Tow Vehicle Spare - Have you checked it?
We all talk and read about trailer tire issues but when is the last time you considered your tow vehicle spare? The spare under my 2009 Ram 1500 has never been on the ground and at 12 years old I'll ...
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CharlesinGA wrote:
If the tire you are removing from the ground to spare is 6 yo or more Discount tire will not remount it.
This is the difference between truck and trailer tires.
It's nothing to see trailers with 6-10yr old tires, most people simply don't wear them out. They age out. So when you get new rubber, putting one of the old ones on the spare, doesn't make as much sense.
With the truck, most people are swapping out every 3-4yrs as the tire wears out (tread wears down), so there is lots of "age" left in the tire. Again, I wouldn't recommend using it long term but it's a cheap way to keep a decent spare available.
