

[chisel]

It's worse than just adding 40kg as it is further away from the mount and the back of the car than a normal jerry holder would be.  So you get extra force on the mount, not to mention extra weight (effectively > 40kgs) on the rear suspension.

[shakey55]

I can't see it being a good idea. One reason only WEIGHT


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[shakey55]

Have a look at this bloke work http://www.raslarr.com.au

Costs & Variations Options:
Base Price (Bar Only)

Rear bar with Twin Pivots, LED reverse Lights, no swings away powder coated in black finish FROM $1500.00
Toyota Land Cruiser 200 Series rear Bars with stubs for swing away carriers $1900.00
Nissan GQ Patrol Tube Rear bars with Stubs for swing away carriers $899.95
Nissan GQ Patrol Comp Bar $699.99
Additional Options

+ $450 Per Swing Away choice of Tyre Carrier or Double Jerry Can holder
+ $400 Nissan Patrol Gq & GU Self Opening Feature, this can only be applied on the main barn door
+ $149.95 Aurora 5w LED Flood Reverse Light with Self Adjusting Light Pole
+ $69.95 Self Adjust Light pole (No Light provided)
+ $200 Colour Coding is available, this is only for the rear bar.
+ $300 Colour Coding is available, for the rear bar and carriers
Fittings Costs:

Includes fitment of rear bar to your vehicle and removal of rear bumpers wiring of LED reverse lights within the bar.

Fitting costs from $200
Shipping Costs:
Note: These prices are used as a guide, for Rural properties or difficult locations we will need to finalise a prices, all metro prices are listed below.

Melbourne Metro $130
Tasmania $175
Sydney $130
Brisbane Metro $130
Adelaide Metro $130
Perth Metro $130
ACT $150
Darwin $200


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