Need Help with Spare Options

[YPCUB]

Hey all, hopefully someone can help me out with some ideas. I recently purchased a 2020 Gladiator Rubicon. Original owner bought 4x fuel hydro wheels (17x8.5r17 +1 offset) and put on 37" trail grapplers. I don't mind the wheels. Not my favorite but for the deal I got on the truck Ill gladly take them. Tires are Ok for me. We get snow here so would have preferred KO2s or XLT AT3s but again not a big deal. The spare tire was NOT replaced so it is the steel wheel with the 33in falkens. I want to have a full size spare and would prefer 5 tires to rotate them but Fuel has discontinued the hydro and I cannot find another one. I have not had many flats in my life, one sidewall issue from low profile tires and a pot hole. Mostly drive to and from work not a high risk of a flat. Once a year I drive 3 hours into the woods for hunt camp. I bulged the sidewall on this trip in a golf r but that was a 35 profile tire - not a difficult drive for a tire with 10in of sidewall.

I have looked and looked but i don't think I will find a another single wheel so my options are.

-Leave it as is and if I ever cannot repair a tire then put the 33 on the front right, use the tazer to TC Kill and disconnect the front axle using the FAD then drive home in 2wd.

-Change out all 5 wheels to what I like, and buy one more 37 and then 5 tire rotate

-Buy a new 37 and put on steel wheel then maybe never use it and dry rot the thing.

-Buy a used 37 (I found a pair set of them that are 5 years old for 300) put it on the steel wheel and maybe get another wheel for a 2nd spare for when I'm really deep in the woods.

Does anyone have any other suggestions?

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[jsalbre]

We’ll, the first question is do your 37s fit in the spare well under the bed, and if not does that matter to you (meaning you’d have to store the spare in the bed instead).

I’m a fan of 5 tire rotations, but a lot of people are just fine with 4 tire rotation.

I’ve never really liked Fuel wheels, so if it were me I’d replace the set, but it’s entire a subjective thing. If you really like them just find a same size steel wheel and put a matching size tire on it.

 

[YPCUB]

We’ll, the first question is do your 37s fit in the spare well under the bed, and if not does that matter to you (meaning you’d have to store the spare in the bed instead).

I’m a fan of 5 tire rotations, but a lot of people are just fine with 4 tire rotation.

I’ve never really liked Fuel wheels, so if it were me I’d replace the set, but it’s entire a subjective thing. If you really like them just find a same size steel wheel and put a matching size tire on it.

I like 5 tire also. If I could just find another wheel that matches I would be set. A fuel wheel and tire would be 6-700 vs. 5 new wheels and another tire would be 2K.

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