Diffrent sized tires for spare?
#21
I would not drive without a spare, and I don't even like tires that don't match (although there are 4 different tires on my Ram - out of 5). But I was surprised that they are the same size.
Mine are 265, and there isn't much room for anything much larger under there. A front bumper mount would probably be fine as HeyYou mentioned, but I think I would set it several inches away from grill - as much as I could get by with, to allow air to flow around it. I think that would be less restrictive than a spoked wheel maybe.
Mine are 265, and there isn't much room for anything much larger under there. A front bumper mount would probably be fine as HeyYou mentioned, but I think I would set it several inches away from grill - as much as I could get by with, to allow air to flow around it. I think that would be less restrictive than a spoked wheel maybe.
#22
just my opinion, but i would not mount the spare anywhere other than the stock location. i would get the largest tire that fits in that spot, and be done with it.
as said above, if you have an LSD in the rear and concerns about clutches, in the event of a flat in the rear, you could do a double swap, moving a front to the rear and put the odd size on the front.
as said above, if you have an LSD in the rear and concerns about clutches, in the event of a flat in the rear, you could do a double swap, moving a front to the rear and put the odd size on the front.
If there is some other concerns I'd like to hear the reasoning?
#23
My main reason is independence, ie from caring when you swap it back out of there since a spare is going to handle just fine if it's the same tire. Carry enough identical full spec spares and I wouldn't need any tire mechanics for quite a while with any luck. Ideally I'd have my trailer running identical wheels and tires as the truck for even more spareage flexibility. Edit: forgot to mention the point...no telling when flats strike while exploring but it's nice to know there is a backup plan when they do. Been there done that several times and I'm only 44. EDIT^2 remember you have to drive back to civilizatiion after you change the flat and there may be obstacles in the way.
Another popular reason I would imagine, though not particularly mine in this case, is as in racing: for speed and convenience, to accomplish all the performance needs asap. etc.
Last edited by Ugly1; 05-29-2012 at 10:37 PM.
#24
I can think of at least a couple reasons to do it beside the concern about ruining some part of your drive train.
My main reason is independence, ie from caring when you swap it back out of there since a spare is going to handle just fine if it's the same tire. Carry enough identical full spec spares and I wouldn't need any tire mechanics for quite a while with any luck. Ideally I'd have my trailer running identical wheels and tires as the truck for even more spareage flexibility. Edit: forgot to mention the point...no telling when flats strike while exploring but it's nice to know there is a backup plan when they do. Been there done that several times and I'm only 44. EDIT^2 remember you have to drive back to civilizatiion after you change the flat and there may be obstacles in the way.
Another popular reason I would imagine, though not particularly mine in this case, is as in racing: for speed and convenience, to accomplish all the performance needs asap. etc.
My main reason is independence, ie from caring when you swap it back out of there since a spare is going to handle just fine if it's the same tire. Carry enough identical full spec spares and I wouldn't need any tire mechanics for quite a while with any luck. Ideally I'd have my trailer running identical wheels and tires as the truck for even more spareage flexibility. Edit: forgot to mention the point...no telling when flats strike while exploring but it's nice to know there is a backup plan when they do. Been there done that several times and I'm only 44. EDIT^2 remember you have to drive back to civilizatiion after you change the flat and there may be obstacles in the way.
Another popular reason I would imagine, though not particularly mine in this case, is as in racing: for speed and convenience, to accomplish all the performance needs asap. etc.
Besides the possibility of LSD or locker issues if used on the rear axle theres nothing that holds water in saying you cant just use a smaller spare on the front in those cases to get back to "civilization".... Your splitting hairs here...bringing up changing flats while racing braving the unknown in extreme conditions and such... Really?
#25
Besides the possibility of LSD or locker issues if used on the rear axle theres nothing that holds water in saying you cant just use a smaller spare on the front in those cases to get back to "civilization".... Your splitting hairs here...bringing up changing flats while racing braving the unknown in extreme conditions and such... Really?
Maybe you missed the part where I said the racing aspect clearly wouldn't apply to me...and coincidentally speaking of baja...most of the drivers of 4 wheelers in this seem to agree about the importance of a full size spare in baja...in a race. but yeah really. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3aps...eature=related
Last edited by Ugly1; 05-30-2012 at 01:08 AM.
#26
#27
Ugly1, The idea is if the spare isnt just a matching fifth wheel a person is more likey to replace it with either their repaired tire or a new correct size one and not continue to drive around with the spare on the truck and blown tire in the back.......
And you get the benefit of more usable truck bed storage space or better cooling if its not hogging up your truck bed of hanging off the front of your truck making it look like something in Vietnam's waterways the other 99.9% of the time its not being used (if it ever is) I would think to most this would be an easy decision. (Well those of us not running a baja race)
Last edited by Augiedoggy; 05-30-2012 at 08:17 AM.
#28
Ugly1, The idea is if the spare isnt just a matching fifth wheel a person is more likey to replace it with either their repaired tire or a new correct size one and not continue to drive around with the spare on the truck and blown tire in the back.......
And you get the benefit of more usable truck bed storage space or better cooling if its not hogging up your truck bed of hanging off the front of your truck making it look like something in Vietnam's waterways the other 99.9% of the time its not being used (if it ever is) I would think to most this would be an easy decision. (Well those of us not running a baja race)
And you get the benefit of more usable truck bed storage space or better cooling if its not hogging up your truck bed of hanging off the front of your truck making it look like something in Vietnam's waterways the other 99.9% of the time its not being used (if it ever is) I would think to most this would be an easy decision. (Well those of us not running a baja race)
#29
For the folks that go off-road on a regular basis, there is also the aspect of a smaller tire not giving sufficient ground clearance on some of the tougher trails folks take their rigs out on.....
Sure, for general use on-road, a smaller tire would be adequate to the task... although, if you have an automatic locker, or LSD in the rear, putting a smaller tire on that end of the truck would be a bad plan..... putting it on the front IS going to alter the way the truck drives as well.....
For my own personal use.... I keep a matched tire/wheel as a spare. If I have a flat, the spare goes on, the flat tire gets repaired, and then becomes the spare......
Sure, for general use on-road, a smaller tire would be adequate to the task... although, if you have an automatic locker, or LSD in the rear, putting a smaller tire on that end of the truck would be a bad plan..... putting it on the front IS going to alter the way the truck drives as well.....
For my own personal use.... I keep a matched tire/wheel as a spare. If I have a flat, the spare goes on, the flat tire gets repaired, and then becomes the spare......