TRD Spare Tire

[EastonTaco]

I have a TRD Sport with the “donut” spare. On a ling trip I want to be able to continue after a flat and not deal with driving 50 MPH and finding a tire replacement/repair on the road. Can I put a full size 18 inch tire to match my OEM tires on this rim. Also open to other cost effective full size spare options.

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[thomaswgoodwiniii]

I don’t believe the sport should be too much different if at all than my TRD OR. I put a spare to match my larger 285/70/R17. I believe I read that that’s about as large of a tire as you can go, but that’s essentially a 34 inch tire underneath there.

 

[Groves8]

I have a TRD Sport with the “donut” spare. On a ling trip I want to be able to continue after a flat and not deal with driving 50 MPH and finding a tire replacement/repair on the road. Can I put a full size 18 inch tire to match my OEM tires on this rim. Also open to other cost effective full size spare options.

Check the size of your spare, on my sport it came with a 17 inch not a 18… very annoying

 

[EastonTaco]

Ugh!!!!!

 

[Slappy]

yeah , i just had a bad experience with a donut wheel myself
damn near dangerous driving home after a flat in the rain , fishtailing & 3 wheel drifting were not fun all ....stock tires drove right to tire shop replaced all , use one stock wheel & tire as my spare
u can get a full sized wheel under the truck , got Methods & bigger tires 4 the truck

 

[EastonTaco]

Exactly Slappy, I’m concerned with a flat in a 4WD situation such as at the slopes or just a snowy day and essentially my wife’s SUV will have better traction than I will with that donut.

 

[thomaswgoodwiniii]

For reference. I haven’t had any clearance problems yet but it certainly hangs a bit lower

 

[Suzay]

By putting a full size spare wouldn’t the bed sag a bit maybe even making the truck look leveled

 

[Slappy]

By putting a full size spare wouldn’t the bed sag a bit maybe even making the truck look leveled

not noticable at all on mine but that alloy spare wheel was almost as heavy. I was surprised on how beefy that wheel was , way more than any steel donut wheel i've ever seen & the tire looked like near bald motorcycle tire lol

 

[EastonTaco]

Update, finally got around to finishing this. Found a stock TRD Sport 18 inch wheel on ebay for $175 including shipping that was in perfect condition. Added a stock size 265 65/R18 tire, I got a new Cooper Discoverer SRX blem that looked close to the stock Michelins tread mounted and balanced for $140. This setup was close in weight to the donut spare so weight is not a problem, and it fit in the spare location easily. About the same amount of tire shows below the bumper as did with the spare donut so loss of clearance not a concern either. Project worked out perfectly and highly recommended if you want a full size spare.

 

[OldOre]

Update, finally got around to finishing this. Found a stock TRD Sport 18 inch wheel on ebay for $175 including shipping that was in perfect condition. Added a stock size 265 65/R18 tire, I got a new Cooper Discoverer SRX blem that looked close to the stock Michelins tread mounted and balanced for $140. This setup was close in weight to the donut spare so weight is not a problem, and it fit in the spare location easily. About the same amount of tire shows below the bumper as did with the spare donut so loss of clearance not a concern either. Project worked out perfectly and highly recommended if you want a full size spare.

Curious if you had to modify any of the mounting hardware under the bed for the spare or was it was just a simple swap of stock spare for the new tire/rim?

 

[EastonTaco]

Curious if you had to modify any of the mounting hardware under the bed for the spare or was it was just a simple swap of stock spare for the new tire/rim?

Simple swap, it fit perfectly with existing hardware. I am guessing it’s made to accommodate a full size rim and tire if you ever got a flat and had to use the donut. I’m vey happy with the outcome.

 

[RokeHi]

I installed a full size tire 265/70r17 BFG TRAIL-TERRAIN T/A onto the steel rim the the temporary Goodyear was on. It fit perfectly underneath for me.

 

[EastonTaco]

I installed a full size tire 265/70r17 BFG TRAIL-TERRAIN T/A onto the steel rim the the temporary Goodyear was on. It fit perfectly underneath for me.

I was disappointed that the TRD Sport came with 18” wheels but a 17” spare rim. WTF. I wish I could have used the spare rim. Great that it will work for you all with 17” wheels.

 

[OldOre]

Simple swap, it fit perfectly with existing hardware. I am guessing it’s made to accommodate a full size rim and tire if you ever got a flat and had to use the donut. I’m vey happy with the outcome.

Thanks for the reply!

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