Quick Rant: Jeep Spare

[GeneralPatton]

While taking apart the jeep a little bit more last night I decided to take the cover off the spare tire and find a flat nail driven tire instead!

Who does this? Oh ill just use the spare and NEVER REPLACE IT. Because once you use a spare you never get a flat.

Ugh!

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[turblediesel]

Sort of the same thing... My Mom bought a house from a doctor in Annapolis years ago and he took all the lightbulbs with him when he moved out. Did you get your Jeep from a doctor? Same guy maybe?

 

[profdlp]

What is a "flat nail driven tire"? Just a flat tire with a nail in it?

As for The Case of the Missing Light Bulbs, that sounds like a job for The Hardy Boys.

 

[CzarKJ]

My spare is part of my rotation. 5 way rotation. I do notice a plethora of Jeeps and other rear tire mounted vehicles with a either brand new tire on the rear with 60K on the ones they are using OR a messed up mangled tire that I wouldn't put on car I was going to send to the crusher.

 

[Tog]

On my 1st 04 went to go work one morning had a flat go to the spare get the cover off previous owner installed a locknut and didnt provide the socket as part of the sale. Brand new tyre and a big chunk about 2 inches of rim is missing luckily it still held air

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[JasonJ]

My spare doesn't have nails in it, and still has 100% tread remaining... because it is the original. Not weatherchecked or dry rotted either. Just doesn't hold air for longer than a few hours due to a rim leak thanks to the corroding aluminum wheels.

 

[HoosierJeeper]

Mine is part of the rotation.

I see a lot of KJs without spares lol.

 

[dude1116]

Mine had a nail in it when I bought it LOL!

 

[renegade 04]

Mine is part of my tire rotation.

 

[Dave]

There's a bunch of butt-holes out there that abuse their vehicles and then we (those of us jeep forum members that really care about their jeeps enough to be forum members ) sometimes don't check out stuff with a fine tooth comb and then have this crap happen because of the POS that had the jeep before.........ok, another rant over.


Anyway as to my spare, I run it bare-butt-naked-nude (no cover) because it is oversized and that way I can also see it easier...lol


Dave

 

[Cheyne]

Anyway as to my spare, I run it bare-butt-naked-nude (no cover) because it is oversized and that way I can also see it easier...lol

My daughter wants to put a mermaid tire cover on the spare. I told her not until daddy was finished working on/driving it. :happy175:

 

[CactusJacked]

Maybe the previous owner was testing the validity of Murphy's law. I've always carried a spare, and never gotten a flat. Now I gotta go find some wood to knock on (prof, feel free to run with that one....it's on a silver platter). :happy175:

 

[GeneralPatton]

Sort of the same thing... My Mom bought a house from a doctor in Annapolis years ago and he took all the lightbulbs with him when he moved out. Did you get your Jeep from a doctor? Same guy maybe?

Lol I dont think so! Worship leaders daughter xD

What is a "flat nail driven tire"? Just a flat tire with a nail in it?

I tried to make it sound fancy, but yes thats all it is!

On my 1st 04 went to go work one morning had a flat go to the spare get the cover off previous owner installed a locknut and didnt provide the socket as part of the sale. Brand new tyre and a big chunk about 2 inches of rim is missing luckily it still held air

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Thankfully no locknuts here!

Mine had a nail in it when I bought it LOL!

You dont happen to have a preowned jeep from kentucky then do you?! I think thats where this one came from.

There's a bunch of butt-holes out there that abuse their vehicles and then we (those of us jeep forum members that really care about their jeeps enough to be forum members ) sometimes don't check out stuff with a fine tooth comb and then have this crap happen because of the POS that had the jeep before.........ok, another rant over.


Anyway as to my spare, I run it bare-butt-naked-nude (no cover) because it is oversized and that way I can also see it easier...lol

I didn't expect so many responses! Rant away!

 

[profdlp]

..Now I gotta go find some wood to knock on (prof, feel free to run with that one....it's on a silver platter). :happy175:

Put one hand on each side of your head, then bring them rapidly together.

Happy to oblige! :happy175:

My spare is part of my rotation...

I got my Jeep used with 42,000 miles on it. It had four pretty good tires on it and what was obviously one of the original set on there as a spare. Since I got lifted I have been trying to rationalize springing for new tires. The other day I noticed that the old "original" tire hanging on the gate now has more tread on it than the ones I'm riding on. So now I'm just kind of looking around...

So convenient a thing it is to be a reasonable creature, since it enables one to find or make a reason for everything one has a mind to do.
--Ben Franklin

When I do buy tires, I'm planning on getting five and doing the rotations with all of them.

...I didn't expect so many responses! Rant away!

Next time start an oil thread - then you'll really see something.

 

[turblediesel]

When I do buy tires, I'm planning on getting five and doing the rotations with all of them.

Get six. One less up/down with the jack during rotation and you have a spare spare.