Spare tire Question

[Buccanoles]

Since I'm running 33's, does it still make sense for me to carry around my spare tire? I know I could run it on the front for a little ways without problems but would a plug kit and electric air pump be a better choice? Just trying to shed some weight.

 

[2wd_Sled_Puller]

Since I'm running 33's, does it still make sense for me to carry around my spare tire? I know I could run it on the front for a little ways without problems but would a plug kit and electric air pump be a better choice? Just trying to shed some weight.

Keep the spare. A plug kit wont help if your tire completely comes apart. Im sure there are many not running a spare tire me included. But boy how i wish i had it at time

 

[DENTPUSHA]

its all fine a dandy till you need one.but i quess a phone and a phone number is lighter

 

[Buccanoles]

I can see me sitting on the side of the road with a shredded tire explaining to my wife why I dont have a spare. :rofl:

 

[Kat]

I can see me sitting on the side of the road with a shredded tire explaining to my wife why I dont have a spare. :rofl:

We never ran spares until last year. Coming home from CO from the DHRA a event we had a tire shred pulling a trailer with Casper on back after we finally got it fixed another blew in another 100 miles. It was a trip from hell.

Long story short spares are all back on.

Comes to find out there is a recall now on the tires we where running on Blue

 

[WanaDmaxsub]

I have a 315/70-17 spare on the roof rack and the trailer spare is in the stock spare location. The trailer spare has been used, but the 315 hasn't...yet.

 

[Buccanoles]

Thanks for all of the replies. :hug: I think I will keep the spare to give me one less thing to worry about.

 

[LBZ]

Have you thought about upgrading to a 33" tire for a spare? It's not good to run with different sized tires on a 4wd truck.

I have a 35" spare mounted underneath-just in case.