Spare tires/wheels when off trail

[downforce137]

I just stack the second tire on top of the layed down one and extend the ratchet straps.. I have a large gear box that fits behind the tires..




and here is my old setup that was a bit better but didn't have the shock mounts...

 

[RaptorMach3p5]

@HORN HIGH ACES I have the same issue with my tires sliding around in my RPG rack. Have you tried letting some air out of the spares? Maybe the tie down straps will "bite" better. Btw I like how you tied down the gas cans with bungee cords. Wish I thought of that before purchasing a pair of Alpines.

@RaptorMach3p5 which oem wheels are you using?

@Hard R ‘23 37pp

 

[The Car Stereo Company]

You could get away with an additional spare in the bed and leaving the stock spare where it’s at. It’s not ideal to get to that spare off road a lot of times though. It’s also not as likely to shred 2 tires at once, so if you did have to use the tire in the bed, you could get to a safe spot, load the bum tire underneath and swap the good spare to the bed. You don’t always need the 2 tire bed rack.

this is what i do. one in the bed, one in oem location. it allows me to keep a bed cover so the rest of the stuff can remain covered/protected.

 

[RiskTkr]

If this is a dumb question... My apologies.

So I just got a tire rack that holds to tires, I have 2 stock rims lying around and I was wondering if in the case of a blow out I can put the stock rim on the truck with the aftermarket rims and be fine. They are the same offset etc. Am I able to drive like this for a while without issues or is this a no no?

 

[Littlefx4]

If this is a dumb question... My apologies.

So I just got a tire rack that holds to tires, I have 2 stock rims lying around and I was wondering if in the case of a blow out I can put the stock rim on the truck with the aftermarket rims and be fine. They are the same offset etc. Am I able to drive like this for a while without issues or is this a no no?

All things being equal, of course you can. Think about vehicles with the small doughnut for a spare. They’re fine driving around on that small spare until the original wheel/tire is back in place. In your case, you essentially have two full size spares. If a blowout ever happens, hell…replace two of them so it looks like you meant to do it. Lol

 

[Pikser]

There is no such thing as having to many spare tires !