Fix-a-flat for truck with trailer??

[257wbymagkiller]

Picked up a tire from some very sketchy people but the tire checked out and i got it for $80! its almost brad new and there are no tears or patches and no lugs missing! past my water check also. so now i just need to track down a rim.

Don't post a picture of the tire.  Someone might recognize it...

HAHAHAHA They were so crazy i doubt that they had a working computer, there was junk EVERYWHERE!!!!!!!!

[257wbymagkiller]

Look on Craigslist for a used 35" tire and have it mounted on your spare wheel.  Or call a tire shop and have them hold an old one that they have. However, Part of the problem with this is that you cannot fit a 35" tire in the spare tire storage slot so it'll have to be kept somewhere else.

This is my two cents.

Depends on the truck.  It might require some modification to be able to squeak in there.  I have a 35 under my Super Duty that only took minimal modification to fit ( I did add a heat shield between the tire and exhaust)  My Frontier fit a 34" tire in as the spare with no issue.




 How does fix a flat or Green Slime, or other similar products render the tire useless?

I am going to get under the truck this weekend and see if it will fit.

[andersonjk4]

Get another wheel

 I suggest you get a jack out and tire wrench and go through the motions of changing the trail wheel.  You might be able to use your tow vehicle jack and wrench but maybe not.

 

This is great advice.  I got a flat on my trailer (also a dual axle) this summer on a camping trip.  The jack that came with my pickup wasn't enough to lift the tire off the ground.  Luckily the side of the road I was on had really soft gravel and the flat was on the driver side, so I was able to use the jack to prop up the bad wheel the best I could and dig out the gravel enough to get the spare on.  And I don't think my pickup's lug wrench fit either, but I always carry a 4-way star for that reason. One more thing, I had bought my trailer used and the previous owner had cross threaded a lug nut on the bad tire, so I ended up breaking the stud and running on 4 lugs for the rest of the trip.  A lot of this could have been prevented had I done what KFhunter suggested. Good luck on your hunt and hopefully all of this is moot and you don't have any tire issues.

[biggfish]

If your truck has tpms fix a flat will ruin them and they run about $120. I carry a tire plug kit and an air pump.

[257wbymagkiller]

If your truck has tpms fix a flat will ruin them and they run about $120. I carry a tire plug kit and an air pump.

I thought it would ruin the TPMS but wasn't sure I have my plug kit. But idk if I'll have time to get the onboard air in

[biggfish]

I use a cheap compressor that plugs into the lighter it doesn't alway get to full pressure but gets you out of trouble.

[257wbymagkiller]

I use a cheap compressor that plugs into the lighter it doesn't alway get to full pressure but gets you out of trouble.

Yeah I was thinking of going cheap but I'm so use to the ARB on board air compressors that I think I will probably go that route.

I did order my spare rim today and I went ahead and bought a rim that I eventually want to switch all my rims to.

[Special T]

You might be surprised how well the harbour freight one works. Several people I know including myself use them. Big difference in price for the occasional use.

[257wbymagkiller]

You might be surprised how well the harbour freight one works. Several people I know including myself use them. Big difference in price for the occasional use.

Do you have a part # i can look up??

[Special T]

69285 but I'm pretty sure I got mine on cupon

[257wbymagkiller]

Sweet thanks, i took a look at it, not bad now i just need to find a harbor freight 

[KFhunter]

for bigger mudder tires you want a high duty cycle air compressor, 100% duty cycle if you can budget for it.  Nice thing about a 12v cigarette plug one is you can carry it to a buddy's truck instead of looking for 100' air hose to reach.


100% duty cycle, $300 bucks too.  Probably more than you need unless you're a rock crawler with huge tires but it gives you a starting point to work backwards until you find one that suits your needs and budget.
https://www.amazon.com/VIAIR-Automatic-Function-Portable-Compressor/dp/B000X9EGFS

[Special T]

I use mine just once in a while. As long as you don't heat it up too much I think you would be fine with a cheapo. A full size spare, plug kit and air compressor and I think you can handle 90% of problems.

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

Picked up a tire from some very sketchy people but the tire checked out and i got it for $80! its almost brad new and there are no tears or patches and no lugs missing! past my water check also. so now i just need to track down a rim.

Don't post a picture of the tire.  Someone might recognize it...