Problem mounting spare with valve stem DOWN?

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Flexpedition

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Face down tends to create more of a bowl for dust & pebble accumulation on the backside of the wheel. Water from storms or carwash belly washes will create a nice 20lbs rock cake.

Ideally lowering it 1-2 times a year for cleaning/inspection is the way to go. I say this but usually "thumb test" the spare and call it good. I've had a few spares get stolen, but never once one just randomly go flat.
 

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I would like more info on using an extension on the spare. Do you feed it up inside the well where the tools and jack are stored? Or is there some other way of accessing the end to check pressures?
 

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I have had my spare wheel mounted with the valve facing down (easy to check tyre pressure) for more than 6 years and never had any issue with dirt, water or rocks collecting inside it. The extension lead seems like one solution but I really haven’t seen any issues with having the wheel up side down to allow easy access to the valve.

Gary
 
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