[bogfrog]

joeblow wrote:

make it open towards the drivers side. so when you are pulled over you can freely access stuff towards the roadside and not into oncomming traffic.

Hey Joe,
I like that to 'cause it swings the same way as the tailgate and less to open for access the better I agree. Do you think that if I hang the spare on the left and jerry on the right the extra weight of the tyre at the opposite end will cause sag over time? note: I'm using a properly made stubb etc.. and also a Kaymar latch which i'll mount close to the tyre where ever that maybe?
Thoughts?

[joeblow]

the bearing might have a hard time......over time.

i recently designed a system for overseas use using a hub with tapered plastic bushes......seen too many bearings crap themselves too quickly in carriers for some reason. it will need to rest on something decent when in the closed position as this will limit the bearing shells 'pitting out' with vibration, similar to what those pain in the butt king-pin bearings do...

[bogfrog]

Thanks Joe,
The bearings are same as trailer wheel bearings so replacing them is no problem and Latch set up will be same as Kaymar and just as strong so should be ok for movement I think?

[TryHard]

hey bog how long did the rear bar take u to make ?

[bogfrog]

TryHard wrote:

hey bog how long did the rear bar take u to make ?

It took about 2 weekends cause I had to wait for lights etc.. but if you've got everything you could do it in one easy!!! I'm still doing the carrier but it's just too dark when I get home during the week so will finish it this weekend hopefully?

[appsie]

i feel your pain.i was having the same trouble with daylight hours here too
It doesnt take long before 10,20,30 hours goes into building stuff.why do we do it???thats valuable driving time

[bogfrog]

Yeah I know , but I'd rather make my own custom stuff than buy off the shelf and pay out the arse for it! Plus you get exactly what you want and a sense of achievement when you stand back and look at it and say I made that!

[appsie]

haha there are many parts on my zuk i hate to think i made

[bogfrog]

Well today I finished my swing-away spare wheel carrier for the Frog, it took a bit of nutting out but got there in the end. I had descided to just go with my carrier on the drivers side and scrap the Jerry holder for now but (may make another swing arm for that later?) it's basically the same idea as a Kaymar set up but I used the Factory Zook wheel mount as this is fine for a 15x8" rim with up to atleast a 10.5" tyre could even get a 35 on here if I wanted here it is:








Now onto the next job! SLIDERS!

[Zook_Fan]

nice job! did you consider putting in another piece of box between your arm and upright just to add some triangulation and strength?

[bogfrog]

Thanks Zook Fan, yeah I did but the steel thickness I've used will not require it, it's plenty strong enough as it is.

[Zook_Fan]

fair enough, that sticker on the windjammer is awesome.. both of them

[sleeperzook]

Hey mate, top job with the bar. Where'd you get the latch from?

[bogfrog]

sleeperzook wrote:

Hey mate, top job with the bar. Where'd you get the latch from?

As said further up the page it's a Kaymar latch but you can get similar on ebay at the moment.

[marcman]

bogfrog wrote:

Yeah I know , but I'd rather make my own custom stuff than buy off the shelf and pay out the arse for it! Plus you get exactly what you want and a sense of achievement when you stand back and look at it and say I made that!

x2 awsome job by the way