I have owned a jeep in one form or another for about 15 years, and wheeled all of them. I have never had a flat, popped a bead or anything. Why the hell am i lugging around a spare tire? I can think of many other things that I could have used on the trail to get unstuck but did not have room for. Am i crazy for thinking that the space on the back might be better suited for carrying other things? I.e. a rack with mats, chainsaw, scuba bottles, etc.

 

I wouldn't risk it. The one time you don't have a spare is when you'll need one.

 

I've had my JK a little over a year and have popped a bead off road, been with people that got flats, and got one flat on the highway 200 miles from home.

I carry a spare, can't think of why not to. Because as soon as I take it off, I'll need it...thats how stuff like that works lol

 

KEEP IT WITH YOU. WHAT IF YOU FIRST FLAT IS IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE ITS COLD AND YOUR SPARE IS SITTING AT HOME?

 

...ever heard of a funny thing called Murphy's Law? You do realize the first time you leave it at home you're going to get a flat in the middle of nowhere right

 

Good question. I too, never had a flat tire. Bigger MT and even AT tires are less prone to flat - if not doing hard rock crawling, maybe a spare isn't indispensable all the time.

 

If you look at most Jeeps of all the things removed, rarely is the spare.

 

I say get rid of it and start counting the minutes until you need it. Then you will be stuck without it and wished you still had it.

Hey I dated Murphy Laws' daughter, seemed like anything that could go wrong with that relationship did.

 

I didnt have a spare for a while in my Mustang and I needed it twice

I didnt know you dated my ex

 

nice