Do I need to carry spare tire?
Is there a valid reason to carry the extra weight of spare tire? Will roadside assistance show up with tire mounted to wheel and then change it? There is no way I could change it myself.
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I carry a spare. The rig came with it mounted in a side compartment under the rear bed. I had a blow out. We were in a small bubble of cell service, 1/2 mile in any direction and no service. We did call road service and the tire was changed, Only took 4 hours for the guy to arrive. There were two of us returning from a sporting event so the needed muscle to pick the tire up and put it back into the compartment was available. That time.
When I got home I made a couple decisions. The location of the spare poor.you had your butt out on the road side to get the spare out. It was in a difficult to access horizontal rack. So here is what I now have, a rear mounted spare with a cover, an extender to allow me to use a come-a-long to lift the tire down or back up to the carrier, a 42" breaker bar to facilitate the actual change. I don't like to be at mercy of others.
When I got home I made a couple decisions. The location of the spare poor.you had your butt out on the road side to get the spare out. It was in a difficult to access horizontal rack. So here is what I now have, a rear mounted spare with a cover, an extender to allow me to use a come-a-long to lift the tire down or back up to the carrier, a 42" breaker bar to facilitate the actual change. I don't like to be at mercy of others.
