Tire Carrier Opinions

[aeo]

Between two tire carriers and looking for thoughts.

I’ve had the Mantec on the 110 and the part that is on the door cracked at the mounting plate. After that I was going to do a swing away for a pick up. Right now I have neither and need to choose.

I am going to convert the truck to soft top and it seems like either will work with a swing away tail gate set up.

Pros/cons/reality?

Thanks,
Alex

 

[pl626]

I've been thinking about a hitch-mounted swing-away tire carrier by Wilco. I like that it has additional receivers, but I'm not sure I'd be comfortable using those for towing much.

 

[FlyersFan76]

I have the Nakatanenga one and my truck is a softtop.

Defender Station Wagon Swing Away Tire Carrier (stainless steel & black powdercoated) - for Land Rover 90/110

Stainless Steel Black Powdercoated Spare Tire Carrier for Land Rover Defender Station Wagon (SW) vehicles. Mounts on the rear crossmember and bolts through the door, and relieves the stress of the weight of the spare tire which is known over time to crack the door frame structure. The carrier is...

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The only regret that I may have is that I didn't order the one for the pick up drop town tail gate.

Defender Stainless Steel Spare Tire Carrier for Pickup / Soft-Top - for Land Rover 90/110 [***6-8 WEEK LEAD-TIME***]

To remove the spare tire from the interior of the Land Rover Defender Pickup (DCPU) or Soft-Top vehicle, and to keep the classic Defender look, we have adapted our proven spare wheel carrier to fit the pickup configuration. This swing-away tire carrier is opened independently of the tailgate, is...

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My truck was already a soft top with a swing away door but when I redid the top I replaced all of the doors and would have considered doing a drop down gate at that time.

 

[rocky]

These things aren’t cheap. The SD in stainless being $2k, the ORE4x4 being $1k.
The key it seems to me is ensuring all the weight goes on to the crossmember.
Just chose what works tor you.

 

[aeo]

Leaning towards the mantec. The two posted are awesome but I don't have the $$ for those right now. Here is the broken part of my mantec- how important is having all 4 bolts vs just doing 3?

 

[Robert]

if it were mine Id make a new tab and weld it on

 

[abraded]

May be worth calling RoversNorth to see if they could order you a new piston.

Spare piston & housing assembly — MANTEC

Replacement piston and housing assembly, complete kit for a genuine Mantec spare wheel carrier, Defender.

www.mantec.co.uk

 

[MountainD]

Leaning towards the mantec. The two posted are awesome but I don't have the $$ for those right now. Here is the broken part of my mantec- how important is having all 4 bolts vs just doing 3?

If you are down in the lowlands, you’re free to stop by and we can see if we can lay a bead on that. Cast can be tricky, but I’ve laid a few good beads on similar before. Aluminum, right? Im by Boulder— just PM me, and we can give it a go.

 

[Ansley Rover]

Does that part even bear any weight? It's been a while since I installed mine and I can't recall exactly how that piston interacts with the door/tire.