Removed spare tire

[grnamin]

I decided to remove my spare tire so I could detail behind it and replace the rear wiper. Boy! That spare is heavy! I need to workout more! Took a white marker and put a witness mark inside for easier remounting.

Ended up using a platform to help me lift the tire back into place afterwards.

 

[anand]

Boy! That spare is heavy!

I'm assuming you haven't had to haul around a 33/35/37" spare to do a tire change before? The "lightweight" of the 265/70s is wonderful compared to the larger setups

 

[stickshifter]

I decided to remove my spare tire so I could detail behind it and replace the rear wiper. Boy! That spare is heavy! I need to workout more! Took a white marker and put a witness mark inside for easier remounting.

Ended up using a platform to help me lift the tire back into place afterwards.

This video might be helpful - it is from Nena Barlow. A line from her video you might enjoy: "This is a tiny 33-inch tire, so let's now try this 35"

If you don't know Nena, she is an accomplished off-road racer, and runs trainings and off-road tours: https://www.barlows.us/

How to lift heavy tires:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3qmY7r9RMU

 

[DenisM]

I decided to remove my spare tire so I could detail behind it and replace the rear wiper. Boy! That spare is heavy! I need to workout more! Took a white marker and put a witness mark inside for easier remounting.
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Ended up using a platform to help me lift the tire back into place afterwards.
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excellent idea... wide, stable platform

 

[grnamin]

Nena makes it look so easy! @anand, this is my first vehicle with rear door mounted spare, coming from a 2009 Honda Pilot with bottom mounted spare. I had a puncture on a trail once. No way I was going to use my spare. Fixed the puncture with a bacon strip and I was one my way (with a lot of help from my friends).

 

[anand]

@anand, this is my first vehicle with rear door mounted spare, coming from a 2009 Honda Pilot with bottom mounted spare.

Oh! No worries, that makes a lot more sense!! Definitely pop it off and on a few times and you'll get the hang of it, much better to do it in your driveway and have a bit of muscle memory than out in the wilderness for the first time

 

[grnamin]

Oh! No worries, that makes a lot more sense!! Definitely pop it off and on a few times and you'll get the hang of it, much better to do it in your driveway and have a bit of muscle memory than out in the wilderness for the first time

Excellent advice! Will put into practice.

 

[Jiman01]

Always a good idea because when it really happens, it‘s always cold, rainy, and in the dark….add muddy if off-road

 

[grnamin]

Always a good idea because when it really happens, it‘s always cold, rainy, and in the dark….add muddy if off-road

Murphy loves overlanders.