08-21-2014, 06:10 AM | #1 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2013 Location: Knoxville
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| Spare tire?
I was about to order a new Falken or deadbolt but I noticed neither of them come with a spare tire. I did a quick ebay search and could not find just a single tire to add to the truck that is the same as what comes on these trucks. I really like the look of a spare tire on the back. Looks aside is there an advantage to having or not having a spare tire on the back of my rig? Will the weight make much of a difference?
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08-21-2014, 08:15 AM | #2 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Omaha, Nebraska
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| Re: Spare tire?
It depends on how it's mounted. Sometimes it gets in the way of approach angle sometimes not. But I'm with you on the looks of having a spare
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08-21-2014, 08:36 AM | #3 |
Newbie Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Winchester
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| Re: Spare tire?
I have only had my SCX10 for about two weeks now but after my first trip out I removed the rear bumper, tire and tire carrier. In my opinion the additional weight of the tire plus the extra overhang caused me several issues.
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08-21-2014, 08:57 AM | #4 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: san antonio
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| Re: Spare tire?
i agree, spares do look cool. plus some events require you to carry a spare, but it often just gets in the way and adds unnecessary weight to the rear of your vehicle. the idea is to have as much weight close tot he front of your rig for better crawling. i had a spare on mine for a while with the poison spyder rear swing out bumper and it got hung up and everything. aside from all that, it really just comes down to your personal preference. build it to look and perform how you want it to. |
08-21-2014, 11:29 AM | #5 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Mission viejo
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| Re: Spare tire?
not a fan of spares, took mine off my rubicon and do not miss it on my g6. if you want one id keep looking but the falken tires are pretty new so youll have to dig
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08-21-2014, 04:30 PM | #6 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: ontario
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| Re: Spare tire?
Check Out CI They Sell Single's .
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08-21-2014, 04:47 PM | #7 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2013 Location: Knoxville
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| Re: Spare tire?
What is cl? I'm new to crawling
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08-21-2014, 05:31 PM | #8 |
Newbie Join Date: May 2014
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| Re: Spare tire? I run my spare tire here it still crawls great but I have the weight distributed 60/40 meaning the front of my truck weighs 20 percent more than the rear of my truck. It can weigh 5 pounds or 15 pounds and as long as you keep in the 60/40 it will crawl. CI is a company crawler innovations they sell special foams for crawling if I were you I would order not only a spare tire but a set of their nova 1.9 foams or a two stage closed cell foam. These will help your truck perform a lot better than stock foams |
08-21-2014, 05:57 PM | #9 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Anchorage, Alaska
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| Re: Spare tire?
a spare tire mounted too high can increase the chassis's COG... an over hanging spare tire at the rear can drag on whatever during departure... and add unwanted weight/leverage to the rear. Granted... the spare's weight hanging off the rear bumper could be ballasted with more weight added to the front. the honcho's spare tire sits lower nearer frame level... so that doesn't increase the COG too much. spare tires sitting atop a body... offers no scale appeal for me. -------------------- ^ your driver figure looks silly with his head poking out above the roll bar. Cut him off at the waist... or change the interior to a full depth interior. or just lose that driver figure altogether... 'cuz it's placement looks retarded. Not trying to be insulting... just pointing out my observations. |
08-21-2014, 06:52 PM | #10 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2013 Location: Knoxville
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| Re: Spare tire?
Aren't the stock tires glued on?
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08-21-2014, 07:05 PM | #11 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Beavercreek, Oregon, USA
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08-21-2014, 07:48 PM | #12 |
Newbie Join Date: May 2014
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The weight on the back will drastically effect in a negative way the performance of your rig
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08-21-2014, 08:32 PM | #13 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Caldwell ID.
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08-21-2014, 09:44 PM | #14 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Hillsboro
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08-21-2014, 09:56 PM | #15 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: ontario
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Crawler Innovations
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08-21-2014, 10:17 PM | #16 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Nevada
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| Re: Spare tire?
Spare tire has zero benefit. It is scale appearance and rediculous IMO. Sent from my Moto X using Tapatalk |
08-21-2014, 10:32 PM | #17 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ontherocks
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| Re: Spare tire?
i run plastic wheels for my spares to save weight
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08-21-2014, 10:55 PM | #18 | |
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Is that driver really mounted there? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk | |
08-21-2014, 10:57 PM | #19 |
Newbie Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Murrieta
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| Re: Spare tire?
I like spare tires unless they get in the way of departure angles. I like to have a matching wheel and tire too when possible as a mismatch annoys me for some reason. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
08-22-2014, 12:50 PM | #20 | |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Anchorage, Alaska
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| Re: Spare tire? Quote:
I don't really care that the wheel matches in looks... but will always demand of myself... that the tire/wheel size be near equal in height and properly sized to it's brethren. ^ I'm not anal... but it should be something realized and maintained by everyone whom travels off road. I dealt with this issue for 1:1 club events. inspection would all too often find an odd sized spare that would be next to useless as a functional spare. I once even had to point out to a club guest that his spare would not even bolt on to his vehicle's hub Last edited by TacoCrawler; 08-22-2014 at 02:50 PM. | |
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