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So a couple of months ago I went on a wheeling trip and decided to take my off-road set of wheels and tires (TruXus MTs) with me. Since I was rolling on my street set (BFG A/T's) and hauling my MTs in the bed I decided to leave my stock spare at home as I could just use a tire from the other set if something was to happen. Well when I got back from the trip I unloaded everything and just decided to leave the stock spare off as it was the wrong size anyway. I noticed that my ride quality suffered quite a bit after that but never thought of my spare not being there as the only thing that I changed since the trip. I never thought of the weight that the spare added until today when I decided to mount a correct size spare and put it back in.
WOW! What a difference it made! Without the spare, the ass end felt real stiff and rode like crap on the street (especially the streets here in Houston). Now it rides so much smoother on the streets and highways.
Anyway, just thought I'd share in case anyone out there is running without a spare.
WOW! What a difference it made! Without the spare, the ass end felt real stiff and rode like crap on the street (especially the streets here in Houston). Now it rides so much smoother on the streets and highways.
Anyway, just thought I'd share in case anyone out there is running without a spare.