Spare tire discussion
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Man me too! That’s wild and I want it for my current truck
I am good with either size that matches my choice out of the factory. I haven’t decided if this little rig needs 35s as I run just fine in my TJ with 33s. I have also learned that I only want to carry a spare when trailing. For me, any non-trailing day usually means commuting inner city so a tow truck is close by and I would rather change the tire at home with the lift than on the side of the road. I will put the spare in the bed when needed.
I’m having the same dilemma. I have 33s on my JK, but have always wanted 35s, but really it’s a looks thing for me. I have made a lot of decisions seeing them in person at Nats, but that’s one decision I haven’t made yet. The concept just looks amazing on those 35s.
For what it’s worth, your TJ has a much shorter wheelbase than the Traveler so it may need 35”s to clear the same obstacle you crawl over on 33”s in the Jeep. This would be even more of an issue with the larger Terra.
But since you don’t have to regear when you change tire sizes, you could run 33”s for commuting and have a set of dedicated 35” offroad tires you throw on it when you’re hitting the trail.
Agree, the TJ is not a fair comparison with the Traveler. For the Terra, it would mostly be a ranch / farm truck so 33s should be just fine in my opinion. The Traveler though does look good with 35s in the mock ups
And seeing it in person with 35s it’s gorgeous! Which is why now I’m back to thinking maybe I “need” 35s.Agree, the TJ is not a fair comparison with the Traveler. For the Terra, it would mostly be a ranch / farm truck so 33s should be just fine in my opinion. The Traveler though does look good with 35s in the mock ups
Perhaps a stupid question. I recall the rear tire carrier is an option on the Traveler. What is the spare tire option without it?
They haven’t shown what it looks like without one or what the spare option is if you don’t have a tire carrier. Another one of those faith and patience items. We just have to wait and see.
At reveal it was mentioned to be under the vehicle as a drop down. But nothing was elaborated on.
And I believe it was said that a 35"s will not fit under the Traveler, only a 33"s.
I believe that is what I recall them saying as well. And I think they mentioned the rear carrier would have flexibility so that 37’s ‘might’ also fit
It will go under if it’s a 33” AND you didn’t select the Harvester option.
If you do choose the Traveler with Harvester you’ll probably need to choose rear tire carrier even with 33”. There is nowhere else for it to go.
Something was mentioned about an extender but it was just chatter so you could be right
Cool, can probably live with 33" tires - our Rubicon came with them (although we did put 35" on it eventually). Plus, others can correct me - but as a spare, even if you are using 35" tires, a 33" spare would probably work. Only annoying part would be needing to throw the flat in the back
In regards to ICE vehicles, as long as you don’t have an LSD in the transfer case or diffs it should be mechanically fine at low speeds. I wouldn’t drive above 50mph with mismatched tires though.
Another consideration would be your ABS and traction systems freaking out since the shorter tire will be spinning at a faster rate.
EV traction control systems may get really fussy about it.
You may be able to stuff a 35” underneath in the stock location if you deflate it and use a ratchet strap to compress it. Some Toyota guys do this if they can’t afford a swing out bumper yet. A 35” pizza cutter would be less likely to scrape on surfaces, save a little weight, and it probably be safer as a spare on the road than the 33”.
Can’t say for sure until people start measuring and fiddling with them but figured it was worth suggesting.
