Nakatanenga Branded Spare Wheel Carrier for Land Rover Defender Pick Up – Fits from 2002 Onwards (will fit pre-2002 with some modification)

This is the latest addition to the highly popular Nakatanenga stainless wheel carrier range and has been redesigned specifically for pickups and made exclusively out of stainless steel for Nakatanenga in Germany.
It is well known that the weight of a spare wheel in the long run takes its toll on the rear door of Land Rover Defenders. It is common that the first cracks appear in the frame of the rear door after no more than 5 years or 33,000 miles depending on the strain. There are two possible solutions for this, mount the tyre somewhere other than the rear door (with TD4’s the bonnet is no longer an alternative mounting point) or install this stainless wheel carrier.
It relieves the rear door completely and swings away when you open the door with it on. The carrier is mounted on the rear cross member, a plate is fixed to the existing holes in the door, which in turn is connected by means of two stainless steel ball and socket joints with the wheel carrier.
This stainless wheel carrier has been intensively tested, including in the Rally “Grand Erg”, and combines easy installation without the need to drill the body with high load capacity and excellent operability. The bearing is maintenance free, the entire carrier stainless with the exception of the wheel studs.
Single Pivot Wheel carrier is stainless steel which requires no drilling of body work, however two existing holes in the cross member need enlarging slightly.
Suitable for Post-2002 vehicles – will fit earlier vehicles however it may require the welded bracket on the crossmember to be moved.
This is the Black Powder Coated version