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I recently had a flat, and had to use my compact spare. I had been checking the pressure regularly so it was holding air. I also cranked it down once a year, s the winch works too.
What I did not anticipate was that the rim was so rusty that it did not fit tightly around the hub and the lug bolts. I had to bang it on, and then almost lost the lug bolts 1 mile later when the whole thing got loose. I had to retighten them. It ended up chewing through the threads on the lug bolts and grinding down the lug nuts, both of which I replaced.
I wire brushed the rim, but it is too far gone to be useful. The tire is also badly cracking from age.
I have now discovered that that size is no longer made. Any one in a junkyard is llikely to be even older than mine - a 1997.
My mechanic said that any modern spare that is a similar size would work, as long as the bolt pattern matches.
only way is to remove a tire and wheel and try. I carry a full size spare under the van, plenty of space, but mine is the Extended body.
It's the extended. Changing the donut out. Getting rim and tire within days. Last poster said didn't think it fit. But if it fits under your ext unmodified, all roses.
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Last edited by iszatso; May 7, 2015 at 08:25 PM.
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it fits fine in my Extended and the carrier raises it and lowers it fine too, it is not that much weight difference. I keep the valve facing down and towards the rear bumper so I can check the air pressure every now and then.
Thanks for the good news. I will expand my search to include regular rims and tires. I wish I would have known a few weeks ago. I replaced my worn front tires that were less than 2 years because I got a bargain on new ones, and one of the two old ones had a flat. I could have saved the other one as a spare if I get just a bare rim.
Yes it fits. Now wonder what experiences people have had in bottoming out or other misfortunes with the tire hanging low. Guess I'll find out if not careful on my next long trip camping. Mounting showed below.
I would worry about whether that single cable is strong enough to hold up a full size tire and wheel combination under all circumstances. I think it would help if you made sure that it was always cinched up tight, and not allowed to loosen up and bounce around, like one I've seen before. To be more secure, I might put another strap around it.
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