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Originally Posted by kaitlyn2004
Looking to finally make the purchase on the falken wildpeak a/t3w in stock 265 size.
Wondering if I should get 4 or 5 though, especially since it's stock size.
My understanding is that they will be a bit larger than the stock Dunlop Grandtrek, but if I'm only using the spare in a bit of an emergency situation, surely it's fine to have a single non-matching tire until I can get the 4th tire repaired or replaced?
And I imagine doing a rotation of 4 tires vs 5 is not really gonna meaningfully improve my tire life...
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Do you plan on taking your vehicle off road regularly? If so, getting the hardier spare is definitely not a bad idea.
If rarely, consider saving yourself the cash and wait till your original spare is about 6 years old before swapping it out. Some folks I know will also swap a "replacement" tire into their spare position if they swap out with still a decent amount (say 30 to 50%) tread left. That'd be another option once you're done with your new tires.