No Spare?

[MikeMc]

OK n00b question time. Why do the rigs with larger tires (40"ish) often have no spare? I'm guessing because it's just unreasonably big. So the real question is, what is the contingency plan for a flat and no spare?

 

[Mr.Smith]

I would say a lot (not all) of the guys running that big of a tire are also running beadlocks, so they can still limp off the trail.

 

[Bryan C.]

Too hard to carry a spare that big.

Contingency plan for a flat is bailing wire, a crapload of tire plugs, and on board air.

 

[ROBZ95Xj]

Price is a biggie for me $500 is a lot for a spare, if I come across a cheap used one to get me off the trail then I'll get one and leave it in the tow rig

 

[CAJJ93XJ]

space is a big factor. camping gear + 40" tire + fuel cell makes for a tight fit. plus those guys are usually running 40" bias tires which won't have easy puncture sidewalls like radials do. it's a good idea to carry a patch kit/compressor. but the inevitable does happen sometimes and even a patch kit can't help. we had to reseat an inner bead on my buddies 40" pitbulls last trip. that wasn't fun. another buddy of mine blew 2 38" bias swampers in the same trip. that wasn't fun either. both of them ran beadlocks/bias tires

bare minimum you can usually keep a worn down irok on a steelie or something at your trailer. if shit hits the fan, hope that one of your buddies is nice enough to go back

 

[blondejoncherokee]

Weight size price bias ply beadlocks

 

[CAJJ93XJ]

Weight size price bias ply beadlocks

^^if anyone was looking for spark notes of my novel

 

[Phil]

Also, trailer.

 

[Ben H]

Those things are huge and heavy. Spare is in the back of my truck in front of the trailer. Also, if the tires are a good set of bias ply (TSL SX / Trepadors) you probably wont need a spare, knock on wood, for any Sierra wheeling. These two have a proven track record of having a very forgiving sidewall.

If I was wearing radial tires, I'd figure out a way to carry one.

 

[MikeMc]

Thanks all. I was confused about the bailing wire but was able to figure it out.

 

[zachandandy]

Stitch the sidewall up with the wire, slap a patch inside, wheel on. This is not a fix for freeway driving! It's common practice on jeep jamboree and they only charged my buddy $20. Works as a trail spare I the future. I keep my spare at the trailhead as well, 37" military tires are heavy and take up too much space. It's gotta have 50lbs over the 37" creepy crawlers I run.