Some new cars dont even come with spares anymore. They come with a plug kit, and a compressor. Im sure you can stuff those in where the jack used to be.
Spare on the back gate was a requirement for any vehicle I bought for myself. For the longest time, the Discovery was my planned replacement for the Trooper. Then they came out with the LR3 and moved the spare tire underneath the vehicle. No thanks. If they were to do that with the Wrangler, I doubt I would buy another one. Yeah - you can get a bumper with a carrier, but that's not really the point
Less weight means better gas mileage? But then again one must bring their walking shoes in the case of a flat. I guess it all comes down to the: 6 of one, half dozen of the other dilemma.
You can "What If" all day long... Spare tires are soon to ba thing of the past. Your vehicle doesn't come with anything else spare, why a tire? Tire manufactures need to get on board with technology.
I got rid of mine not long after I bought my JK... I put it back on if I go on long trips, but around town I don't need it. If you are doing some serious off-roading, then yeah. I mean seriously, when is the last time you had a flat tire? And yes, you can defintely feel a difference without it back there. Plus I hope one day to make my tailgate drop down instead of open. DCX should have done that anyway.
Because, I think the amount of people getting flat tires is a lot higher than people say...smashing their track bar and needing a replacement.
I would never take my spare tire off...it's not like it's in the way, especially if you have stock wheels/tires (I can see not wanting a 35" tire back there).
I have seen a 6" sidewall tear repaired. We used 25-30 plugs. I would not use it on the street but it got the person off the trail. We routinely repair 3-4" tears and the last one we reapired is still holding air after 3 months.
I have seen a 6" sidewall tear repaired. We used 25-30 plugs. I would not use it on the street but it got the person off the trail. We routinely repair 3-4" tears and the last one we reapired is still holding air after 3 months.
So how is that as good as a spare? Sure it got you off the trail, but you still need a spare or a trailer to get home. So having a spare in the first place would be a much better option.
I always have a spare. 2 weeks ago a hit a board tumbling down the freeway in the Malibu. It had a nail in it that happened to hit the sidewall, putting a slice thru it. Without the spare I would have been stuck 65 miles from home waiting for someone to help me. Although that might have been better than wresteling that crappy factory folding lug wrench, in 108F heat. On the way home I bought a real lug wrench to keep in he car!
Years back I was heading home from college in Michigan. A guy had a spare laying on an empty snowmobile trailer and it bounced off as he was coming at me. Holy crap will those things bounce every which direction! End result, I hit it and put a 7-8" gash in my BFG sidewall. Without a spare I would have been stuck there relying on someone else to come help me at 1 am, 100+ miles from home. Instead of all that, I just threw on the spare and finished the trip.
I always carry a spare. It's not in the way on the gate, contributes what, less than 2% more weight to the vehicle, and when you need one the inconveinence of being without can be huge.
Funny Jeep (not wrangler) story about no spare.... my old SRT grand cherokee didn't come with a spare. They come stock with runflats (which suck by the way). I immediately swapped out my wheels and tires for 22s and some nice toyos. They are staggered in size, so I had one size up front and another size out back. When I'd go on roadtrips, I'd actually borrow one 22 inch tire in each of the two sizes from the local performance shop. I'd throw them in the back of the WK because if I got a flat anywhere other than a metro area, those tires wouldn't be able to be found in any store. It took a lot of room, and I never had to have one mounted up, but it did give me peace of mind.
My spare is comming off my tailgate and carrier With that said i will be getting a Rear Bumper and spare tire carrier all in one. :thumbsup: That way i can get the Load off the gate 35s seem a little big for it
My spare in on the jeep, but to tell you the truth, I haven't had a flat tire in 35+ years...my memory doesn't go back much further...but it is possible I havn't had a flat for 50 years, I just don't recall.... but I do drive carefully ....I can't imagine tearing a tire....about the only thing I have used my spare for is to ramp up over a obstacale when I need some extra clearence and there wern't any rocks or logs handy......
I heard that some run-flat tires are designed to run additional 100 miles or more when punctured. Maybe they use that kind of tires? President Bush's limo may these tires.
The presidential limo has nylon "rings" wrapped around the rim under the tire. If the tire goes flat, it only "deflates" about an inch or two before the nylon ring contacts the road.
I was considering getting the Staun internal bead locks and dumping my spare...It is basically a tire inside the tire, should be plenty to get me off any trail and limp into town....Thoughts on that??
Not that I plan to remove my spare but a question for those that have.
A buddy has a YZ that he recently purchased that didn't come with a spare. He had to throw a couple of bags of sand in the back to get it to stop hopping around. Any similar problem with loss of weight on the back?
Once the rubber falls off, the ride gets quite smooth...
Butt rims could get expensive
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