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Originally Posted by 10scDust

The seventh rim, as a spare taken with you, may be a good idea.

When renewing, and upgrading our Good Sam roadside coverage, the gal mentioned it covers changing a flat tire for you.
She also said it did not cover if you did not have a spare.
What would that scenario cost...$$$ ?

Look under the rear of yours, may be like ours, I fabbed a tire carrier from a piece of 2" pipe, 2 x 4 channel iron, and fastened it to the trailer hitch after adding a piece to bolt it to.
The pipe fit in an oval hole in the framework, my pivot point.

I have a welder and can put a descent bead, if it is horizontal in front of me, lol.

I'm glad I had a spare when mine blew. They were able to send a guy to change it right away. I'd have been waiting a whole lot longer for them to find someone with a tire that size.

That said, I've been thinking about if I ever do the Rickson conversion I'm not sure about the spare. I figure that if it comes to it one of the stock 16 inch wheels would work as a spare.... if it's a rear, one of the fronts could be moved back and the spare replacing it on the steer. Not perfect, but it would get me down the road at least.