Getting rid of the spare?

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The thread in marketplace about selling off the spare got me thinking on this. What are you guys on thoughts on going without a spare for daily driving and/or roadtrips. I'm seriously considering dumping mine, and replacing the lost weight with my own emergency kit that I carry anyways (which sits behind the passenger seat currently).

The kit is pretty heavy, I used a laptop bag and I have (among many tools and jumper cables and various things you'd expect) a 12V air compressor and a tire patch kit (and I know how to use it). I'd much rather patch and re-inflate when possible on the side of the road than drive on a spare anyways. If I ever had a real un-patchable blowout I could always call a flatbed and get picked up anyways. So I figure if I can do it without upsetting weight balance (seems likely, the kit is hefty, maybe a battery relocate would be necessary too though), it's a win for me overall.

Is it a bad idea to go spare-less all things considered?

Also, for whoever's already tried: what about the subwoofer without the spare? Seems like it's mounted on top of the spare, and wouldn't mount correctly without it.

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