rear tire
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currupt4130
VT Hokie
I think they look better without it, but thats just me. You take the carrier off, you lose your 3rd brake light, but oh well.
Utah_jeepster
Super Moderator
:agree:
I personally believe in the old rule that you have a full size spare, and with any type of locker...its a must.
Utah_jeepster
Super Moderator
And the funny part is I still carry my factory jack....and doesn't even reach the frigging axle any more...figure that out.
Green97TJ
New member
Honestly if the tire is the right size, I'd just get a cover for the spare and forget it. I do like how they look without the spare on the back, but I'm kinda like these guys, I dont like the idea of not having a spare. Sure enough, the day I took off without one would be the day I got a flat.
JeepMonkey
New member
Not to hi-jack, but you can turn that little space into a handy dandy storage spot for things like T.P., tire guage, fuses and whatnots. I took an old cardboard cylinder (can't remember what it was originally) that had caps on both sides and just use the little rubber strap to hold it in place. The best part is the toilet paper is always dry!
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Utah_jeepster
Super Moderator
A plastic box of wet wipes fits in between my tool box and the hiddie trunk thing.Not to hi-jack, but you can turn that little space into a handy dandy storage spot for things like T.P., tire guage, fuses and whatnots. I took an old cardboard cylinder (can't remember what it was originally) that had caps on both sides and just use the little rubber strap to hold it in place. The best part is the toilet paper is always dry!
Wet wipes are like a American express card....NEVER leave home without one
lethaldose
New member
i've had mine off for a few months wife cant stand it but i think it improved the looks ... couldnt afford a full size spare with extra rim to match at the time ... didnt have factory jack wouldnt really done me much good .. extra weight to kill MPG lol
cewtwo
New member
When I had the Goodrich TA K/Os, if I aired down too much the tire would pop the bead. I changed a tire or two before I realized it was the bead and nothing else.
I went up Upper Handcart trail to Webster Pass one time but ran over a deadly spike in the build up at the bog. Big hole in the sidewall. Always good to have a spare. That and OBA. I can use air to either reseat the bead now or change the tire. Always carry the spare (and a Hi-Lift). Someday You;ll need it.
Jenny Creek is a trail that runs down a creek bed. At one point, where you leave the water there is a sharp rock that got me once. With the hi-lift, we got the tire changed and headed down the trail. Around a corner and there was another Jeep the same thing had just happened to. They were using a screw jack nad piling rocks trying to lift their Jeep to change the tire. 5 - 10 minutes with our Hi-Lift and they were on their way again...
Carry the spare!
I went up Upper Handcart trail to Webster Pass one time but ran over a deadly spike in the build up at the bog. Big hole in the sidewall. Always good to have a spare. That and OBA. I can use air to either reseat the bead now or change the tire. Always carry the spare (and a Hi-Lift). Someday You;ll need it.
Jenny Creek is a trail that runs down a creek bed. At one point, where you leave the water there is a sharp rock that got me once. With the hi-lift, we got the tire changed and headed down the trail. Around a corner and there was another Jeep the same thing had just happened to. They were using a screw jack nad piling rocks trying to lift their Jeep to change the tire. 5 - 10 minutes with our Hi-Lift and they were on their way again...
Carry the spare!
currupt4130
VT Hokie
currupt4130
VT Hokie
DOT approved Hummvee ones aren't. And they make some more that are DOT approved . Just messin with ya though.
. Just messin with ya though.
redrooster
New member
I don't carry a spare on my Jeep either. There are only so many things you can pile in or on the back of a CJ and a 42 ain't one of them. If it gets a hole, I can plug it. If it gets ripped or slashed, then it's trashed anyway so I might as well drive on it back to the trailer.
You would be out of your mind not to carry a spare on your dd though. That dusty rim would look pretty good if it got you out of a jamb.
You would be out of your mind not to carry a spare on your dd though. That dusty rim would look pretty good if it got you out of a jamb.
