Spare tyres

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Preferably all tyres should be similar, but you could get by ok if only travelling a relatively short distance then getting a new replacement.
This would be costly and time consuming most times if remote, much better to be right to just change over, and all wheels / tyres rotated every service . . . 6 tyre rotate, whatever number you have, wear them all evenly over their life.

You must ensure rolling dias are the same though.

Nevr understood why some carry 2 spares anyway Stephen, espically at the rear, and so compromize there cars handling.

But in this case a single AT spare would be better than 2 HTs.

Presume your AT tyres are Light Truck types.

I personally think it would depend on whether you're into doing a lot of 4WDriving on rough tracks and if you go to remote areas then I would have all 6 the same but for general forestry tracks, medium off road stuff and beach driving as long as their all the same height I can't see any problem with it. I'm up for new tyres this year I'll be buying 6 so I have 2 spares on rims so tyre changes will be quicker and easier.

I have carried 2 spares for years..and on steel rims. Never had a weight or handling issue. Use a quality rear bar and wheel carrrier, have decent springs and shocks for the load and travels. In my years all over the country I have gotten down to the last spare twice and driven from 1 side to the other feeling safe and comfortable...till the last time about 600kms from home. You guessed it..!

If people have a weird issue with the supposed weight of an extra spare wheel..or alloy over steel wheels..then why do you fill you fuel tank up...instead of only 1/2 filling it to save weight/mass..?

Stephen

The 2 HT tyres will be fine for spares.

With the improved tyre quality these days and Tyre plugs flat tyres even in remote areas are rare.

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I do a lot of remote travelling and would not dream of travelling without 2 spares and a good TPMS. I would not travel remotely with H/T tyres, but thats me. Whether you should do it would depend on where you go and whether you are with other vehicles. You need to do a cost/risk analysis.

As for carrying two spares on the back Robin Miller makes a very valid point about the weight affecting handling. He was probably referring to me in that post. I had a Toyota 110 series with a duel wheel carrier on the back and two alloy wheels and tyres. Six months ago on a gravel road I got a bit of a wiggle up and was unable to straighten up and got so far sideways the the vehicle rolled. When I replay the video from my dash cam one wonders why I was unable to correct the wiggle. Robin's contention that the weight so far back was a contributing factor is without doubt correct. Had I not had my spares on the back I cannot be sure that I would have been able to regain control, but after careful consideration of all the facts I believe that they were a major contributing factor.

Phil has the same vehicle I had with the same RTT and LR tanks and has explained that he has no choice as to where his two spares go, and others maybe have the same problem as where else they can put their spares.

The lesson is, that if you have spare wheel(s) on the back it DOES affect vehicle handling and so you should drive accordingly.

My new vehicle will be a Isuzu D-Max spacecab with a Gecko trayback camper on the back. From the lessons I have learnt from my accident I will leave the spare in its original place and for the sixth wheel I am having a toolbox made which will be between the cab and the tray to house my tools and the sixth wheel.

I've always had two spares, ever since I've owned 4WDrives. My 2005 RA LT Rodeo and my 2013 LS-U D- Max, both fitted with Half/Tread (H/T) tyres are the only time I've had punctures.My other two Rodeos that have always had A/T or LT tyres, iI've always worn out before getting punctures. When the Half Treads wear out, which is always quicker than AT, they get replaced with AT. Also I've found when I want to buy tyres, six at a time, the unit price of each tyre is significantly reduced, to the point, might as well say the 6th tyre is free.