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Spare tire or plug/patch kit?

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#1 ·
Lots of discussions on how and where to mount spares but is anybody opting to just carry a plug kit and an electric pump? The Teryx has front and rear 12V accessory plugs and now electric pumps are about the size of a small purse so it would be cheaper and take up less room than a spare. A plug should be able to get you back to the trailer I would think so you could patch it at home.

I guess the other question is what kind of failures do people experience? Are people shredding sidewalls or slicing an entire tread width? Has anybody driven miles and miles back to civilization on a flat with negative outcome?
 
#3 ·
I carry one of those co 2 kits and about twenty five cartridges. Often finding where the leak is the hardest part, low pressure tires. The cartridges have worked fine for me but you have to have a lot of them. Plug kits work fine when you find the leak, on a split you may have to put 4 or 5 plugs side by side to stop the leak. If you run out of plugs use nylon rope or any thing you can get to fit tight. Use just enough air to keep from ruining your tire, may have to add more before you get back. On my ATV it took about 8 cartridges to get where I could ride. Would take more on my Teryx.
 
#5 ·
I carry plugs, a tube, and a compressor along with having sealant (prefer Slime) in the tires. I will say that being in the Midwest we typically aren't that far from the truck and trailer as compared to some of you guys that run out west. From my experience plugs and the sealant can handle most issues, even a decent size sidewall gash. If plugs can't get it to hold air the tire is probably trashed anyway so it doesn't really matter what happens afterwards. The tube is a last resort but I also run beadlocks so can just unbolt the ring versus breaking the tire down. My tires are also heavy enough that even at zero psi they still hold up the rig and are not riding on the rim like the stock BH 2.0 would.
 
#6 ·
We aren't usually more than 15 or 20 miles from the truck but the problem here along the Mexican border is we don't have cell phone coverage like the rest of the country. We have to climb a 12000' peak once a day to get cell reception during hunting season. I did grab a 12v portable unit and plugs. Would be nice to have a donut spare to lay on the roof.
 
#10 ·
For a while I didn't use anything. Then last year I got a plug kit on Amazon and one of the jump boxes with the air compressor built-in. I was glad I had it on my right this last weekend. I was up on a ride with my son and I tore two holes in the sidewall of my stock big horn tire and was able to plug it and limp back home about 15 miles down the road. We had to stop a couple times to keep airing it up cause the plug didn't completely seal the sidewall leak. I'd just make sure you know how to use the plug kit. I had never put a plug in a tire up until a couple days ago, luckily it's fairly easy and I was able to figure it out.

If you are going on long extended rides a long ways in I would have a spare tire, plug kit, a can of fix a flat, and an air compressor. It's good insurance if you don't like walking home.
 
#11 · (Edited)
I carry a small (not too small) compressor and lots of plugs. You really have to tear the hell out of a tire to not be able to limp out on plugs.ive seen a lot of guys carry a spare on a sxs.never saw one used.jeeps?different story. They need a spare. Oh yeah I put slime in all my tires. Pay no attention to the people that say not too. Put a good amount in each tire. It's worth it,and no NO,HELL NO it won't explode lmao
 
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#12 ·
I emailed Stockton wheel asking about a spare tire idea i had, the one time they replied , they suggested making a wheel like a compact spare in a car, I believe you could do a 4" rim with a large Ford car type compact spare, I never got a reply when i asked about finding a center section with the proper bolt pattern
 
#13 ·
I'll keep looking into this one because I'd like a donut spare to tuck under the bed or on the roof. For now I have a 12v plug-in compressor and plugs/glue plus a can of fix-a-flat.

I found an abandoned stolen Nissan sitting in the hills a few days ago and took the scissor jack out of it for the T4. :angel
 
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