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Keep a mismatched spare under the Monty?
We lost a tire today on I-5, north of Corning, CA. Luckily, Mariana noticed the billows of smoke and I pulled over as the Marathon tire was breaking up. The good tire rubbed the paint from the skirt, but did not damage it. We had no other damage. Good Sam road service had us on the road within an hour of the blow out (blow up?).
I read again many of the tire-related posts on the forum. While the Marathons may not be as bad as the Missions, they also seem prone to failure (our tire had about 6700 miles of use). We're on the Rogue River tonight and I plan to replace the tires with Bridgestone Duravis R500s later this morning. The replacements are slightly taller than the Marathons. I'm considering keeping the Marathon spare. If I later had a tire failure, would using, for short distances, or at least at low speeds, a 235/80/16 spare with three 235/85/16 tires work out? Inquiring minds want to know.
Bill
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