Full size spare no longer fits after Track Bar Correction Kit

[TacoBirdinNW]

For anyone else reading: This is ~100% from the track bar relocation. I did the track bar correction first and it solved all of the sway / bump travel.

I didn't go with the kings (though I would have if I saw that price...) but instead the dobinsons adjustable ones. I didn't notice much of a difference with them, but I don't think you really would on road anyway.

And I guess to contribute to the subject at hand... I am running 35x12.5 toyo open countrys with no spare. I've just bought a tire repair kit and glue tread.. Hopefully that should handle anything that comes up. We'll see I guess.

Night and day with that relo kit!

Dobinsons were probably the way to go. The Kings are nice and "maintenance free" but one of my com10 bearings took a shit in under 1,500 miles. Easy enough fix, but when they go they are creaky AF. And the customer service kid was a dick when I wanted to warranty their 10 day old bearing. He told me "Toyotas suck" and "Buy race parts, get race noises".

Re the tires: that was my original plan (plug kit) but my wife does elopement photography and if we are going from location to location in remote areas I can't risk not being able to get where we're going in time because I mess up a patch job. Her couples pay alot, so probably gonna cough up the dough for a bumper or hitch carrier to have that full size spare.

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[TacoBirdinNW]

I don't know where you are in the PNW but there's this one for sale in Bellevue. $1,200 but I wouldn't go over $1,000 for it.

Ah man appreciate it! You're better at searching than me. I didn't see that one and I'm only up in Bellingham. That thing isn't worth $12 though, you see that rust ? People are trippin around here.

 

[TacoBirdinNW]

@gofastdan

Oh snap! Held to towards the passenger side by an inch or so while tightening

 

[gofastdan]

@gofastdan

Oh snap! Held to towards the passenger side by an inch or so while tightening

Way to stick with it until you figured it out!!! That's great information to know that it can be moved around a bit!

 

[TacoBirdinNW]

Way to stick with it until you figured it out!!! That's great information to know that it can be moved around a bit!

Dude I am amped right now. I really didn't want to spend anymore money
It's super tight, but hey, it works until I get squirrelly in a couple months and buy a bumper.
For anyone who comes across this issue after the relocation bracket: try getting it a turn or two from totally snug, lay on your back, pushing the tire towards the passenger side brackets with your knee and tighten the chain the remainder of the way (or be personable and make some friends to help ya).

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