The other thing to check for is the spade/shoe thing near the lath on the
door. You know, the sticky-outy thing you always catch your sleeve/coat on
as you get in/out of the door :~)))
My recently dear departed 110 didn't have this, had trashed hinges and a
spare that bounced an inch! Rustling up of the required bits, rebuilt
hinges (kits are a few currency units) and I had a much better setup. 110s
have 3 hinges as stock, mind......
Carrying a 7.50x16 btw....
PhilN
----- Original Message -----
From: "TeriAnn Wakeman" <twakeman@cruzers.com>
To: <lro@koan.team.net>
Sent: 12 December 2002 17:06
Subject: Re: [lro] starter thanks and spare tires
>
> > Do LR 88" rear doors have any
> > porblems supporting the weight of a spare tire?
>
> Yes.
> Though it is the standard factory mounting location for station wagons
> many doors do get damaged over time. The door can develop stress
> cracks and sometimes get tweaked out of shape.
>
> The Factory first addressed this by adding a third hinge in the middle
> for better stiffening. I have a how-to in the LR section of my web
> site. I think it is in the FAQ section. It is critical for the third
> hinge to line up precisely with the other two.
>
> Next the factory replaced rear door mounting with a swing away mount
> which completely takes the load off the rear door. This is a lot
> stronger than the earlier solutions.
>
> British Pacific (prt # DMN050) and probably others offer a swing away
> rear tyre carrier for series rigs with rear doors.
>
> Or just buy a second lower rear door hinge and install it in the
> middle.
>
>
> TeriAnn J. Wakeman
> Santa Cruz, California
> http://www.cruzers.com/~twakeman
>
> A member of the internet community since 1985.
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