Spare Wheel on Gen4

I felt this comment from GeorgeC on the subject of removing the spare wheel on a Gen4 was worthy of sharing.
"Another benefit of removing the spare wheel is a big reduction in "pendulum effect", like the tail wagging the dog, steering response is more precise at speed, less over-steer, I now feel safer".
Food for thought. Chris

If George C is experiencing oversteer at high speed he either needs to slow down a bit or take up drifting.
I can't say I've ever noticed the pendulum effect, nor the lack of it on the few occasions I've not had the spare attached.

Unless the driver is Colin McRae reborn and on a special stage of a rally, I do not believe even modest to good road drivers, driving at sane (possibly speedy) road speeds would notice any difference at all.

Plus I have to say removing the wheel makes the vehicle look rather unfinished at the rear.

I've never driven the Jimny without a spare wheel on the back door - so not qualified to make an informed comment.

I have often driven the Jimny with and without the weekly shopping from ASDA in the back - other than the audio soundtrack of a few booze bottles rattling together there is no discernible difference to the behavioural dynamics including polar moments of inertia or pendulum swinging of the rear end. Then again I don't drive the Jimny like a Subaru on a World Rally championship stage.

Think my subwoofer weighs the Same as the spare wheel

I had a bit of difficulty with the Landrover once, when I filled the tub with hardcore (probably it was way over weight, and I hate to think what the axle weight were ) It was quite frightening to drive, I was convinced that the front wheels were leaving the floor over bumps, that seemed to understeer a bit Likely would have oversteered if I had dared go over 20 mph...

911 owners pay a fortune for a wagging back end. Another Jimny win.