Wheel hold water in tire carrier

[Gage]

Forget about the full size chrome wheel and put a donut up in there and don't worry about it. It's only suppose to be a spare to get you where you can get the flat fixed. K.I.S.S.



No body is going to see the spare under the teardrop.

[asianflava]

My spare isn't even the same size as the other 2 wheels. I have 175/75-14s on the tear but my spare is an El Cheapo 12in trailer wheel/tire from Wally World. As long as it gets me to the next repair place, I'm fine with it. Plus, it doesn't take up as much room as the tires on the trailer.

[madjack]

No body is going to see the spare under the teardrop.

...they might if they were sleeping onna speed bump ........................................

[PaulC]

Forget about the full size chrome wheel and put a donut up in there and don't worry about it. It's only suppose to be a spare to get you where you can get the flat fixed. K.I.S.S.



No body is going to see the spare under the teardrop.

Have a nice Day

Cheers
Paul

[Gaston]

Go to the junk yard and pick up one of the "temp" spares from what ever car mfg. that fits your lug size (if its 5 on 4 1/2 the temp spare from a mid size GM fits, I'm useing a Buick Century) I mean why would you want to abuse a nice crome wheel and moon cap by hanging it under a trailer???
a spare is to hold up the side of the trailer in case of a flat, not to look pretty

[Classic Finn]

Go to the junk yard and pick up one of the "temp" spares from what ever car mfg. that fits your lug size (if its 5 on 4 1/2 the temp spare from a mid size GM fits, I'm useing a Buick Century) I mean why would you want to abuse a nice crome wheel and moon cap by hanging it under a trailer???
a spare is to hold up the side of the trailer in case of a flat, not to look pretty

I dont think Id want to hide my whitewall and smoothie wheel under there..sort of a waste ...besides who,s going to crawl under there and look and say.... Wow I like that wheel....

Ohhh Well...

Classic Finn

[Lesbest]

Don't worry about the water, if you drive in ANY dusty conditions the low spots will fill with dirt. EVERY spare I ever took out of a blazer, astro van,ranger........ anything mounted under the vehicle was filled with a dirt, dust, gravel mix that had to be scraped out to get to the rusty lug holes. Water might not splash up there but if air circulates around it DIRTY air can circulate in it. Just a muddt thought.
Les

[Juneaudave]

Don't worry about the water, if you drive in ANY dusty conditions the low spots will fill with dirt. EVERY spare I ever took out of a blazer, astro van,ranger........ anything mounted under the vehicle was filled with a dirt, dust, gravel mix that had to be scraped out to get to the rusty lug holes. Water might not splash up there but if air circulates around it DIRTY air can circulate in it. Just a muddt thought.
Les

After much hand wringing, I came to the same conclusion. If I had to do it over, I would use a donut or better yet, match the tires and rims with the tow vehicle.

But...I have $150 bucks in that spare (call it pride of pocketbook), you don't have a gas station on every interchange here in Alaska to fix a flat, and I've already built the hanger and set the axle position in consideration of the weight and placement of that thing...so I'm just moving on.

Don't worry, be happy

[halfdome, Danny]

I have $150 bucks in that spare (call it pride of pocketbook), you don't have a gas station on every interchange here in Alaska to fix a flat, and I've already built the hanger and set the axle position in consideration of the weight and placement of that thing...so I'm just moving on.

Wow Tires and rims are sure expensive in Alaska . I basically have the same spare and it was somewhere around $75 for the whole shebang. Got a donut for $10.00 and keep the smoothie in the garage. I guess I'll just rotate all three. Danny

[Gage]

But...I have $150 bucks in that spare (call it pride of pocketbook), you don't have a gas station on every interchange here in Alaska to fix a flat, and I've already built the hanger and set the axle position in consideration of the weight and placement of that thing...so I'm just moving on.
Don't worry, be happy

Well, beings how you have money to burn and you like to charge forward without thinking and then ask the board how to fix something but don't really want the advice given. Why don't you try ebay for a cover. The one below is only $1.95. A course shipping is $65.00, but who cares.



You don't have a gas station at every interchange here in the High Desert either.

[Juneaudave]

I have $150 bucks in that spare (call it pride of pocketbook), you don't have a gas station on every interchange here in Alaska to fix a flat, and I've already built the hanger and set the axle position in consideration of the weight and placement of that thing...so I'm just moving on.

Wow Tires and rims are sure expensive in Alaska . I basically have the same spare and it was somewhere around $75 for the whole shebang. Got a donut for $10.00 and keep the smoothie in the garage. I guess I'll just rotate all three. Danny

I know...I want to cry

But it was $70 bucks to special order the rim and another $80 for the 205/75-15 tire. Funny thing, I was so excited about doing a build, I ordered the tires and rims the same day I ordered the axle with absolutely no plans, just a vision of what I wanted. With 20/20 hindsight, probably not the most inexpensive way to do things....BTW....did you heat up that tear with an electric heater to see if you had less condensation?

[halfdome, Danny]

.BTW....did you heat up that tear with an electric heater to see if you had less condensation?

Yes, that must have been the problem. As soon as this %$#@&^ snow melts I'll take the tear to my shop and wire it for 110 volt. Right now I have to let the cord hang out the door to heat the tear but it heats up very fast. Thanks for the suggestion. Danny

[Juneaudave]

Well, beings how you have money to burn and you like to charge forward without thinking and then ask the board how to fix something but don't really want the advice given. Why don't you try ebay for a cover. The one below is only $1.95. A course shipping is $65.00, but who cares.

Pretty harsh there Gage...I can't figure it out from your posts...should I spend some money or not???? $150 for a new tire and chrome rim didn't seem like such a bad price here in Juneau for what I wanted. I thought I carefully considered and valued the advice given in my post...Oh well...I guess I still have a year to go and $4850 left to go in my build before I match you.

I've got over $5000 in my teardrop. I didn't build it on a budget. I built it like I wanted it and as the money came. A two and a half year build and there is nothing that I would do different. When I finished it, I stood back, took a look and said "yep, that'll work".

He who builds a cheap trailer will always be unsatisfied. Think about it.

[Leon]

I still have a year to go and $4850 left to go in my build before I match you.

If you spent $150 for the spare and have $4850 to go, then how did you get the rest of the stuff on your build?

[Gage]

Well, beings how you have money to burn and you like to charge forward without thinking and then ask the board how to fix something but don't really want the advice given. Why don't you try ebay for a cover. The one below is only $1.95. A course shipping is $65.00, but who cares.

Pretty harsh there Gage...I can't figure it out from your posts...should I spend some money or not???? $150 for a new tire and chrome rim didn't seem like such a bad price here in Juneau for what I wanted. I thought I carefully considered and valued the advice given in my post...Oh well...I guess I still have a year to go and $4850 left to go in my build before I match you.

Naw, First part was just being straight forward with the humer. And the second part was a sound direction. What I would like to know, is where did you pick up that torsion axle for free. I'm getting ready to build another teardrop and free is good.

Maybe I should get back to using the emoticons.