Dr.McNinja

Umm, why would the spare have more sun that the other 4 tires? I can see if people don't rotate it in/replace it with the other tires, but seriously, why would the spare experience a worse environment than the ones, uh, driving down the interstate?

Sparky

Not that there's anything wrong with that...

kntr

It was. I sold it to do the mods on the Jeep.


The cover was top quality. My buddy makes them and will put whatever you want on them.
She made the covers for the driving lights too.

[N]UGE

thats a cool bronco. nice finish.
and i think as far as spare tire covers go, if you spend the money on nice wheels and tires, show them off!

kntr

That was part of the reason for the cover.... the wheel and tire didnt match.
Rather than spend $600 for another wheel and tire, I spent $100 for the cover and got a spare wheel and tire for $50.

Sparky

Just spoke with my Jeep parts supplier (JustJeeps, Toronto) about getting a cover for my Rubi spare. They said that Chrysler does not make them for that size of tire. The reason: covers cause corrosion which will appear in about a year and will void the warranty. Also, covers offer no additional protection for the rubber and to just include the spare in the regular rotation. Anyone else heard this?

kntr

I never heard this. I would just take the cover off every once in awhile and clean the wheel and tire. My buddy just made me this for my spare. I only run it in the winter and when offroading to keep it clean. Its a lot easier putting a clean wheel on when you get a flat. Plus that deicer in the winter is realy hard on wheels. In the summer I dont cover it though. I like the wheel to show. 5-37x12.50x17s are something to look at.

grnjkrubi

Ditto here on the beefy spare showing. I still have the cover from my old TJ
somewhere in the attic if anyone wants it.

pgreen822

Does anyone know of a good place to get hard covers (ie maybe a hard plastic)? I am thinking about getting a rear wheel cover, but want to see if the hard ones are cool.