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spare tire and 31" tires
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langer1
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- Mineral City,Ohio
Not over 35mph in 2WD, or with some automatic lockers.slacker said:
RichP
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- Effort, Pa
slacker said:
You need to be more specific. Is your OEM spare a donut, 215, 225 ? Do you have lockers or limited slip rear ?
With lockers or limited slip the spare needs to be the same size as the other side or you can damage the traction device. With no traction device and if the spare is more than 1 inch smaller it is usable but I'd drive real slow.
I'm assuming you either don't have a 31 you can use as a spare or found out that the 31" is a really really tight fit in the stock location. I'm running LT234/75R15 BFG/AT/KO's on mine, have an auburn rear and DO have an LT235/75R15 BFG/AT/KO spare, it's a tight fit but a 30 *might* fit in there. Got 5 30x9.50's off one of our TJ's in the shed so I might pull one out and see if a 30 can fit in my 98XJ, but not today. Moved 3 living room sets from here to NJ and back with 2 new ones so I'm bushed...
drifto77
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- Sherman,TX.
Yup, I've got a 31" spare mounted inside the back of my ' 99 and it IS a tight fit.RichP said:
Prob would not fit if it was new. (maybe with the back seat laid down)
I always get a spare to match what Iam running.
Cottontail
Three-De Off-Road
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- Nashville, TN
I had a brand new 31" Dueler MT mounted in the stock mounting position in a 1985 XJ and it fit well.
If you have a fullsize spare right now, head to a used tire store and buy a $25 used 31" tire and have it mounted to the rim. That will at least keep your tires a uniformed height and you are only out $25...as most used tire places will mount for free.
That is my suggestion.
If you have a fullsize spare right now, head to a used tire store and buy a $25 used 31" tire and have it mounted to the rim. That will at least keep your tires a uniformed height and you are only out $25...as most used tire places will mount for free.
That is my suggestion.
sacem
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- Location
- Lima, PERU
I have a 91 and my 31"x10.5 will not fit so I've got 30"x9.5 spare tire, only got limited slip up front so if I have to fit a spare for a long haul up front I would shift a back tire up front and ride the smaller in the back where there is no LSD but if I'm on the highway just unlock the 4WD and thats it.
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langer1
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- Location
- Mineral City,Ohio
No, the circumference would be the same and you would shortly have two flats.Timber said:
It’s not the height it’s the circumference, the smaller tire needs to turn faster than the large one, and that would cause your locker to lock
sacem
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- Lima, PERU
Really the best solution is to mount the tire on the rack outside, then you can fit any tire size and as a plus more cargo volume.
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jfiscus
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- Middletown, OH
If you carry a cheap air compressor with you you can keep the 31" spare aired down and make it fit in the stock spare location and air it up when you put it on the jeep.
You're technically correct in terminology; however, when I typed "height" I meant it literally (you don't know me, so I shouldn't have expected you to know that I'm an exceptionally literal person). Why would this result in two flats, though?langer1 said:
langer1
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- Mineral City,Ohio
Heat buildup in the all most flat 31" would ruin it.Timber said:
langer1
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- Mineral City,Ohio
Thanks it means a lot coming from an "exceptionally literal person"Timber said:
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