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Vehicle & Technical => Jeep => Topic started by: baz2236 on March 20, 2008, 13:14:47
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Hi My mate has just brought a Jeep Cherookee on a T plate and would like to move the spare wheel out side the car as he use's the boot for his dogs is there some where you can get one of these from.
Baz
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With A T reg ..custom fabrication or some of the more well known US aftermarket sites...
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about $1000 for a good one :shock:
I have some plans I have made up as I plan to gas the jeep, hopefully get it done for about £200
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Take a look on eBay. The swing-out tubular steel type that fit onto the existing bumper sometimes come up, and tend to be quite reasonable. Also worth checking the classifieds on some of the other Jeep forums such as:-
jeepclub.co.uk (http://jeepclub.co.uk)
j33p.org (http://j33p.org)
birtydastardsjeepclub.com (http://birtydastardsjeepclub.com)
rockznrutz.com (http://rockznrutz.com)
difflock.com (http://difflock.com)
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There is also
http://www.jeepaddiction.com/forum
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why not put it on the roof like mine ?
(http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n70/tyasstark/JeepXJ%20New%20Recovey%20Bumpers/P3200004.jpg)
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That's one of the horrible space-saver spares, isn't it? I notice that yours is a significantly smaller diameter than the tyres you are running - which could make life interesting if you ever actually have to use it. :shock:
Mounting on the roof is an option, but you really need a secure platform (both in terms of being safely fixed, and not nickable), rather than just the roof bars when running a full-size spare IMO. The increased drag will also affect fuel consumption too, which may be an issue.
I guess you could bonnet mount it too, come to that - but then visibility could be a problem. :lol: