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Grounding the back
If you get beached am I right in assuming that the weight of the back of the car rests on the spare wheel?
if so this doesn't seem quite right? But looking across the back of my car the full size spare is definitely the lowest point.end of an era ....... maybe a Defender when it appears.......
Agree it's not great, but probably cheeper than the bumper being ripped off or the exhausts getting stuffed.Craig
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22nd Oct 2007 7:26 pm
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Trouble is, the bumper still gets ripped off anyway!
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22nd Oct 2007 7:37 pm
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what happens if you have a flat in there then?end of an era ....... maybe a Defender when it appears.......
22nd Oct 2007 7:50 pm
DaveT
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Although I've grounded the back a few times, and dislodged one corner of the bumper cover, careful examination of the spare reveals not a single mark. Really dont know how.
I've now fitted a protection plough on the back (the multi height towbar) in the hope that this will protect the rear / tyre. Trouble is, the departure angle is now terrible. Not too sure what's going to happen next time it meets rock - though I think I can guess.
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22nd Oct 2007 11:43 pm
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Be careful leaving the tow-bar on when off-roading. I came down pretty heavily on mine a couple of times and the damn thing wouldn't come out!! Took 10 or so minutes involving removing the spare tyre, a large hammer and jamming a screwdriver into the little gap behind the tongue
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23rd Oct 2007 1:15 am
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I take the tire out from underneath off-road. But either way it's a vulnerable low spot.
This happened on a departure into a mud hole Luckily it was just the plastic jobby, anyone find a better way to route or protect the exhaust?
I'm not so good at giving advice...may I offer you a sarcastic comment instead?
I think AndrewS and RLD may have fabricated a combined diff guard and exhaust shield? Worth asking them on their return from North Africa.I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
23rd Oct 2007 10:12 am
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what exactly do the plastic things do behind the exhausts as mine also look like sideviews?end of an era ....... maybe a Defender when it appears.......
23rd Oct 2007 10:16 am
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I guess, they're to try to keep the spare 'relatively' clean & keep the heat away from the tyre?Bodsys Brake Bible
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23rd Oct 2007 10:18 am
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ah, nothing then end of an era ....... maybe a Defender when it appears.......
23rd Oct 2007 10:19 am
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Ahh wonderful, that seems just what I'm looking for I'll bug them when they get home. Thanks!I'm not so good at giving advice...may I offer you a sarcastic comment instead?
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Just a thought on this, I'm sure Uncle Ray could fabricate a 'wheel' sized cover that could be connected by a chain to the bit that winds the wheel in. That way, would still protect the wheel and wouldn't make it any more difficult to get the wheel out. Linked to the one on AndrewS for the exhaust and yoiu'd be well away Bodsys Brake Bible
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Luckily it was just the plastic jobby, anyone find a better way to route or protect the exhaust?
