What should one do in order to go spare less??? Just carry a can of fix a flat???


I'll be ordering a bike rack tomorrow, and I may not be able to clear the spare. So, to get to the mountain, I may need to rip the spare off temporarily.



Will that vent be fine too??? I'm going to have passengers in the rear, and they're just starting to get over a very cold doors off-top off 1 hour highway cruise from over the summer. I don't want them to NEVER get back into my jeep again if it's freezing.

 

I dont have much to add towards your question but I have heard bad things about fix-a-flat.

 

i have heard in the past that fix a flat or similar products may harm tpms sensors in the tires. i do not know if you have them, but could be good info for those that do.

 

You can get a tire repair kit. Alot of offroad site sell them. Do you have onboard air or another source?

 

I plan to run around sans spare when I have a bumper/tire carrier....and only throw it on when I am going far from home or on the trail.

 

Way, hey dog, as a Tire Center employee, we don't recommend fix-a-flat...that stuff corrodes the sidewalls if it's in there long enough. I think ARB makes a flat repair kit with plugs, cement, and the like. Just a thought.


Russ D.

 

Is there anyway you can put the spare in the back storage area? If you did have to use fix-a-flat, you won't be able to have the tire properly repaired by a shop. I've used it a couple of times (on smaller car tires) and was a very temporary fix, but didn't last long.

 

Then the long-term answer to your question may be a receiver hitch extension like this:

drawtite-hitches.com/products/Receiver%20Extension,80307

There are also bike racks that mount to the spare. The huge advantage with them is you can still get into the tailgate without removing the bikes.

 

This is my extension.

 

I highly recomend that you don't use fix a flat solution. The best thing to actually use is a tire repair kit and an on board air system like the Source here is a link for it. Good Luck http://www.offroadairstore.com/servl...ce+CO2+Systems