Does anyone know if a 2019 swift challenger has the holes pre drilled in chassis to attach a spare wheel carrier, my spare wheel is under the bed and I would like to put it under van, out of the way
I think the holes are there already but I don't want to tell you that and later find that for one reason or another your caravan is different and you spend money on a carrier you can't use. It's always best to look at your own vehicle and decide from there.
If an Alko chassis, and I'm pretty sure it is, but check your owner's hand book for details, then they are factory prepared with necessary holes for accessories like spare wheel carriers etc., in fact you are not permitted to modify chassis by drilling etc.!
Check your weights, with the extra weight of the carrier and potentially the shift of position of the wheel, it may mean readjusting your nose weight!
TBH, the Alko under slung spare wheel carrier is an awful device (I've got one!), it's a pig to use, as, stiff (even when properly lubricated), unwieldy, and very heavy in a position that is difficult to reach and work with, and if nearside puncture, requires jacking up of caravan BEFORE you can extract spare wheel for use as access clearance marginal at best of times! If you have no intention of fitting your own spare wheel and getting a breakdown service to do it for you, then you won't be concerned about the problems and may consider the gained underbed space of more worth.
A number of people do the exact reverse of what you are considering, and REMOVE an already fitted carrier to save precious load weight, and stow wheel inside to give better access if/when needed!
I would double check with a dealer before buying because we thought about this for our 2018 swift but were told that it wasn’t possible to fit the underslung carrier to our model without rerouting the drainage pipes under the caravan.
I instructed my dealer, before taking delivery of my caravan, to move the spare from the carrier to under the bed.
It took a Mayday guy almost exactly an hour to remove the spare from the carrier on my previous caravan.
It's a pain because it takes up space, but I'd rather have easy access.
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Topic: Swift
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