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On my way to work and the utility truck in front of me dropped a hook of some sort and impaled my rear tire.  not really a big deal cause the Ford actually had a spare tire. My friends new hyundai only had a can of fix a flat in the trunk.  

 

so does your Daily Driven car have a spare? full size or doughnut?  

 

My MJ does not have a spare, the WJ had a full size, and both the Charger and the Fusion had doughnuts.

 

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This reminds me...  My JK has a fullsize spare.  But I don't have the jack.

 

Dodge...  No spare.  I leave it behind the shed because the winch thinger is broken so you wouldn't be able to lower it if you needed to anyways.  Guess what?  I have a jack in the Dodge.

 

I keep meaning to snag one of the decent scissor jacks from the boneyard for the JK.

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The silver truck has a non-matching spare but it's the correct size. It gets taken down and inflated every couple of months. The 89 doesn't have a spare tire hoist - need to get on that. I don't feel comfortable in something that doesn't have a full size spare.

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Always full size if I can manage. I don't like donut spares.  I check the spare with my other tires about every 2 weeks (getting fuel) to 1 time a month (because I forgot the last time).  I also always make sure I have a working jack.  I've had bad luck with picking up screws with my vehicles over the years, so I ensure that I won't be stranded.

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Well I got the those plugged and the repair kit tucked away with the jack in the car. While I was at it I inflated the spare. In the morning I'll see if I have more than one hole, but no hissing is a good start. I also bought another repair kit for the MJ. Guess I should put the toolbox back in to hold the ever increasing supplies need to maintain the MJ.

 

 

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I've got one full size spare in the bed of the MJ, just secured with a ratchet strap. And then another three in the basement. Heh.

The Niva has a full-diameter spare, but it's the base wheel which is skinnier than my factory alloys and their tires.

I think my XJ has a donut in the back, but I haven't pulled the cover off to check. I suppose I could always use one of the MJ's spares, but it'll be a while before she hits the road, so... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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the libby is the closet thing I have to a DD and it of course has a matching spare.  but I also carry a puncture repair kit and a co2 tank because; eagle scout.  :D

X2 --- BTW Pete congrats on getting your bird (1970 for me/son in 2000)

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MJ has a matching new full size Michelin spare under the bed on a 10 hole with rivets wheel (need to find at least 3 more to replace the Pacers) and an original jack that actually works.

Ram has a non-matching (same size, different brand) spare a functional OEM jack. Also have a 12volt inflator but no repair kit.

I believe the Mazda 6 also has a full size spare (need to check that) and functional OEM jack.

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The only time I ever use a donut is in the garage. They are the perfect size to wheel around an axle to work on it.

 

 

I have full sized spares in everything along with a plug kit and small 12v compressor. Sometimes it's just easier to plug it versus dropping the spare. Since I spend the extra coin for 5 tires, I do a 5 tire rotation as well.

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