Second Spair Tire
- Thread starter TexasTJ
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Many rock crawlers will mount the spare inside the tube. Depending on the size you need, it may require removal of the rear seat. All of those are custom tube work. The other option for overlanders is to put one on the rear of your trailer.
Here is a pic of the trailer set-up http://www.expeditionportal.com/for...favorite-pics-of-your-rig-and-trailer/page101
I am setting mine up for long range travel and am bouncing back and forth between mounting a second spare tire on the rear of the trailer or placing a kitchen box similar to the AT style. Unfortunately, there is no room for both. A second spare would be good but I'm not sure it is not overkill. The only justification I can think of is the lack of availability of my chosen tire in other countries. Past that, especially in the USA, a tire plug kit and an on-board-air should be all that you need to get out of the backwoods.
Here is a pic of the trailer set-up http://www.expeditionportal.com/for...favorite-pics-of-your-rig-and-trailer/page101
I am setting mine up for long range travel and am bouncing back and forth between mounting a second spare tire on the rear of the trailer or placing a kitchen box similar to the AT style. Unfortunately, there is no room for both. A second spare would be good but I'm not sure it is not overkill. The only justification I can think of is the lack of availability of my chosen tire in other countries. Past that, especially in the USA, a tire plug kit and an on-board-air should be all that you need to get out of the backwoods.
jeep-N-montero
Expedition Leader
Much easier to carry a plug/patch kit.
1leglance
2007 Expedition Trophy Champion, Overland Certifie
I did 2400 miles from Canada to Mexico following the Continental Divide off road and never got a flat.
Most often it is just a puncture that a plug kit can fix. If you go get a serious sidewall gash you can change to your spare and patch/sew the gash in camp that night.
And if you are in most of North, Central or South America you can just get another tire at the next town...yeah you might have to leave the trail for a 1/2 day or so but so what.
2nd spares are for remote areas like the Outback of Oz or Africa....not something I would put much effort into.
Most often it is just a puncture that a plug kit can fix. If you go get a serious sidewall gash you can change to your spare and patch/sew the gash in camp that night.
And if you are in most of North, Central or South America you can just get another tire at the next town...yeah you might have to leave the trail for a 1/2 day or so but so what.
2nd spares are for remote areas like the Outback of Oz or Africa....not something I would put much effort into.
jeep-N-montero
Expedition Leader
We know what he is asking, but we also know it isn't worth the extra cost/effort of carrying 2 spares when replacements are easily found on about every corner, thus why a plug kit was suggested. I have been doing this 13 years and am yet to lose a tire due to the trail itself.
Dan Grec
Expedition Leader
I would think long and hard about if you actually need to carry a second spare.
I drove 40,000 mi. from Alaska to Argentina, and while I had plenty of flats, I never even put the one spare on the Jeep. Every flat was either slow enough to just get it patched in the next town, or the one that was kind of bad, I just filled it with my 12v compressor and was in another town in 20 mins getting it fixed. (It was pouring rain, and I had a bad stomache bug, so I couldn't be bothered changing it out myself.. yeah, that was a lazy day)
Many round the world overlanders I met had never used their one spare, let alone their second.
Almost all of them wish they never brought a second to save the weight.
One guy had traded his years ago at a border in Africa, and never regretted it.
-Dan
I drove 40,000 mi. from Alaska to Argentina, and while I had plenty of flats, I never even put the one spare on the Jeep. Every flat was either slow enough to just get it patched in the next town, or the one that was kind of bad, I just filled it with my 12v compressor and was in another town in 20 mins getting it fixed. (It was pouring rain, and I had a bad stomache bug, so I couldn't be bothered changing it out myself.. yeah, that was a lazy day)
Many round the world overlanders I met had never used their one spare, let alone their second.
Almost all of them wish they never brought a second to save the weight.
One guy had traded his years ago at a border in Africa, and never regretted it.
-Dan
Rovertrader
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After 40 years of travel both in 4x4s and motorcycles where room is at a premium- go the plug kit, albeit a high quality one, and a couple tubes just in case you do have to stitch a sidewall. Think room and weight in lieu of overkill is my moto...
jeep-N-montero
Expedition Leader
When you have a complete crew carrying a spare for you while you tear up the earth you could care less if there is one attached or not. And please don't mention that asinine show again.
X-plorenow
Adventurer
This isn't always true depending on how remote you plan to travel. I just read recently that the ARB team had 7 punctures in the first couple of days of a south american expedition. If you are just going to Moab or sticking close to the main roads you are correct.
I looked at this issue and found that to do a dual carrier on the back of a JK with 35" tires it would extend out a few inches on each side which I wasn't interested in yet. I forget the exact measurements but you may have more luck with 33"s.
I looked at this issue and found that to do a dual carrier on the back of a JK with 35" tires it would extend out a few inches on each side which I wasn't interested in yet. I forget the exact measurements but you may have more luck with 33"s.
Dan Grec
Expedition Leader
Do you have the specifics on where they were?
I drove through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina, and probably had ~10 flats for the entire 12ish months and ~20,000 miles.
Every one of them was a nail or some kind of metal chunk actually stuck in the tread.
None of them required me to actually put the spare on the jeep.
-Dan
sneakytj
Observer
On my TJ I have a 34x950 swamper as a spare on the stock rim, this matches the height of the 35x1250 BFG MT. I had thought about changing the rim to resemble the offset like a dully rear thus stacking two spares on one rack. I know that it will weight a bit more and I will have to have a heavier duty rack, but with the narrower tire the offset would push the tire out to where it would better match the 1250 should I have a flat. Making sure the rims are alum would help... Just a thought, I haven't done all the math yet to see if it is feasible.