View Poll Results: What best describes your spare tire situation.
No spare, and needed one.
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No spare, and never needed one.
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Spare tire...
#1
JK Junkie
Thread Starter
Spare tire...
I've been debating ditching my spare tire before I catch it on a rock and peel my tire carrier off the back of my jeep. So here's my question... How many of you have actually needed a spare tire while wheeling? If so what wheel and tire combination were you running, and what was the situation that you were in? i.e broke a bead, cut a side wall etc.
#4
JK Junkie
#5
JK Junkie
Thread Starter
Why not a simple skid? I know a lot of guys that run a spare tire skid. Going without a spare is stupid and not fair to people you are with should you get a flat.
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#6
JK Enthusiast
I only had a stock rubicon tire on my spare when I sliced a valve stem on the trail. (running 35s)
It luckily was near the end of the trail and I made it out ok but I was 300km from home.. So I had to have it towed to a near by tire shop and get a hotel to wait for the shop to open in the morning.
Nice $300 mistake
I bought a 35 from a fellow jeeper who was getting new tires. Its a nice tire at about 50% and paid about $50. Very worth it!
It luckily was near the end of the trail and I made it out ok but I was 300km from home.. So I had to have it towed to a near by tire shop and get a hotel to wait for the shop to open in the morning.
Nice $300 mistake
I bought a 35 from a fellow jeeper who was getting new tires. Its a nice tire at about 50% and paid about $50. Very worth it!
#7
JK Junkie
What about a simple adjustable mount? My bumper let's me adjust the height of the spare. I have a 37 mounted and zero chance of it hitting the ground.
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#8
JK Junkie
Thread Starter
Bumper was ACE, replaced it with crawler conceptz skinny series (BFH copy). My spare is mounted on an ORFab no cans carrier. The bumper should never make contact with anything now, but the spare is looking pretty vulnerable when coming off a ledge or going into a dug out climb.
#9
I voted that I had one but haven't needed it. I know it's coming one day though. A buddy I was with recently on trails tore up the end of the stem and couldn't air back up when we were done. He needed his. Good to have for sure.