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| davew Member Since: 02 Jan 2012 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 888   
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It's a spare, it doesn't matter which direction it is mounted in, you can run it the wrong way around if needs be. Better that than running a different size/pattern/compound. Buy a spare of the same pattern at the same time, that way you know it'll be about the same size as the others.
I normally mount my spare as a nearside wheel on the grounds that the nearside is more likely to pickup debris from the side of the road and should be more likely to get a puncture. Sod's law does, of course, dictates that you will always puncture the side the spare is not mounted for ! I normally just repair the tyre in situ if I can as it's quicker than changing the wheel. The Special Tracks are a copy of the Simex ET pattern IIRC so they are directional. http://www.yorkshireoffroadclub.net/ |
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25th Apr 2014 2:08am |
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| AJS4X4 Member Since: 28 May 2008 Location: Surrey Posts: 793 
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You could go for an Insa Turbo Dakar.
Or just another S/T as the above.  Andy.
www.ajstyres.co.uk 01737 241370 Junction 8 M25 Surrey. |
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25th Apr 2014 6:07am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17386 
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Carry two spares?
The sensible approach is as davew says above. |
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25th Apr 2014 9:05am |
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| cornish rattler Member Since: 31 Aug 2013 Location: Manchester Posts: 642 
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Cheers davew, I wasn't sure if you could run the tyre the wrong way round legally or not as this would be the best option as it would only be used this way to get me home and get the punctured tyre fixed A.S.A.P.  Graham
1988 Defender 90 county 200tdi ( Beast ) Paul Walker 1973-2013 ( I Almost Had You ) |
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25th Apr 2014 10:54pm |
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| Interlet Member Since: 10 Oct 2011 Location: Norwich Posts: 461 
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I did wonder this when I bought my spare separately. And the fact is, the tyres a so incredibly chunky, even off road, you could fairly easily drive with the spare pointing in the wrong direction. There's going to be a very fine line between a scenario where the other three wheels require the 4th in the right direction to get out of the situation, and the 4th in the wrong direction being up to the job just as sufficiently.
They are so bad on the road that there will be negligible handling / economy difference either. I still loved the tyres though. They were more capable in the rough than me, and the vehicles I used them on put together. (At that time  ) 1998 110 300Tdi White Hard Top |
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25th Apr 2014 11:49pm |
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| cornish rattler Member Since: 31 Aug 2013 Location: Manchester Posts: 642
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Yeah I can't wait to get them now I keep watching off road / green laning vids on youtube as I think they are an incredible tyre obviously there come a time where even with these tyres fitted I will get stuck somewhere but that's why peeps fit winches which is what I will be doing at a later date
Graham
1988 Defender 90 county 200tdi ( Beast ) Paul Walker 1973-2013 ( I Almost Had You ) |
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26th Apr 2014 1:43pm |
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| jimbob7 Member Since: 06 Jul 2013 Location: uk Posts: 2055 |
Good post. FYI,a lot of talk about running directional tyres on bike forums,quite often the argument is, "its the way tyres are made/laminated",the rubber is laid in a specific way that means running the tyre "backwards" could be dangerous.Although a vehicle that is naturally limited to 60mph (Defender  ) is highly unlikely to have any issues,but if it were me I would use the spare as a spare and not a replacement,unless you get "lucky" and destroy the same "side" tyre. Fitting it passenger side tho is a good suggestion. Pov.spec,ftw. 2006, 110,TD5. |
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26th Apr 2014 2:20pm |
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