Punctures.

[Surfer Ross]

Never had a single puncture in 12 years of driving Surfs.

[BIG GENERAL]

I've had one in the surf,a nail 2" long middle of tread £10.00 to repair.

[oneidadan]

Yup, one in old surf, in tread of BF Goodrich AT

[red barron]

Yes, had rear o/s tyre puncture on my 4runner. Just heared a metalic clunk as i drove over something in the road that i never saw and the tyre deflated in less than 10 seconds, time enough to pull of the road. On inspection after removing the wheel i found a gash in the tyre tread, cut right through a near new BF Goodrich AT. Just luck that i was traveling at about 40mph!

[Andy Pandy]

puctures

Not in surf but rear blowout on motorhome on m/way in spain hairy to say the least also front o/s on artic on m/way held truck to get on hard shoulder

[slobodan]

I had a blowjob on the M42 once, I managed to hold the Surf straight until it was finished.

[ezza24]

Nope never had one in the surf I've found several large screws in my tyres before. Luckily they hadn't gone through

[gilly-06]

not had one yet in the surf


although we have prob all jinxed ourselfs lol

[cabbage]

I've had a side wall burst but no punctures from debris, even after lots of trips with cars to the crushers. I did once pull a big tangle of swarf from the treads after one of those trips!

[BUSHWHACKER]

nope, hope the question wasn't prompted by anything.

Nope, just wondering is it really necessary lugging a big, heavy, PITA, hanging off the back door spare wheel around all the time, plus I hate the look of the rear mounted spare on a Surf.

Anyone got a tidy, black 3rd gen with an underslung spare wanna swap tailgates?

[Kwakka666]

Surely you'd want a bit of weight over the rear, would be helpful if you're eventually putting in a V8...

[Karma Supra]

Not in the surf *touch wood* if I so I hope it’s not at the front as my factory jack doesn't reach anymore!

I like the look of the rear mounted spare, I just had the way it rattles on the tailgate since fitting a much heavier split rim/33" combo.

[MWS]

Wow!
So far, 61 views but only 7 replies and only two of those were useful!

A lot of shy/ignorant/Surfless/ people on here. (Delete as applicable)

Ok, then...............No

[tweak'e]

I'm talking about a puncture when you're away from home driving along normal metalled roads.

much the norm here.
if its not nails, screws or fencing staples, its stones right through the tire.
dosn't matter what vehicle they all get them.

worse year was when council decided to be cheap. normally stone is put in a tumbler to take the sharp edges off. they went cheap and missed that step. tire companies had a very good year.

[Kiwisurfing]

much the norm here.
if its not nails, screws or fencing staples, its stones right through the tire.
dosn't matter what vehicle they all get them.

Im with Tweak'e on that, New Zealand roads are horrible, last month I got a 4 inch long screw in my rear tyre, pulled up and heard loud hissing noise to find that surprise.


Probbly also dosent help im in Christchurch and most of our roads STILL haven't been repaired since our spate of earthquake destroying my once beautiful city, so tyre shops, suspension shops and wheel alignment places have been making a killing over the last 2 years



So yes I have used my spare a few times now, and can say having 3 33" tyres and 1 spare 30" feels weird to drive, must find a way to cram a bigger spare under truck