Last weekend I had to deal with this... 2 hours on the side of the road waiting for a tow truck because the car doesn't have a spare.
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Carrying an oversized spare tire - need ideas
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Well this was me a few weeks ago. You could blame the foot of bead torn away from the sidewall on the double beadlocks. Otherwise, the tire would have just flopped off the rim (which could also have cut it up.) But no amount of plugs would have fixed the sidewall blown open. Granted, this is the only time such a thing has ever happened to me. I had one that leaked enough I had to fill it every 20 minutes, but at least I could get home.
years ago (1991) i was fitting my fullsize down a ATV trail. did very well until I clipped a stump and bent the rim outward. Tire blew... had to get a new rim but the tire was good.
evolve991
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Well MY go 'round with Murphy was that the best looking tire on my 'burban busted a belt on the Baltimore Beltway nowhere NEAR any of the thousands of Used Tire gypsies because we chose to enjoy our crisis near high dollar Hunt Valley
So 140 bucks later.....we need a spare.....
big-blue
1/2 ton status
Yikes! I have run-flats on my BMW, because they didn't provision a location for the spare (they used that area to hold the DEF fluid).
I can at least hold a small spare in my trunk versus I don't think you have much room in that 'vette!
My G8 came w/ a can of fix a flat and a compressor. I bought factory wheel/ tire off someone local and imported the Aussie tool kit. F' all that no spare crap.
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I tried to help a lady that had a flat with one of those kits of goo that you put on the compressor, What a joke. Called a tire guy he cam out pulled the rim and took it to the shop opened it up and got her a new tire mounted up. He told her when you are back where you live go buy a cheap rim and a matching tire to the ones you have and have them swap this tire to the cheap rim and mount the matching one.
Even a doughnut spare is better than those kits.
Even a doughnut spare is better than those kits.
I hear you cant even use Fix-A-Flat in newer cars with tire pressure sensors,unless you dont mind having to replace the sensor ,if you do get home after trying the Fix-A-Flat crap...
I keep a few tire plugs strings and the tool to insert them,a small 12V compressor,and rubber cement in my truck,but I have only had it save me from changing a flat once ,when I picked up a sheet metal screw in the tread..nearly every other flat I had was due to a cut sidewall from road debris or impact damage from potholes...
One day I backed into a parking space in the winter,and didn't know the concrete "bumper strip" thing hiding under the snow,had re-bar poking up out of the two anchor holes about 2" high,which blew the tire faster than I could yell f***OFF!..
...and the store manager said basically I was S-O-L as far as getting any reimbursement..
I keep a few tire plugs strings and the tool to insert them,a small 12V compressor,and rubber cement in my truck,but I have only had it save me from changing a flat once ,when I picked up a sheet metal screw in the tread..nearly every other flat I had was due to a cut sidewall from road debris or impact damage from potholes...
One day I backed into a parking space in the winter,and didn't know the concrete "bumper strip" thing hiding under the snow,had re-bar poking up out of the two anchor holes about 2" high,which blew the tire faster than I could yell f***OFF!..
...and the store manager said basically I was S-O-L as far as getting any reimbursement..
runamok151
1 ton status
Sun Valley Industries used to make a swing out tire carrier that mounted to the pass. side quarter and tailgate. I've had one on my blazer for 20 years. It handled a 33" tire fine but the 35 started to bend down the tab that the rim sits on. Easily reinforced if needed. I liked this one because there were bolts top and bottom to hold on the tire. A friend has one w/ one bolt and it bounces around much more than mine. I don't think the added weight did any additional damage to the tailgate (typical cracks and rust) or quarter.
I'd look in some junk yards. Many S-10 blazers and full size Broncos had similar carriers. The bronco one looks very similar to this one. Just make sure you get the backer plates that the bolts run into. They follow the curve and go inside the quarter. The top one had a 1/8" rod hanging down to hold onto so your could position it up through the light pocket.
I'd look in some junk yards. Many S-10 blazers and full size Broncos had similar carriers. The bronco one looks very similar to this one. Just make sure you get the backer plates that the bolts run into. They follow the curve and go inside the quarter. The top one had a 1/8" rod hanging down to hold onto so your could position it up through the light pocket.
I roll around locally without a spare. I spend enough with Les Schwab on a yearly basis and have good friends working there that I'll just use them to bring me some roadside assistance. I've been pretty fortunate to only need a spare when I've aired down for a long weekend at the dunes. Sand in the bead equals slow leaks. That's for my suburban or Toyota's prior to building the square bodies. My smaller rigs, 33" or smaller tires, I've had numerous flats while cruising the logging roads. I carry plugs to repair the small punctures. When we travel a decent distance with the trailer, I carry two spares in the trailer since Jason, myself and my trailer all take 8 lug. They are matching to the trailer and will get Jason and I to the nearest tire store to repair or replace ours. If I'm out for an extended weekend, say hunting or chasing deep powder white snow, I throw a spare inside the back.
I have a factory mounted spare on my dodge. My experience is that you need to have a spare with you. The plugs work great quite often, but having a spare guarantees the chance at returning to civilization. Sidewall cuts are very difficult to repair and trust when you're doing 70mph down the highway with your family in the rig. I will be mounting a swing out carrier for mine when I build a rear bumper or prior if I can find a body mounted one I like. Suburbans are specifically difficult to do a swing out body mount because of the angle to the rear quarter. The blazer is fairly straight like a pickup bed and the tailgate allows for the mounting better than ours.
I have a factory mounted spare on my dodge. My experience is that you need to have a spare with you. The plugs work great quite often, but having a spare guarantees the chance at returning to civilization. Sidewall cuts are very difficult to repair and trust when you're doing 70mph down the highway with your family in the rig. I will be mounting a swing out carrier for mine when I build a rear bumper or prior if I can find a body mounted one I like. Suburbans are specifically difficult to do a swing out body mount because of the angle to the rear quarter. The blazer is fairly straight like a pickup bed and the tailgate allows for the mounting better than ours.
I've had good luck using the Slime kits...the aluminum rims on the diesel burb are old and leaky...Hasn't leaked since I Slimed them...
runamok151
1 ton status
Hickey has a tire carrier on their site right now.
http://www.hickeyenterprises.com/products/swing-tire-carrier-73-87-blazer-jimmy-full-size-gm-trucks
http://www.hickeyenterprises.com/products/swing-tire-carrier-73-87-blazer-jimmy-full-size-gm-trucks
How different are the Suburban spare holders vs the Blazer? I carried a 33x10.50x15 TSL in the factory spare location in my K5 for several years without issue. I understand wanting to put a water tank there, but I was just curious about the differences in the carriers.
big-blue
1/2 ton status
Not sure. All I know that I can't use the screw-mounts with my 285/75/16 tires. Tire doesnt fit in the wheel-well all the way.
But it does fit in there?
big-blue
1/2 ton status
Not really, no. I can't use the stock support bracket to keep it place as it it's too large to fit in the well. It just flops around as I haven't found the right wedge to keep it from just falling over.
Kennesaw MTN , then it was tactical armor group , now out of business I believe.
Magikal
1/2 ton status
I'm fighting this conundrum as well. After this weekend I know I don't want it on a rear tire carrier for what I do with it. I'm thinking about baja mounting it behind the seat as low as possible and being able to stack gear around it since most of my stuff is in tool bags. Maybe even build a little box inside the tire mount to house the tool bags to keep them from moving around. This isn't an expo rig and will be mostly trailered for long trips.
