I'm interested in knowing this as well....Has anyone dropped their "full" size spare and seen the label mentioned?
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I'm interested in knowing this as well....Has anyone dropped their "full" size spare and seen the label mentioned?
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In our household with multiple vehicles we have used spare 8 times in past 5 years. We have been stranded on a road trip about 10 years ago due to temp spare failure due to pothole. On a Sunday, Monday was a holiday. We had to wait until Tuesday to get replacement tire.In all honesty how often do you use your spare tire? I'm 53 and have been drying since 15, in all that time I think I have used my spare maybe 4 times.
What does having 2 blow outs in a year have to do with this? The spare tire is there to get you to a service center where a new full sized replacement tire can be installed. The slightly smaller spare can and will do this job with ease. Cramming a full size tire under there won't change anything.
Not unless you routinely park your truck upside down.Worth getting a cover for the spare to prevent rot, etc?
Don't tell me what to do.Not unless you routinely park your truck upside down.
My concern was more all the salt/dirt/rocks/mud that hit that spare. I've always had my spare in the vehicle, just curious if folks do it to cover up.Not unless you routinely park your truck upside down.
You do know that tires are designed to drive on salt/drit/rocks/mud right?My concern was more all the salt/dirt/rocks/mud that hit that spare. I've always had my spare in the vehicle, just curious if folks do it to cover up.
I guess the difference in my mind is that, in my limited experience, the spare tire generally doesn't move, so there's more opportunity for the 'drit' and other substances to hang out on the tire for a lot longer than if it were spinning everyday and getting wind and sun. Strong question though. Super helpful.You do know that tires are designed to drive on salt/drit/rocks/mud right?
Good to know- I am in same boat- Will look at getting a 235/65-Lariat FX4 with 4K tow package here. I dropped the donut and put a 235/65R17 on a steelie in place yesterday.
Itās tight. I mean, get-the-jagged-teeth-into-the-treads kinda tight, and still binds against the hitch receiver but itās in place, lol.
I think I will dump some air so it fits a little less āsnugā and just carry a small pump under the rear seat.
Is your 235/65/R17 an "all-terrain" type tire that fits between the jagged saw edge and the trailer hitch? I am thinking about getting the Nokian Outpost ATPs and wondering if the 235/65/R17s would fit underneath so I can have a legit full size spare.Lariat FX4 with 4K tow package here. I dropped the donut and put a 235/65R17 on a steelie in place yesterday.
Itās tight. I mean, get-the-jagged-teeth-into-the-treads kinda tight, and still binds against the hitch receiver but itās in place, lol.
I think I will dump some air so it fits a little less āsnugā and just carry a small pump under the rear seat.