"Tohru" (tohrurokuno)
12/02/2014 at 20:49 • Filed to: None
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"Tohru" (tohrurokuno)
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As a counterpoint to the rear-mounted spare post, this one asks your oppo-inion on front mounted spares.
As an unrelated bonus, the side-mount spare from a'68 Bristol.
sm70- why not Duesenberg?
> Tohru
12/02/2014 at 21:05 |
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On the right vehicle I like them.
For Sweden
> Tohru
12/02/2014 at 21:30 |
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Only if it doesn't block the radiator.
lone_liberal
> Tohru
12/02/2014 at 21:44 |
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Where necessary, sure. Where else would you put it on that camper rig, for example? The stock location would be pretty hard to get to, and the VW and Land Rover pretty much require one to look right.
Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast
> Tohru
12/02/2014 at 21:44 |
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It's the best way to avoid bruising the deer when you roadkill them, they taste much nicer if hit with a front mounted spare.
wafflesnfalafel
> Tohru
12/02/2014 at 21:45 |
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fabulous pre-airbag - not so good if you have an airbag.
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Tohru
> wafflesnfalafel
12/02/2014 at 22:28 |
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The tire is a big airbag for your car
RockRam
> Tohru
12/02/2014 at 22:48 |
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Looked good on everything other than the Rams
Gizmo - The Only Good Gremlin, but don't feed me after Midnight
> Tohru
12/03/2014 at 00:49 |
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It's a weight distribution thing.....
Reborn Pyrrhic
> Tohru
12/03/2014 at 04:38 |
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Meet Rabbit. Rabbit is a redneck who drives Jeep Wrangler YJ, you know, the one with the square lights.
Rabbit's spare tire is mounted on his front bull bar, for no fucking reason. His bull bar is loosely attached to his front bumper, and it folds forward too, like a bull bar on a Humvee, for no reason. As he drives down the trail his bull bar goes kachung-kachung-kachung, his tire bouncing to and fro. That's redneck. His Jeep also has a rattle can cammo paint job, which is also redneck.
Why would one mount a spare tire on the front of a Jeep Wrangler? Perhaps the rear spare tire carrier or the tail gate is damaged, but that's not the case here: Rabbit carries a plastic gas can there (also redneck, if it was steel that's not redneck):
When queried about his choice of spare tire mounting, Rabbit says it's for weight distribution (!!!), so that his front tires will dig in on loose soil. So, instead of getting a front locker, he puts his tire there. You know what? It works... sometimes.
Now, Rabbit is a nice guy, I wouldn't say there is anything inherently wrong with his methods, albeit a bit unorthodox.
Someone else here said as long as the tire doesn't block the radiator that's fine. Rabbit had his redneck YJ in Alaska, where during half the year you really want your radiator blocked anyway, so that your vehicle will warm up. As far as I know his Jeep didn't overheat during the non freezing months, including the four hours we wheeled together, mostly on fourhweel drive and low gears, when those pictures were taken.
So, whether you think his method is cool or redneck, Rabbit won't care. It works for him.