LV2GEN

Wish I still had my spare tire so that I could worry about it being stolen.......

**** thing fell off somewhere in the desert (I hope, and not on the freeway) when the steel cable frayed and broke. I never noticed it was gone until the next time I changed the oil and was just doing a quick once over underneath the whole truck. I do a fair amount of off road exploring and after 6 years of bouncing around the cable just frayed and couldn't hold the weight.

Lucky for me I had been too lazy to get rid of the factory rims after I got new rims/tires. So when I got new tires last time I used one of those rims and put the best tire on it and now have a spare that I carry in the bed out of town and AAA in case I get a flat in town without the spare. Kind of looking for a new carrier but in no hurry, probably wait until it drops below 100 degrees here and go to a junkyard, but I also don't want to lose another tire from another worn out cable.

So, everyone just look at the cable from time to time too.

bentwings

herberam, haha that's funny
My son tells me his driver training instructor tells them to call AAA if they get a flat.

johnh

been there done that, never again! i'll take my chances with no lock