Quote Originally Posted by kelvin
i second the motion to carry fix-a-flat. insanely usefull stuff. i keep 1 can in the car at all times and a second in my off-road camping kit. this should be in everyones car. i keep it bungee'd to my spare tire with 2 qts of spare oil behind the spare tire cover. a great out of the way place for it.

(still doesn't help on a tire blow out though....)
Carefull with fix-a-flat in cans - most do not like to be stored in heat. (i.e. sitting in a car in the summer... ) I think the Green stuff at Walmart is ok in the heat tho'...

The donut should work on lifted VX if you are on stock tires or a bit bigger - since you are not changing the distance from centre of hub to pavement in a lift. I think the donut is 27" in height and the stock is ~31". So even with 33's thats's only a 1.5" difference in uneveness, I don't don't think the opposite rear tire will be off the ground with a donut on the front . Just drive accordingly.

When highway driving, I'd at least carry a patch kit (those meltable strips) since you're more likely to get a leak in the treads. Myself, I made a separate box to hold a full size spare in the rear area (back seats out!) for long travels.

As for trail riding, I wouldn't do it with out a full sized spare since you would be more prone to side wall damage or loss of bead. And a donut would not be helpfull over that next rock