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it fits fine and had no problems with it braking my back door

just had to cut the rear plastic bar a little and thats it.
also 20 litre jerry can aswell

i'll give it a few hard trips if it goes offroad that is to crack the door mounts and hinges.

Mine started to crack off with only a 235/75R15 on it so I don't see a 33 and a jerry can lasting very long at all

Hmmmm. Apart from the flooding of the Zook section with posts, I wouldn't get quite so excited about having a totally non-stock looking Zook on the streets. That tyre + those axles look VERY sus from the rear. Good luck with Mr Plod - I think you'll need it.....

your door will rip off i am sure of it.

i had a 235/75 r15 by itself on a softop door and the tailgate ripped out of the body, yours has like a billion times the weight on a slightly stronger hinge system i would watch out




the tailgate was on the ground behind lols

aww yuck, you going to ruin your door.

if you really want to run a full size spare, you need a rear bar + swing away tyre carrier. I made this fairly cheaply including reverse and LED taillights. Simple yet effective design. This easily hold my 33x12.5 swamper as spare.

That tyre is so heavy it's sagging your suspension...

The question is though ... why run a full size spare? Use the tallest, skinniest, lightest tyre you can find for a stock rim, then if you blow a tyre you just swap the spare onto a front wheel and unlock the hubs if you're locked front - that'll be more than enough to get you back to civilisation.

Or if you always go out with mates (which is a pretty darn good idea) just carry a can of tyre goo, a tyre lever, some tyre plugs and a half decent air compressor. That'll get you out of pretty much any situation except a staked sidewall.

Beats having 30-40kg of spare hanging off the absolute rearmost point of an already tippy SWB car. You'll notice the difference on climbs.....

Moph wrote:The question is though ... why run a full size spare? Use the tallest, skinniest, lightest tyre you can find for a stock rim, then if you blow a tyre you just swap the spare onto a front wheel and unlock the hubs if you're locked front - that'll be more than enough to get you back to civilisation.

Or if you always go out with mates (which is a pretty darn good idea) just carry a can of tyre goo, a tyre lever, some tyre plugs and a half decent air compressor. That'll get you out of pretty much any situation except a staked sidewall.

Beats having 30-40kg of spare hanging off the absolute rearmost point of an already tippy SWB car. You'll notice the difference on climbs.....

'Spike_Sierra' do you have any close up pics of the swing away joint and how you have attatched it to the chassis? I'm looking at making one soon and would like to get an idea about where to start.

hooki wrote:'Spike_Sierra' do you have any close up pics of the swing away joint and how you have attatched it to the chassis? I'm looking at making one soon and would like to get an idea about where to start.

Pretty much its made from 3mm 50x75mm RHS. Cut at 45 degrees twice on both corners to make the 90 degree angle. then its a simple bracket bolted to the chassis and welded to the bar. This bracket was made from 10mm plate. This was made alot easier as its a LWB so there is no crossmember at the rearmost point. Its not a simple job and to make it look good there are many things to consider and its hard to get it right. Good luck.

cheers for the pic spike. I realy like the look of yours, hopefully i can make one similar to that setup.

any idea of the extra wight your carrying there spike? i figure you would have kids and need the lwb space otherwise it would be bolted to the tray.
looks the goods tho. throw up some more picks will ya

86slowsierra wrote:any idea of the extra wight your carrying there spike? i figure you would have kids and need the lwb space otherwise it would be bolted to the tray.
looks the goods tho. throw up some more picks will ya

No kids....that i know of... Just wanted the room inside for camping gear, waeco etc. The bar is pretty light for what it is, probably 10 or so kilo's + rear tyre weight.

My 31's pulled the tyre holder out of my back door, the nuts got pulled straight through the panel and trust me you dont want to be welding cracks in your body work because the panels are very thin.

i had a 30" spare on for about a week, it cracked the door so i pulled it off and mounted it on some roof racks, only bents the gutters a little, its a ute now, so its on a tray! cant Imagen what a 33 will do!

muz,with the amount of rust yours had a roller blade wheel was gonna tear the door eventually anyway

Or do this:

OR DO THIS

So has it snapped of the door yet....
Want to see the pics...

mine just cracked on the outside and inside of the door
nothing a little weld cant fix
looks better in the back anyway

and a lower cog. win for everyone

wideaz wrote:it fits fine and had no problems with it braking my back door

wideaz wrote: mine just cracked on the outside and inside of the door
nothing a little weld cant fix

Contradictory?

Zuk panels thickness inc the rear door and associated 'strengthening' around the hinge area is pretty thin. Doesnt take much weight to start tearing it to pieces.

it worked great for a few trips then after a while it started to crack so i dont recommend a 33inch tyre on the back door lol

wideaz wrote:it worked great for a few trips then after a while it started to crack so i dont recommend a 33inch tyre on the back door lol

it's good for about 9 months of wheeling

wideaz wrote:it worked great for a few trips then after a while it started to crack so i dont recommend a 33inch tyre on the back door lol

hay wideaz what r u doing with a pic of my car as your display pic?? lol

lol, I noticed that

i love that pic
suzi snatching a nissan lol
great pic

I had a 32x11.5 on my for years without issue .