Fitting Oversized Spare Tire Underneath

[Kaaae]

Here is a clear pic on the distance from the exhaust pipes.

 

[Finlayforprez]

LOL, well I am biased! But, after 25K miles they still look new. I expect to get 60-80K off of them. Which is crazy for me because I was getting new tires every 12-16K miles in my BMW.....

Wow - awesome! And I know you do some pretty serious off roading with them (I've seen the photos).

The Toyos actually have a warranty for 60K - right?

-David

 

[Finlayforprez]

Here is a clear pic on the distance from the exhaust pipes.

Thank you!!! That's awesome.

Sorry if I missed it, but did you have to air down at all? You have TPMS in all five tires - right?

-David

 

[Kaaae]

Thank you!!! That's awesome.

Sorry if I missed it, but did you have to air down at all? You have TPMS in all five tires - right?

-David

Yes I do, but they dont work at all, wrong model.. go figure. I did air this tire down to 10psi. It is super stiff so i am not sure if it helped.

 

[Kaaae]

Wow - awesome! And I know you do some pretty serious off roading with them (I've seen the photos).

The Toyos actually have a warranty for 60K - right?

-David

Just my Starbucks runs Dave


From their website

In addition to our limited warranty, the Open Country A/T II comes with the following treadwear warranty:
P-metric/Metric: 65,000 miles
LT/Flotation: 50,000 miles

 

[Finlayforprez]

Just my Starbucks runs Dave


From their website

In addition to our limited warranty, the Open Country A/T II comes with the following treadwear warranty:
P-metric/Metric: 65,000 miles
LT/Flotation: 50,000 miles

Hahaha!

No, I saw you mudding with Brandon!

Starbucks - bleh! I live 3 doors down from one and they are the worst neighbors ever!

 

[Kaaae]

Ha, it's a running joke with Brandon and the FL4x4 guys. But yes, I push my truck hard. Probably too hard for my DD.

 

[Bostonian]

Gents - I am curious - in removing the heat shields from around the exhaust - I've always wondered - is their function really all that important, other than protecting the spare from melting? I didn't get the comment about having an air conditioned trunk area. Does removing it cause the cargo area to get hot inside the cabin?

 

[NASdiesel]

I'm sure it is relevant as nothing gets added to a vehicle without cost consciousness during the design. I would/will wrap the exhaust to achieve the same effect.

 

[mbw]

I got out and felt the spare near the exhaust after some longer drives. The tire doesnt get anywhere near hot enough to damage the tire IMO.

I was going to get a thermal IR gauge to measure it, but haven't gotten around to it yet.

I was worried about removing the shield also, but at this point I can't figure out why it is needed. I am sure it does block more heat but I think with the spacing there and the air moving around, its going to be hard to mess up the spare.

Sitting idle for a long time might be a more abusive test.