Spare tire questions

[cvalue13]

Does anyone know the absolute dimensions of that underbed storage? Is it impossible for a skinny spare to fit in there?

it’s a 35” diameter tire - that’s half the length of the entire bed floor

Meanwhile, smuggler’s bay is half the volume of the Frunk

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[anionic1]

something like this might work?

I get that the CT is awesome and some people really don’t ever use a truck for truck stuff, but I just struggle to wrap my head around filling the bed with more battery or a spare. To me it would be like putting a diesel tank or spare tire in the bucket of a bulldozer so it could travel further. But then it can fully perform its function. If you don’t need a truck why not just get an X. Again, I get peoples rights to do whatever they want and the coolness of the CT, but really if you plan to get the range extender or the spare in the bed why not just get an X

 

[CyberGus]

I get that the CT is awesome and some people really don’t ever use a truck for truck stuff, but I just struggle to wrap my head around filling the bed with more battery or a spare. To me it would be like putting a diesel tank or spare tire in the bucket of a bulldozer so it could travel further. But then it can fully perform its function. If you don’t need a truck why not just get an X. Again, I get peoples rights to do whatever they want and the coolness of the CT, but really if you plan to get the range extender or the spare in the bed why not just get an X

I would want a spare tire with me when exiting civilization

 

[REM]

I get that the CT is awesome and some people really don’t ever use a truck for truck stuff, but I just struggle to wrap my head around filling the bed with more battery or a spare. To me it would be like putting a diesel tank or spare tire in the bucket of a bulldozer so it could travel further. But then it can fully perform its function. If you don’t need a truck why not just get an X. Again, I get peoples rights to do whatever they want and the coolness of the CT, but really if you plan to get the range extender or the spare in the bed why not just get an X

the range extender works very well in certain cases where you don't necessarily need the entire bed. One thing I can think of is a CT that can deploy in a natural disaster area and provide a lot quite, clean mobile power for a sustained period of time. Bonus points if you can deploy with a solar trailer.

 

[anionic1]

I would want a spare tire with me when exiting civilization

I agree. I was hoping it was built in better. I guess it my trip was intentionally traveling then I could spare some space for a spare. I think your image of the spare on the tailgate is most practical for day to day if you really use the truck bed.

 

[HaulingAss]

the range extender works very well in certain cases where you don't necessarily need the entire bed. One thing I can think of is a CT that can deploy in a natural disaster area and provide a lot quite, clean mobile power for a sustained period of time. Bonus points if you can deploy with a solar trailer.

With or without a range extender, the Cybertruck will be a lifesaver in diasaster areas as they are set up in neighborhoods as portable power stations to recharge phones, cameras, laptops, tablets, drones, chainsaws, and other useful devices.

 

[HaulingAss]

I agree. I was hoping it was built in better. I guess it my trip was intentionally traveling then I could spare some space for a spare. I think your image of the spare on the tailgate is most practical for day to day if you really use the truck bed.

Why would you want to pack around a spare tire in day-to-use?

 

[CyberGus]

Why would you want to pack around a spare tire in day-to-use?

I imagine there are some professions with a high incidence of tire punctures (e.g., construction sites). For "normal" urban driving, I've had maybe 1 flat every 10 years or so.

 

[HaulingAss]

I imagine there are some professions with a high incidence of tire punctures (e.g., construction sites). For "normal" urban driving, I've had maybe 1 flat every 10 years or so.

I agree that punctures happen more frequently in areas littered with more hazards. But what I was getting at is that I would prefer to just poke a gummy worm plug in there and inflate the tire, rather than jack the car and do the switcharoo. It's quicker and easier.

I think many people are still not very well informed as to how well gummy worms work on the common variety of flat tires. Over 99% of all flat tires don't involve structural damage to the carcass of the tire, it's just a matter of stopping the leak.

 

[anionic1]

Why would you want to pack around a spare tire in day-to-use?

For all those planned blow outs of coarse.

 

[anionic1]

Why would you want to pack around a spare tire in day-to-use?

I am kind of a take-care-of-the-problem-myself kind of person and I have always had a spare. Probably only used it 3 or 4 times in 20+ years of driving

 

[ldjessee]

I want a spare, but I am 2 cars with over 6 years each and no flats. ?

 

[HaulingAss]

I am kind of a take-care-of-the-problem-myself kind of person

So am I. That's why I carry a small compressor and plug kit. I want to be able to repair the unfortunate incident when both tires on one side of the vehicle run over the same hazard and I have two flats to deal with. A single spare cannot fix this situation.

I also want to be able to fix a simple puncture quicker and more easily than even the relatively straight-forward job of changing out a spare. The Cybertruck wheel/tire assembly weighs 115 lbs. and the flat one needs to be re-secured after the switcharoo. Even if it were much lighter, it's still messy business in the rain and I want to get on the way more quickly with less messing about.

I think people who don't understand tire plugging are afraid of it because they don't understand what's involved or how it works. I learned to plug tires because it's the only way to be self-sufficent on a motorcycle, touring all the remote back roads around the American West. Idaho, Montana, Colorado, Utah, Oregon, N. California, Arizona, etc. All of these states have spectacular backroads for sport-touring, the best ones are surprisingly remote and little travelled. These experiences have made me realize how needless it is to carry a spare everywhere I drive.

Spares and jacks are expensive and heavy and space-robbing, especially on a truck like the Cybertruck that has tires/wheels large enough to shock most non-truck people. Even the tires on my F-150 are much, much, smaller and lighter and cheaper. It simply no longer makes sense to pack one around with you everywhere you go when easier ways exist to deal with an inopportune puncture.

 

[SparkChaser]

I will probably add something like this. I believe there might be space in the sail tail that could accommodate this. I could then add an outlet under the wheel well. Should fit nicely, add a on off switch and away you go.

https://www.amazon.com/Tozalazz-Compressor-Portable-Inflator-11-65CFM/dp/B0BGH9NJLP/?th=1

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