Swing away tire carrier

AdventureTim said:

I recently ordered the Voyager swing arm - will let you know what the quality is like when it arrives. I intend to hang a Compomotive/KO2, RotoPax and Trasharoo off it.

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navigare said:

And how is Rasta working for you, @ishapiro?

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navigare said:

Hi @AdventureTim , and so how is the Voyager doing in the meantime?

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• The instructions include JPG files for the mounting templates, with no indication of scale which make them largely useless.
• The swing arm is powder coated with no anti corrosion treatment on the underlying metal. Any chip in the powder coat will cause the arm to very easily rust (and continue rusting under the powder coat). See the other thread about Voyager for other examples of people having major problems with this.
• The gas strut is underpowered to hold the weight of a 31"+ tyre. The strut also has no bearings or swivels for attaching to the arm. Instead, they just have it rotate on a bolt thread - very rough.
• On mine, the three major studs used to mount the wheel weren't even welded perpendicular to the mounting face. This caused damage to my Compomotive wheels when I bolted them up. Voyager's response was to "hit the studs with a large hammer or block of wood".
• Due to the way the wheel mounting face is welded to the main arm, you cannot make use of a bunch of standard spare wheel accessories available to the Jeep market, such as Rotopax mounts or bike carriers.