Have you ever needed a full sized spare on an 80 series? (1 Viewer)

[tacosupreme]

Too many times to count. At one point I carried 2 spares, but that was years ago when I was running BFG products with their buttery soft sidewalls. Went to the original MT/Rs and lost 1 sidewall. Went to Swampers in '04 and haven't looked back. I've lost a few beads, but never a puncture.

I always carry a full size spare the same way I always carry a first aid kit and fire extinguisher and recovery gear, and tools, and parts, and...

I have dual spares on the Tacoma for the same reason...BFG's. In one year I blew out the sidewalls on 8 KM2's, the America's tire manager hated me. I once got two flats at the same time (KM2's) and even managed to get it on video. I learned my lesson, running Coopers now. If you don't carry a spare, you better remember your walkin' shoes OP!
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[zona]

The next question will be if we make our own quinoa acai berry salad or just rough it with organic lentil chips?

This question may have been planted by the 100 series or jeep forum to rile us up.

Zona

 

[landtoy80]

IF you want to run spareless, go get your tires foam filled or but solid rubber airless tires and never worry about a flat.

 

[hamishpotter]

IF you want to run spareless, go get your tires foam filled or but solid rubber airless tires and never worry about a flat.

unfortunately you can't air those down : )

 

[OverLand Cruisers]

Senor Dirty Boots,
Countless times. Sidewalls so damaged there was no fixing them, regardless how many patches/plugs we had. Funniest was after going through two spares on one one rig we had to have one delivered by a helo to get back to pavement...long story.

Now I always carry 2 full size spares, along with the requisite repair kit and compressor.

This one was recent, very sharp rock and a KM2 that had seen serious use. Doesn't look bad but the sidewall had about a 4" slice in it.

 

[retrofive]

pic is worth words or something. yes.

 

[dirtyboots]

Thanks for everyone's input, and especially to those who answered the question that was asked.

The 80 is its own unique weight, suspension, and realm of capabilities that typically lends itself to certain uses and sometimes abuses. Excellent video and great point of reference for the IFS crowd from @tacosupreme . It's also not an attempt to rile any body up, although 99% of threads seem to have that capacity for one person or the other.

This is absolutely one of many that has been beat to death on the surface, but as with so many threads and so much Google and so little time, I wanted to see specific examples, specific to the chassis I am building. Considering the VC, for example, is an excellent point. To the few that have posted and have multiple years of trips on their 80, it is much appreciated. The conclusion is the same, I get that. Carry a full sized spare or be damned!

Maybe a 80 series tire carnage thread would keep it real y'all.

 

[dirtyboots]

@pbr streetgang that is clearly staged.

@retrofive it doesn't count if you get a sidewall puncture whilst driving through a tornado.

 

[Devil's Slide Doug]

pic is worth words or something. yes.
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That looks like the kinda wood that ends up on a trail after a major fire.

 

[Jason hansen]

I ran super swamper sx bias ply with bead lock wheels on my crawler. Never needed a spare, even down in AZ. But they drive like crap on the road.

 

[retrofive]

That looks like the kinda wood that ends up on a trail after a major fire.

Bingo. Well the that was the Biscuit fire in 2002(?) Pic was taken in 2009.

 

[Sarmajor]

I have even needed the spare off another truck to get out of the bush on a 4wd trip after popping two off the bead in quick succession.
I would not be without a full sized spare on or off road.

 

[AKcruzr]

All my vehicles carry full size spares. I had 3 separate flats driving thru the Yukon and BC in my wife's 80 and was really glad I had a full size spare. I even have a 38.5 Bogger spare for my 60 and needed it when I had a valve stem ripped off in a bog.

 

[TexasJack]

I have been wheeling my truck since 97. I have cut many tires which is why I buy the road hazard with all tires I buy. I started wheeling with street tires. The sidewalls on a street tire are like paper when off-roading. I then moved to all terrain and tried several before I got to the BF Goodrich TA/KO. They had really solid sidewalls and lasted much longer. My first mud tire was the BFG KM2. They were even tougher than the TA/KO. I now run the Toyo Mud Tire. The KM2 weighs 67 lbs. The Toyo weighs 76 in the same 315 size tire. The sidewalls on the Toyo are awesome.

SO....yes, I have had to change my tire and you will too if you wheel your truck to any degree at all. Spend the money and buy the toughest tire you can afford. When going on really long trips into the boonies I take two spares! I have run over a cedar stump and cut the side of both tires on one side of my truck, that can result in a long walk if you don't have two spares.

Lots of the Aussies on Mud carry two spares. Probably for the same reason. A long walk in the outback might be your last act!

 

[blkprj80]

I run 5 of the same tire and keep the spare in the rotation.

 

[Box Rocket]

I suppose I've been fortunate, but I've never had to use my spare. I've had several punctures but they held air long enough for me to repair them. But I have seen spares needs fairly regularly. We did a trip a couple years ago and one of the guys in the group had 5 flats. We were using the spares from other trucks in the group before we were done.

It's good to remember that not all tires are created equal. Some tires will be less prone to things like sidewall damage etc. while the bad punctures will likely puncture just about any tire.

 

[half k cruiser]

I'm surprised @FZJ80 in KC hasn't chimed in with his experience from the rock park last year. It really wasn't a big rock ledge, I had just gone up it myself, but he was lucky enough to find the sharp spot and gouge about a 4 inch hole in his sidewall. Scared the crap out of me, I thought it was my tire when I heard it let go....

 

[Douglas S]

Always. Never needed it, but I've been with others that have on a few occasions.

 

[Jay-]

my full sized spare drags snow like a plow, the swing arm is needed.

 

[-Spike-]

Most tire failures happen off road, in places where you need the capabilities of big tires. That said, I have contemplated getting a skinny spare with the same diameter as the rest of my tires. It would probably get me out, but then again the rig would be somewhat compromised- worth it? And the full size blown tire needs to get home somehow.