Spare Tire - Is it Really Needed?
05-07-2007, 09:16 AM
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Do you have a Wife and Kids?
Do you know the pain and suffering you would endure if you'r traveling with your wife and kids and you get a blowout and your wife finds out you took out spare to put stupid train horns? LOL
Do you know the pain and suffering you would endure if you'r traveling with your wife and kids and you get a blowout and your wife finds out you took out spare to put stupid train horns? LOL
05-07-2007, 09:26 AM
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05-07-2007, 11:09 AM
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This winter, my front tire popped a road reflector out of it's place in the pavement. Then it stuck one of it's 3 inch support spikes right into the center of my drivers rear tire. BOOM, JUMP, slow down and pull to side ( in snow ). Metal cords sticking out of hole. There was no repairing that one, and I was dead in the water if I didn't have a spare.
05-07-2007, 11:29 AM
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Have a look at my pictures in my gallery, see what a tire seperation looks like at speed. This happened on a small rural road literally in the middleof no where. I was glad I had my spare...
If I knew ho to link to that picture i would lol
If I knew ho to link to that picture i would lol
05-15-2007, 01:35 PM
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yeah id keep the spare too,my truck i have 35 inch tires so factory location wont help.so i have room for my air compressor tank and train horn.im going to mount my spare in the bed planning on ordering a rat cage http://www.rat-cage.com/.my brothers got a tire gate for his truck
http://www.tiregate.com/ hope this helps
http://www.tiregate.com/ hope this helps
05-15-2007, 01:42 PM
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yeah id keep the spare too,my truck i have 35 inch tires so factory location wont help.so i have room for my air compressor tank and train horn.im going to mount my spare in the bed planning on ordering a rat cage http://www.rat-cage.com/.my brothers got a tire gate for his truck
http://www.tiregate.com/ hope this helps
http://www.tiregate.com/ hope this helps
05-15-2007, 09:58 PM
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Driving around with no spare because you're not expecting to ever get a flat is like driving around with no insurance because you're not expecting to get in an accident. Sooner or later............it's gonna happen.
05-15-2007, 11:35 PM
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05-15-2007, 11:44 PM
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I dont usually have a spare with me, but usually im within 30 miles of home and in that 30 miles, usually within 10 miles of someone that I know that will come to me with a tire, floor jack, and good tools.... If I go farther, I will take spare for truck and trailer, tools, compressor/tank..... thats my theory...
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