Designing a rear bar for a Hilux

[jbhayman]

If you were able to design a rear bar with wheel carrier for a Hilux SR5 Dual Cab (2003) what features would it have?

John

[V6XtraHilux]

What features? Wheel carrier for starters, rear bar, step, towbar....

Seriously, what exactly are you after? Something like the Kaymar bar?

Im looking at modifying an ARB bar with a custom wheel carrier to suit my 2003 Extra Cab. Will be stock standard ARB bar with some strengthening one end to take the wheel carrier stub axle, but cant do much due to tailgate, lights visibility requirements etc.

[benhl]

If you could incorporate a carrier onto a Calbah rear bar that would be excellent. I have often wondered about a wheel carrier that "replaces the tailgate. As in it is an inboard tailgate if that makes sense. It could have 2 positions up and down. Up would lock into the existing tailgate latches and the wheel would sit out to the rear of the tray and in the down position it would lay flat (or close to )on the floor of the tray as if you had mounted the spare to the tray floor. Does that make sense.

There is a fixed spare mount pictured on the 24hr Pirate build up that is close to what i mean but mine would have the added capability of flipping up and locking into the original tailgate position so you dont permanently loose carrying capacity for camping trips but when you get there you can drop it back into ther tray, keep COG lower, more secure and not loose departure angle.

THOUGHTS!!!