Gripe about spare tire location

Problem solved.. LOL

 

Yeah but just think about how dirty those will get if you go offroad...

 

I don't see myself putting a lift on the truck. The spare having air is one of the main things that I have run into with spare tires. I might just have too much time to think of the contingency of "what if". I have already removed the tire and the spare holder.

 

I used a spare tire 1 time in 6 years, I only really have them for added weight and in case im with someone on the trails that needs one.

 

I always plugged and re-aired the tires when I got a puncture (many times, with the BFG Rugged Fails). I only once used the spare in the past dozen years to get from my house to the tire dealer when the patched tire didn't hold air... about 5 miles. Under the bed is far superior than in the bed, in a hole, because you would have to unload the truck to get to it. Not everyone drives a truck empty all the time. Unless you drop in a ditch with your flat rear tire, you can still lower the spare to get at it with a flat back tire. Flats are indeed so rare now, it is really nothing to worry about (most of the time)!

 

Honda Ridgeline has a unique setup. The spare is under a hatch that's in the bed. Cool thing about it is, it's pushed forward on a shelf and there's a large well under there for storage. Can fit a cooler or tools under there. And it locks.
Nice feature.

 

Does the rear diff ever hit that during compression?

 

Just leave your spare tire in the back yard like I do... Problem solved /thread.

 

Pretty much. Yeah, they get dirty, but I hit mine with the hose when I wash the truck. My biggest gripe is trying to get the circular piece into the pulley system that lets it down. That's always a hassle. The cutout in the bed would be handy if the lid over the top had enough strength built into it, but that wouldn't work for the oversize tire.

 

Don't let it outsmart you, be smarter than it

 

I would love to get a flat and have to pull a motorcycle or two out of the bed to get to the spare.

That is because they know that it only has a 5 foot bed and the chances of a ridgeline owner putting something in it are pretty much zero.