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03-26-2008, 09:10 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: OH.
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Spare Tire Cover
Looking for a source for a "quality", tight fitting spare tire cover. I would like the non-vinyl look, but easily washable. Does anyone use these or leave the stock tire/rim exposed as received from SMB?
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07 E-350
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03-26-2008, 12:21 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Blairsden, CA (when not on the road)
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I let it all hang out.... But my SMB is in a garage when not being used so ultraviolet is not a problem
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2007 RB50, 6.0
K1WGB
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03-26-2008, 02:35 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Turlock Ca
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I was thinking of having one made that could also hold trash but for now I lash a bag to the spare for this. My spare never stays on long enough to worry about sun and is kept in rotation.
DaveB
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2006 Ford 6.0PSD EB-50/E-PH SMB 4X4 Rock Crawler Trailer
Sportsmobile 4X4 Adventures.......... On and off road adventures
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03-26-2008, 05:23 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: OH.
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spare tire cover
IN rotation, a good idea, but how does that work, since the days of radials they always swap front to back?
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03-26-2008, 06:12 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: San Diego, CA
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Patrick, I believe the rotation of the spare just means that it is rotated on the actual rear spare tire mount so the sun is not hitting the same place of the spare for a prolonged number of days.
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2007 Ford RB Diesel SMB 4x4 Pueblo Gold; Custom configuration (aisle layout); PIAA 580 driving lights; Picked up on Oct 19, 2007.
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03-26-2008, 10:42 PM
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Location: Baja Whenever Possible
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Obviously ignore the forward cross.
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03-26-2008, 11:28 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Parker, CO
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Really? I always cross going to the front.
Even though I have full size spares on everything they never get in the mix: the SMB has a brand new spare I'm hoping to sell when I upgrade, the Jeep spare won't hold air for more than 3 days, and the f250 is a non-matching brand (need to crawl under and check it come to think of it)..
Both my exposed spares enjoy garage time, however I did use old sheets to protect my trailer tires in AZ... hey that's it, do the hillbilly seat cover style spare tire cover- stretch a tee shirt over it!
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03-27-2008, 01:55 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Turlock Ca
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In my case it's easy, I have 8 rims and tires, 4 on the vehicle, 2 spares (1 on the van and 1 on the trailer), and 2 on the trailer. Did I say easy?
DaveB
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2006 Ford 6.0PSD EB-50/E-PH SMB 4X4 Rock Crawler Trailer
Sportsmobile 4X4 Adventures.......... On and off road adventures
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04-05-2008, 07:55 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Tijeras, NM
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I bought a Bestop tire cover. It is still going strong after 5 years. It is a bit faded but doing the job.
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