Spare tire requirements
Last year I got a set of Rickson steel 19.5" SWR style wheels and 245/70R19.5 tires. A set of 4. Now I'm looking into the spare. My current spare is a stock 2006 Dodge wheel and tire, neither of wh...
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skipro3 wrote:
I appreciate the feedback. I never thought of using the stock wheel with a taller tire, then rotating to the front if a rear tire fails.
It's just to get me into town and a good tire shop that can get me fixed up right after all.
I guess I gotta go do some homework on what would make a good spare tire that somewhat matches my 19.5 diameter.
If you think about it the only reason you put 19.5's on the front was for looks. There is no way you'd ever need that kind of capacity on the front axle.
That's why just going with the factory spare makes perfect sense. The 19.5's are far tougher than even LT-E rated tires to begin with, so you're not as likely to have a flat to begin with. Having the spare is for that real bad day. Only downside is you're changing two tires instead of one 50 percent of the time you have a flat.
IMHO if you need the spare more than once in the lifetime of the truck, you are doing something very very wrong. You're running those tires way too long, or your road hazard avoidance ability needs improvement.
