thoughts on my spare tire solution
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thoughts on my spare tire solution
ok, so i have 265/75/16 mt/r's and i have a 265/70/16 spare tire thats a dueler H/T or something. whatever was stock.
instead of buying an expensive single mt/r, i was thinking about some other cheaper options, selling my current spare to offset some of this cost (it has 100% tread, has never touched pavement):
Dunlop Mud Rover
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....1=yes&place=69
I can get this locally for $100 mounted.
Kumho Venture series
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....1=yes&place=58
I can get this locally for $90 mounted.
Dunlop Radial Rover A/T
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....e1=yes&place=2
I had these before my mt/r's. theyre decent and REALLY cheap.. like $80 mounted.
any thoughts? other ideas? I need something that will grip enough to get me off a trail and get me home on the highway if i cant get the tire repaired.. i dont want to drive an hr on the highway home with a wrong-size tire.
instead of buying an expensive single mt/r, i was thinking about some other cheaper options, selling my current spare to offset some of this cost (it has 100% tread, has never touched pavement):
Dunlop Mud Rover
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....1=yes&place=69
I can get this locally for $100 mounted.
Kumho Venture series
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....1=yes&place=58
I can get this locally for $90 mounted.
Dunlop Radial Rover A/T
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....e1=yes&place=2
I had these before my mt/r's. theyre decent and REALLY cheap.. like $80 mounted.
any thoughts? other ideas? I need something that will grip enough to get me off a trail and get me home on the highway if i cant get the tire repaired.. i dont want to drive an hr on the highway home with a wrong-size tire.
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Originally Posted by lee
a used spare?
i dont know if i wanna get wrapped up in a situation with a used tire being shipped to me.
i dont know if i wanna get wrapped up in a situation with a used tire being shipped to me.
For what's its worth my spare is the dunlop mud rover and have used them before on the trail with success.
I agree with Andy though, buy a used on on Ebay if you really want to save some bucks. If you don't have a matching spare (you have MTRs right?) then a used tire might not be a bad option.
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It doesn't even have to be Ebay. I bought a used tire (33" BFG AT) with 80% tread and a new black rock crawler wheel, mounted for $75.00 at discount tire. get out the old fashioned phone book thingy and start calling your local tire shops. I have also picked up a set of good Trail tires for 100 at a used tire dealer..
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good idea, ill try that.
this is pretty much the only one id consider on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1-New...QQcmdZViewItem
this is the search, very few (reasonable) results:
http://motors.search.ebay.com/265-75...trypageZsearch
this is pretty much the only one id consider on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1-New...QQcmdZViewItem
this is the search, very few (reasonable) results:
http://motors.search.ebay.com/265-75...trypageZsearch
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well this couple is selling me 2 dunlop radial rover RV tires 265/75/16
$35 for the pair.
i dont even care what shape theyre in (treadlife).
i only want one... anyone in MA want the other? you can have it for free.
well this couple is selling me 2 dunlop radial rover RV tires 265/75/16
$35 for the pair.
i dont even care what shape theyre in (treadlife).
i only want one... anyone in MA want the other? you can have it for free.
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