Dump spare wheel question
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Dump spare wheel question
OK. Used vehicle missing some stuff so cut me slack 
Trying to stow the spare wheel/tire. Dug out the lock and discarded it as no key was included w the truck. My valve is on the shallow side of the wheel. Does the wheel stow valve up or down?
Tks
Trying to stow the spare wheel/tire. Dug out the lock and discarded it as no key was included w the truck. My valve is on the shallow side of the wheel. Does the wheel stow valve up or down?
Tks
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I agree that having it "up" makes it harder to top off, but not impossible. Having it up makes it harder to get it torn off and harder to beat the hell out of the wheel.
This is why I'm interested in how people's spares came new.
bob
This is why I'm interested in how people's spares came new.
bob
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My spare wont fit valve down must be a different type of winch, I installed a spare tire valve extension bought from camping world, Its a hose and schrader you can install into a brackett (included) or like I did into one of my hole in my license plate, don't have to climb under the truck to check air now.
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My spare came w/ the tire in the "valve up" position.
Wb6anp - I had never heard of this valve extension - thanks for the post.
Wb6anp - I had never heard of this valve extension - thanks for the post.
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From: Weatherford Texas.
It's actually for motorhomes but can be used on just about any vehicle. Here is the link
http://www.campingworld.com/browse/s...r/skunum=34431
http://www.campingworld.com/browse/s...r/skunum=34431
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I mounted mine in the bed of the truck. Only takes one time trying to change a tire up here in the winter time when the spare it froozen in place under the truck with ice snow and froozen mud. When you get the tire down and can't get the petrafied mud snow ice off the rim and have to drive 200 miles with a severely unbalanced tire/wheel. Then you decide that having the tire mounted in the bed is a much better way to live.
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Another use for the spare tire
Originally Posted by mnmwhit
I mounted mine in the bed of the truck. Only takes one time trying to change a tire up here in the winter time when the spare it froozen in place under the truck with ice snow and froozen mud. When you get the tire down and can't get the petrafied mud snow ice off the rim and have to drive 200 miles with a severely unbalanced tire/wheel. Then you decide that having the tire mounted in the bed is a much better way to live.
On a trip to North Dakota one Christmas, we found ourselves at a gas station facing a snow packed and desolate road for the last 75 miles of our trip. I was asking the owner if I needed chains (driving a 1979 Buick Regal) since the road wasn't on any list for clearing after snowstorms and it had a 6 inch new snowfall on it. He said no - just drive slow and stay on the road (sometimes hard to see where the road was). He also said since it was so cold (-10 F) that if we breakdown we should know a few things.
1. stay in the car - make sure we had blankets and food for a day or so
2. if possible, remove the spare tire and set it on fire. The locals know to go help out if they see the smoke (on a clear day, it can be seen for 100 miles).
I knew then that I was a Southern warm natured boy.
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@ -50'F staying in the car is the wrong answer. Steel being a conductor will serve as a cold oven if you will. Best bet is to get out stay near the cold and make a shelter with some snow. Cold weather gear is an absolute must.
Originally Posted by bismic
Sounds like you have had one of those "unforgettable life experience" events. It is hard to even imagine living as far North as you do.
On a trip to North Dakota one Christmas, we found ourselves at a gas station facing a snow packed and desolate road for the last 75 miles of our trip. I was asking the owner if I needed chains (driving a 1979 Buick Regal) since the road wasn't on any list for clearing after snowstorms and it had a 6 inch new snowfall on it. He said no - just drive slow and stay on the road (sometimes hard to see where the road was). He also said since it was so cold (-10 F) that if we breakdown we should know a few things.
1. stay in the car - make sure we had blankets and food for a day or so
2. if possible, remove the spare tire and set it on fire. The locals know to go help out if they see the smoke (on a clear day, it can be seen for 100 miles).
I knew then that I was a Southern warm natured boy.
On a trip to North Dakota one Christmas, we found ourselves at a gas station facing a snow packed and desolate road for the last 75 miles of our trip. I was asking the owner if I needed chains (driving a 1979 Buick Regal) since the road wasn't on any list for clearing after snowstorms and it had a 6 inch new snowfall on it. He said no - just drive slow and stay on the road (sometimes hard to see where the road was). He also said since it was so cold (-10 F) that if we breakdown we should know a few things.
1. stay in the car - make sure we had blankets and food for a day or so
2. if possible, remove the spare tire and set it on fire. The locals know to go help out if they see the smoke (on a clear day, it can be seen for 100 miles).
I knew then that I was a Southern warm natured boy.