Thread: Carrying a second spare tire.

Originally Posted by DeanoH

This was our solution to the second spare 'problem'. It worked OK but needed reinforcing where the bolts go onto the rear door as the bracket developed cracks and needed welding up. The rear spare tyre was re-positioned so that its weight was just resting on a rubber pad on the rear bumper to reduce the load on the door bracket. It was also a handy receptacle for carrying rubbish.




Deano

Yes you would have to take into account the extra weight, especially when traveling along corrugated roads, as the constant bouncing would fracture the standard carrier, but you addressed the issue by having the tyre resting on the bumper

Originally Posted by Surf City Bill

Hi All,
Last year I "bruised" the tread on one tire so much so that it couldn't be repaired and this year I had a rock puncture a BRAND NEW tire. It appears I'm stuck with these tires, so the work around is to carry 2 spares. I go places that are extremely remote and I like getting back out of there. I will also say, I wasn't doing stupid extreme things to the tires, they just don't hold up.

Thanks for any advice or thoughts!

Bill

This can happen on any tyre, we've all sliced and diced tyres, where I used to live in the bush the locals had a saying that stakes had no respect of tyre brand or cost, they slashed them all just the same.
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Most of the pig hunters used cheapies as they cost a lot less to replace than a BFG when the inevitable happened.
I've had a piece of shale flip up and go straight through the sidewall on a near new tyre on a country road.
Yes, a normal dirt road, not even off road. It was the road we drove on every day to get in and out of the cattle property I lived on.

As the boys above have mentioned, tyre pressure on dirt makes a big difference.
Drop the pressures and the tread area conforms more to the rocks and is less likely to bruise or cut. I've been running around 26F, 27R on the crappy (for remote/off road work) HT 235's in the last week. (31/33 on the bitumen)
The downside is the sidewall is more exposed.

Thanks Everyone for your advice.
Everyone on this forum and the Rover forum in the states all agree my idea wasn't going to work as I had hoped and I'm going to heed the advice.
Happy Trails to all and thanks so much for steering me in the right direction.

I'm going to carry a second spare on the roof rack. (My poor rain gutters!) Carry a compressor, a plug kit and NEVER buy Cooper tires again.

Best to all,

Bill

Originally Posted by Surf City Bill

Thanks Everyone for your advice.
Everyone on this forum and the Rover forum in the states all agree my idea wasn't going to work as I had hoped and I'm going to heed the advice.
Happy Trails to all and thanks so much for steering me in the right direction.

I'm going to carry a second spare on the roof rack. (My poor rain gutters!) Carry a compressor, a plug kit and NEVER buy Cooper tires again.

Best to all,

Bill

These are good
PREMA GMBH - Orange Line
and the long tyre iron from here
PREMA GMBH - Mounting tools

Originally Posted by Bohica

These are good
PREMA GMBH - Orange Line
and the long tyre iron from here
PREMA GMBH - Mounting tools

Some good gear there...

Have you ever tried to change a tyre on a LR alloy?

Originally Posted by Tombie

Some good gear there...

Have you ever tried to change a tyre on a LR alloy?

Yes, I have.

Well I removed the tyre. Ok, one out of 5.
Tyre pliers to break the bead and 2ft tyre irons, too short.

I saw Mick Hutton of Beadell Tours - Desert Tours & Expeditions remove a tyre using the same tyre pliers, but with the long Prema tyre irons. It took him minutes. He has had a lot more practice!

They're a nightmare!!

Especially if they've been on a while...

We even had 4 tyres that a heavy duty machine couldn't pop without spending 10 min a wheel...


If planning to do it, you can have a specialist reduce the size of the internal safety bead (LR beads are ridiculous and a reason the tyres hold so well) and then have a fighting chance...

Also consider just having tyres popped from bead, soaped and re-seated to ensure they move easily...

Although those beads make changing tyres a real bitch, they have held me in good stead on the couple of occasions I needed to air right down (much less than 10 psi) to get myself out of really bad situations. Both were due to me not paying close enough attention to my surroundings though!