new spare tire too close to exhaust?
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new spare tire too close to exhaust?
folks: i just put 31" tires on my 4runner, up from the stock 225s (oh what a feeling). now my spare tire, hoisted up in the stock location, is about 1/4 inch from my exhaust pipe (custom location). do you think this is too dangerous? i am not sure how easy it is to put out a rubber fire. i think not very easy. but how hot does the rubber have to get before it burns?
i plan to get the exhaust pipe modified further after i swap my shmitty tube bumper for a marlin style, but i was hoping to modify it after i get the bumper, not *before*. what do you think? should i fix the exhaust now, or not worry about it until i get the bumper (maybe a year?..)
thanks in advance for your opinion
i plan to get the exhaust pipe modified further after i swap my shmitty tube bumper for a marlin style, but i was hoping to modify it after i get the bumper, not *before*. what do you think? should i fix the exhaust now, or not worry about it until i get the bumper (maybe a year?..)
thanks in advance for your opinion
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loosen the tire up a bit and SHOVE it over to the other side when cranking it up.
Heat wrap is like 1/8" thick? Id sleeve it with ThermoTec if mine were that close..
Heat wrap is like 1/8" thick? Id sleeve it with ThermoTec if mine were that close..
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i just test drove it up to operating temperature twice. no apparent damage, and the pipe actually cooled pretty quickly. i dont think there will be a heat problem when the truck is moving, but maybe in stop and go. i will continue to monitor and look into the heat tape.
thinking about shoving it like you say ewong. i'm afraid that tightening the chain will pull it straight again, but i will try it out. will advise.
thinking about shoving it like you say ewong. i'm afraid that tightening the chain will pull it straight again, but i will try it out. will advise.
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Tightening the chain will NOT pull it straight - there is a spring in the hanger to "tension" the chain.
I stuff a 235/85R16 (32"/33") under there.
The tire hits the two "rails" and then the friction keeps the tire from sliding over.
I stuff a 235/85R16 (32"/33") under there.
The tire hits the two "rails" and then the friction keeps the tire from sliding over.
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A quarter inch you should be fine. When I had my muffler replaced on my 94 truck, the tire was about a sixteenth away from the exaust pipe. I drove it like that for probably 10,000 miles with no problem. The muffler and exaust pipe was replaced after that because the baffles in the muffler came loose.
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I had that problem with my 89. Unfortunately, I found out when I went to use my spare on the way back from AZ and it had a nice melted hole in it. After I got back, I bought new tires and I did what the 2nd poster said, and I got some header wrap. I also took some wedges and placed them between the tire and pipe while I cranked up the tire so that it would leave some space between them and then pulled out the wedge when I was done.
It worked great, but the inspection people thought I was hiding a hole in my tailpipe and they wouldn't pass the truck with the wrap. Soooooooo...I just decided to have a new muffler put on(mine was long overdue) and had the pipe moved a few inches over. Problem solved.
Yes, the header wrap and cranking it over to one side will work, but if you get a new muffler, just move the pipe over.
It worked great, but the inspection people thought I was hiding a hole in my tailpipe and they wouldn't pass the truck with the wrap. Soooooooo...I just decided to have a new muffler put on(mine was long overdue) and had the pipe moved a few inches over. Problem solved.
Yes, the header wrap and cranking it over to one side will work, but if you get a new muffler, just move the pipe over.
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OK i shoved it over another inch before cranking it up tight. seems to have stayed in place during my short trip out for tacos. i will keep my eye on it for now. thanks for you input everyone.
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