Spare Tire with 285s

What do I do for a spare tire if I go with the KM2 285/70/17? Obviously the stock spare will not work. I would rather not buy a 5th KM2 to use as a spare.

What are my options here?

Thanks!

 

Good question....would a 285 fit in the spare tire compartment?

 

A 285 will fit, you just have to grind off the tabs that are on the frame. A 2 minute job with a grinder, paint. I put some radiator hose on the frame to prevent rubbing rash. I'm running a full size 285/70/17 MT spare.

 

a spare is a spare man. unless you plan on driving hundreds of miles on it I wouldnt worry about it. but if you do want to fit a TALLER tire under there, there are some tabs that can be cut off to allow a bigger one.

 

So buy a used 285 and put it under there....will the 285 fit on the spare rim? Or do I need to buy a cheap 285 used with a el'cheapo rim?

Thanks for the help!

 

do you really need that wide of a tire for a spare? or do you mean a 33" TALL tire?

 

Oh....yeah I just mean a 33" tire

 

What are you recommendations for a 33" tire...not necessarily a 285/70/17?

Thanks for answering my dumb questions!

 

alright den, yea 285 is the width. for the spare you would want something like a 265 to 275 X 70
The second number is how tall the tire will be

 

275/70/17 would be fine.

 

I have the TRD OR rims so they are 16". Would a 275/17/16 work on the spare rim?

 

275/70/16 or 270/70/16 would be fine for a spare, I have 33"s and Im still running the stock spare, Never used it and If I had to i would only be to get me to the tire shop to get a new tire.

 

Depends on what you want it for?

If your out of town on a trip on a Sunday..good luck with finding a 33 to get home on.

If you live in Bumblefug Egypt...good luck.

If your out on the trail...good luck.

If your towing or have a full load (ATV) in the back...good luck.


IMHO better to have a full size, good condition spare that can get you out of jam. I've been put in that situation before with a crappy undersized spare and learned my lesson

 

Oh so that's ok to do? Worse case you get a flat while out of town and your on an interstate. Would it be safe to get back on the interstate until you find a tire shop that is open...which may be a long ways down the road if it's in the middle of the night, ya know?

Knowing my luck and murphy's rule, that's when I would get a flat.

 

I see cars running on those lame ass little bity donut spares all the time. I doubt it our stock spare would hurt anything but if your concerned about it, it wouldnt hurt to get a full size, to have that piece of mind.

 

you can fit a 285 on a stock rim. If you mount it on the front you'll get a little rub on the back your all good. I've got a 265/75/16 mounted on my spare rim. I've driven home from a camping trip (150 miles) loaded up with gear and didn't have any problems. The tire was actually pretty close in overall height to the 285's I'm running. If you tow a lot I'd get a matching size spare, b/c your truck will definately react a differently with a smaller tire on one corner.

 

I have full size 285/70/16 spare.

On anothe truck with posi track I burned up the clutches in the rear end running a slightly smaller tire. cost me a lot more to fix that than a full size spare.

but i don't have posi track on my taco so, your call

 

285 has nothing to do with the height.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=how+to+read+tire+sizes

 

Not sayint it does.
Just saying my 265/75/16 in almost new condition was about the same height as my 285/75/16 in almost worn out condition. within 1/2" or so. The tires being so close in height minimized the akwardness or lean that I would have had if the tire was much smaller in overall diameter

 

ok, that makes more sense now, it sounded like you were saying that the first number was your height and that a 285 and a 265 were just as tall as one another.
a 285 and a 265 can very well be the same height, it's the numbers after that which will make up how tall it is