What is the purpose of a spare tire delete

[Neverowneda4x4]

mod? Total noob here, so I was just wondering. I thought the full size spare was essential to an off road vehicle. Can anyone enlighten me?

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[Figmo]

I haven’t deleted my spare - but can speculate why somebody would want to:

1. Reduced weight
2. Increased visibility
3. One less thing to hang up on offroad. I’ve seen a few instances of somebody coming down on the spare and bending the tailgate and/or smashing the rear window.

And I supposed there are possibly those who think
4. Just “looks cleaner”

 

[Bikeric]

The delete takes the 150lbs off the back and out of view. I still have the spare, but store it inside.

Edit 06/26/23: I no longer carry a spare. I now carry an inner tube and a patch and plug kit. I always carry tools that I can remove and reinstall the beadlock ring (if needed) and I have on-board air.

 

[Raptor911]

it is discussed in this post:

https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/thre...the-damage-the-owner-did-to-his-bronco.68125/

mod? Total noob here, so I was just wondering. I thought the full size spare was essential to an off road vehicle. Can anyone enlighten me?

 

[kodiakisland]

Prevents this:

 

[Bronccraig]

I would like it too if there was a cleaner look..say a new tailgate you could replace the stock one but retro style and then store the spare inside but those kits to me don't look ‘ cleaner’ but they do reduce weight

 

[MNBigfoot]

Towing.

 

[KABQ]

My buddy has 40s on his Tacoma. He doesn't run a spare because it's too heavy for him to get off the carrier. He carries a repair kit instead.

 

[Tricky Dick]

I would like it too if there was a cleaner look..say a new tailgate you could replace the stock one but retro style and then store the spare inside but those kits to me don't look ‘ cleaner’ but they do reduce weight

It wouldn't even be all that hard for McNeil, Anderson, or the like to make a smooth fiberglass skin to glue over the whole thing.

 

[Hdscreens]

Inside Bronco or inside home? I’m curious if there’s a secure method to put inside a 2-door? Prolly just would want to do that while crawling to be sure it doesn’t get caught at certain drops.

The delete takes the 150lbs off the back and out of view. I still have the spare, but store it inside.

 

[amazingjason]

mod? Total noob here, so I was just wondering. I thought the full size spare was essential to an off road vehicle. Can anyone enlighten me?

If you get a leveling kit, removing the spare could raise the rear enough to level it out and make it look right again.

Jason

 

[amazingjason]

I imagine you’d have to be fairly strong to put on the spare anyway. Many Bronco drivers probably couldn’t do it.

Jason

 

[Neverowneda4x4]

I imagine you’d have to be fairly strong to put on the spare anyway. Many Bronco drivers probably couldn’t do it.

Jason

I have a stock badlands with 33s and have changed the spare. And I'm pretty small. I guess those 35 and up really must pick up weight.

 

[NVCowboy]

Because the stock spare tire carrier gets in the way of a bumper mounted swing tire carrier . . .

 

[Tex]

It wouldn't even be all that hard for McNeil, Anderson, or the like to make a smooth fiberglass skin to glue over the whole thing.

Wait, you want to fiberglass over the tailgate vent?

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