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    I do have several comments about this subject. First, I think that except for our friend from down under, I am the only one with a second gas tank with a full skid plate. I had to relocate the spare for the extra 30 gallons of gas. I also run 265/70/17 tires so the old spare was a couple of inches smaller. I like the spare mounted on the back for several reasons. It does look cool, it gives me lots of comfort to know that I have 55 gallons of gas for long long trail rides, I have a portable gas station for my bud's on the trail, and I can easily check to be sure that my spare is not flat when I need it.







    In addition to carrying an air compressor, I would suggest that you get a plug kit. It has a tool that looks like a pointed scredriver with a hole in the end and you use it to insert a rubber and cord plug into the hole where you had a puncture along with sealant. It works and will get you off the trail without having to break the bead on a tire.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HueyPilotVN View Post
    In addition to carrying an air compressor, I would suggest that you get a plug kit. It has a tool that looks like a pointed scredriver with a hole in the end and you use it to insert a rubber and cord plug into the hole where you had a puncture along with sealant. It works and will get you off the trail without having to break the bead on a tire.
    On one of the local Arizona runs I got a big hole in teh sidewall, another member of the group had one of these patch lits and thanks to his fast work I was able to save enough air to turn around and get to Discount Tire in town.

    I used my kit on Consolidations leaking tire at Ophir pas and that allowed him to continue the trail ride and then get his tire fixed the next day. We were lucky enough to have stopped for a photo when I heard the air leaving his tire.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 07JeepXK View Post
    What kind of tires/wheels are you guys running where you are bending wheels and blowing beads? Also what pis where you running at the time?
    Personal question isn't it?

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    Sorry. That was supposed to read "what PSI were you running"
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    I carry a full-size spare. 255/75/17. I mount it on the roof basket. I also do a 5 tire rotation.

    With the spare up there, I have to choose my drive thru car wash carefully. It fits in some and not others.
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    My spare tire sits in my garage. Im sure it will end up in the back of the Jeep when I head to Rausch Creek though. Just incase!
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    I have also been running 265/70- 17's & tried even with out the air in the tire it will not fit in the spare tire area because it is rubbing against a bar on one end & the other end it was rubbing against the hitch, so I am forced to run the spare on top of the jeep in the roofrack
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    I run a full sized spare. Yes, my carrier does use the factory hitch, but that will change soon.


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    I keep a full size spare up top and a get away vehicle on the back.

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    I don't carry a spare, I have a tire repair kit and a pos compressor that will fill on a tire in 3 hours. the product I would like to see more that anything is a long A arm kit for the front, give it about 2 more inchs on each side and some flairs to cover it up. Need to increase that travel, I plan to run Fox internal bypass.
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