What’s in your spares kit? (8 Viewers)

[DrRock]

As the title suggests, what do you carry as spares? I’ll be doing a 8k miles road trip starting in late July and have started a spares kit. Would love to hear your feedback:

Engine Belts
Water pump
Ignition switch
Thermostat and gasket
Rear bearings and seals
Air filter
Headlight bulbs
Oil
Coolant
Spark plugs


Truck has a new alternator, fresh oil change, new plugs and distributor cap and valves adjusted. All other fluids have been changed within the last 1000 miles. Front axle was rebuilt 4k miles ago. Brake pads and shoes are brand new as are the brake drums. Rotors are well within service limits.

 

[yotadude520]

Here's what I carry at all times:

-Metric socket set, ratchet & metric wrench set from 10mm - 24mm
-Spare belts
-2 jugs of distilled water
-1 jug of Toyota red coolant
-Transfer case oil
-Couple cans of freon
-Power Steering fluid
-Brake fluid
-Spark plug wires

I like having the distilled water in case god forbid I'm stuck somewhere for a long period of time, or I find someone stranded on the side of the road and I don't have the coolant they might need.

 

[John McVicker]

Here’s a copy of my ‘inventory list’. Everything fits in the pictured bag. Inventory list is accessible in the front pocket. The bag weighs 55 lbs. Heavy yes, but something I just make room for.

Oops, somehow the pictures got inverted. Page 1 is on the bottom of post.

EDIT: Sometime back I replaced all engine belts & hoses. Carry all the old ones as spares. I know all of this sounds like it’s an awful lot…& it is actually, but everything except the belts/hoses all fit in the one bag pictured. I’d feel uncomfortable w/o this bag in some of the places I go.

 

[Hokie LX]

I'll skip tools because I keep enough tools to tear the truck down on the side of the road plus the normal jump pack, air compressor, etc.

Spare parts I keep in the truck for highway trips and wheeling. I did a 4.5k mile trip from NC to CO last year and this is what I had with me. It all fits in a bag I keep in the truck. This is from memory so I'm likely missing some stuff.

On long trips, like to CO, I keep a spare Alt with me since I likely wouldn't be able to find one on the road if needed. I don't usually keep it in the truck though.

- Belts
- Fuel filters
- replacement clutch line (single braided line from JTO)
- Carb rebuild kit
- Ignitor/coil
- Plugs/wires
- Fluids (all of them, usually 1 bottle of each)
- Motor mount
- Lengths of hose in various diameters and clamps
- Vacuum line
- Fuses
- Electrical wire of various gauges
- Full set of wheel/hub/knuckle studs and hardware
- Various bolts and nuts
- Spare u-bolts and hardware
- Spare clutch master/slave and brake master. A clutch slave is what caused my breakdown on my 1500mi trip home from buying the truck so I keep one with me now. Not likely to fail but I've been scarred.
- Spare diff drain plug
- Driveshaft bolts


I think that's mostly it.

 

[DrRock]

Wow, thanks gentlemen, these lists are great. I’ve got some of that in the garage already. I’ve got a little bit of time still to get this all together.

Cheers, James