Midsize truck shootout

The Ridgeline is FUGLY! That's all I got to say about that!

 

Weird thing is a Sienna (or a Honda Pilot) the spare tire is stored under the chassis, you can have a load in them and still be able to get the spare out and mount it.

The Ridgeline, no, you'd have to unload to get to the spare or find a way to secure it in the bed.

 

I agree

 

If you have a blowout while hauling heavy, you probably have bigger issues than spare accessibility. Like how your truck is a mangled heap in the ditch.

If it's just a nail or something in the tread, slime it, re-inflate and go on your merry way. No need to mount the spare.

Unless you are talking about some other rare scenario, like boulder crawling with a bed full of lumber. In which case you need the services of a mental health professional more than you need an accessible spare.

 

What if you just left home depot with a new stove in the bed and while there you ran over a nice nail or two in the parking lot. It is leaking too much for slime to hold and leaking to fast to hold air. Now what do you do?

 

Yah, I guess it's true for many flat tire situations a reinflation kit can do the job. Consumer Reports came up with this http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/2013/10/tire-sealants-to-fix-a-flat-tire/index.htm

A plug kit + reinflation kit is even better. I'm just not a big fan of A) donut spares and B) spares that are inaccessible with a load in the bed.

 

Do y'all really get flats that often?

 

Here is a comparison article.

http://www.motortrend.com/news/ford...4D518D7A6A037126522EAB2C8C7A9E3FB9078055AE826

 

I didn't know the Tacos outsold the Tundras