Spare Wheel Fitting Adria? (1 Viewer)

[Bollard]

Like most vans we had no spare wheel for our Adria Coral 670SL. I have managed to aquire a spare wheel (16" x 175). Bit of a beast and weights a ton second hand but dont really want to put it in the garage as the weight limit is 150KG. The rear has a bike rack so no go. I am not a DIYer so can anyone recommend a company who can undersling the spare wheel safely on my Adria. Your comments would be much appreciated.

 

[golly]

I have the same problem with my auto sleeper, bought a spare but n where to store or carry it. Thought about fastening it on the bike rack, but it's a lot of weight to be bouncing on the rack. So still driving with my fingers crossed that I don't get a puncture

 

[lorger]

We have the same problem with our Adria 680, an attachment had been made to fit it to the towbar by the previous owner. I thought it was an ugly thing and have also removed the towbar as don't have any need for it, it must have weighed over 40kg.

I had a look under the van to see if there was a spare wheel carrier I think they have used it for the waste tank but I'm sure I can fit some kind of bracket to hold it in place, won't have time for a while so can't tell you how its went.

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[motorhomer]

I also bought a spare, which sits neatly flat on the floor in the garage with our chairs on top of it.

Why anyone thinks the can of goo that comes as standard is anywhere near good enough is beyond me! I leave mine at home which at least to a small extent compensates for some of the extra weight of the wheel.

Re the garage weight limit, mine is also 150kg, all I would say is that if you have the spare underslung the weight of the carrier would be extra to the weight of the wheel making the overall potential loading problem worse.

 

[lorger]

I also bought a spare, which sits neatly flat on the floor in the garage with our chairs on top of it.

Why anyone thinks the can of goo that comes as standard is anywhere near good enough is beyond me! I leave mine at home which at least to a small extent compensates for some of the extra weight of the wheel.

Re the garage weight limit, mine is also 150kg, all I would say is that if you have the spare underslung the weight of the carrier would be extra to the weight of the wheel making the overall potential loading problem worse.

I don't think the weight would be a problem for me as I have had the van uprated and if I was fitting it under the van I'd put it as far forward as possible.

As for the OP he mentions he has a bike rack on the back I would imagine this would greatly reduce the payload in the garage.

 

[Xabia]

Like most vans we had no spare wheel for our Adria Coral 670SL. I have managed to aquire a spare wheel (16" x 175). Bit of a beast and weights a ton second hand but dont really want to put it in the garage as the weight limit is 150KG. The rear has a bike rack so no go. I am not a DIYer so can anyone recommend a company who can undersling the spare wheel safely on my Adria. Your comments would be much appreciated.

Don't know if this will give you some ideas - http://www.outandaboutlive.co.uk/fo...l-carrier-for-Alko-heavy-chassis-D-I-Y/30732/

Mike

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[Techno]

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[Techno]

Picture taken June 16th after in excess of 4 thousand miles in all weather. Still there and attracted no muck

 

[Techno]

To simplify
I manufactured this to fit my Alko HEAVY chassis. Dimensions of other alko's will be considerable different. My Rapido has the waste tank where a traditional Alko wheel carrier might have fitted but it would not have been accessible there anyway as the van garage continues after the chassis ends. Mine is fitted in front of the axle and I can retrieve the wheel in about 5 minutes

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[eddy oehlmann]

To simplify
I manufactured this to fit my Alko HEAVY chassis. Dimensions of other alko's will be considerable different. My Rapido has the waste tank where a traditional Alko wheel carrier might have fitted but it would not have been accessible there anyway as the van garage continues after the chassis ends. Mine is fitted in front of the axle and I can retrieve the wheel in about 5 minutes

i have a problem with my 432px it is too low at the back can i put bigger wheels on every few mm would help

 

[Landy Andy]

i have a problem with my 432px it is too low at the back can i put bigger wheels on every few mm would help

What wheels, and what size tyres are you currently running.

 

[Fat Albert]

I manufactured an aluminium bracket from the gem of an idea of Techno for my Fiat Ducato. I do have to raise the vehicle to extract the wheel on a lightweight trolley dolly but since fitting E&P levelling system it's going to be a breeze.

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[Landy Andy]

What distance do people have between the road and the spare wheel?

I’m tempted to make my own under van mount for my spare as it can’t go in the standard spot, but not sure if it will effect ground clearance.

 

[Simon Meadwell]

I used electrician uni strut bolted to chassis then fitted a ducato spare wheel carrier to that. Only problem its a bit heavy but works ok.

 

[Fat Albert]

What distance do people have between the road and the spare wheel?

I’m tempted to make my own under van mount for my spare as it can’t go in the standard spot, but not sure if it will effect ground clearance.

I have just checked the clearance bearing in mind the semi air is at 1.5 bar and the van is not at travelling weight. 210mm tyre to ground and the bottom of the axle to the ground 190mm. Just back from holiday weight of van 3750 semi air at 3.5 bar, I was bricking myself when I first fitted it, even stopped going over a sleeping plod, loads of room. Now I don't give it a second thought however that would change if I was off into the bondu. Hope that helps, I designed the whole carrier in Sketchup and it fitted perfectly.

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[MisterB]

A nine year old thread brought back from the dead ... Love the fact that some people do a search/research for info instead of just asking a question!

Brilliant, keep it up!

 

[The Old Man]

Adria Coral 660SP

Spare is in the garage.

 

[Landy Andy]

Adria Coral 660SP

Spare is in the garage.

Same van as me, but I’m thinking of moving the weight forward and gaining more garage space.

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[The Old Man]

Same van as me, but I’m thinking of moving the weight forward and gaining more garage space.

The tyre and wheel stand upright on the rear shelf, against the rear wall of the garage, I've never examined how it is held in place. In that position it does not interfere with usable garage space.

I will get pictures tomorrow.

 

[IRHP]

I manufactured an aluminium bracket from the gem of an idea of Techno for my Fiat Ducato. I do have to raise the vehicle to extract the wheel on a lightweight trolley dolly but since fitting E&P levelling system it's going to be a breeze. View attachment 606873View attachment 606874

The problem with that on the Adria is that is where the grey waste tank is

 

[IRHP]

The tyre and wheel stand upright on the rear shelf, against the rear wall of the garage, I've never examined how it is held in place. In that position it does not interfere with usable garage space.

I will get pictures tomorrow.

Same with mine. I don’t think it’s a problem for the weight limit in the garage as that is for the floor strength. After all if you have a couple of bikes on a rack they are sticking well out the back but that’s never mentioned. I know of one guy who made a bracket and mounted it underneath at the rear between the chassis extensions but removed it as it didn’t give enough clearance at the rear.

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[IRHP]

It's only about 30 kilos, even if it did affect the weight limit of 150kg. It still leaves 120kg.

 

[Fat Albert]

Yes, I can see that would be bit of a show stopper. My grey waste is behind the rear axle. What is behind the rear axle? Space underneath the garage for the spare wheel? I have fitted a spare cassette holder behind the grey tank, removeable when not required.

 

[Landy Andy]

Even if it is only 30kg that is still a fifth of the allowed 150kg for the garage. But I’m more thinking that for 5 years I’ve had the weight at the point furthest back doing nothing, never used, when bringing the weight forward, and increasing the garage space would be preferred.

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[Fat Albert]

I don't think it's a case of only 30kgs off the 150kgs as you have to factor in the distance from the rear axle to get the true weight on the axle also it affects the front axle making the van lighter at the front as well. There is an excellent excel spreadsheet that can workout all this out in resources.