Terra Offroad Package Not Tied to 35 in Tires

[Paddywhack]

Hey all, I'm new to the forum and don't think I saw this mentioned anywhere yet.

Obviously things like details of package upgrades are pretty far down the line from now but I expect there'll be an offroading package of some sort to purchase. I'm really interested in that but was a bit disappointed when SM talked about the 35" spare tire for the Terra not being able to fit underneath the truck and plan to mount it in the bed instead. A number of offroad packages I've seen available today have tire upgrades included but if it's going to completely change the way things in the vehicle are placed I'd be much more hesitant to get it.

I'm a single car household currently so I'm planning on using this vehicle as a daily driver in addition to offroading and I don't really want to have a spare tire in my bed 24/7. There's also practical reasons like space considerations in the bed and fuel economy (Idk the EV equivalent term). An external spare tire carrier I've seen other threads discuss or a bigger underbody tire storage space would solve the bed space problem but honestly I'd prefer to keep the 33" tires as long as I can get the rest of the offroad upgrades, ~10" of ground clearance is still likely enough for what I want to do with the vehicle.

TL;DR
Don't make tire size upgrades a forced choice in the offroad upgrade package. Let me know what you guys think!

 

[pwrofgrayskull]

Personally, I’m looking for the largest tire package they’ll offer so I know something will have to give. Even if they only offer 35s as the largest tire, I’m guessing I’ll be looking to go bigger so I hope the engineering will easily allow that. I know I can’t have my cake and eat it too, so I’ll be stuck with my spare in the bed most likely which I’m not a huge fan of either.

Anyway, I get what you’re saying and I could be on board with not tying off road options specifically to tire size - it would be great to have options and help everyone get what they’re looking for. I like the idea of a la carte building when ordering a Scout, I just don’t know how far they could realistically take that and still keep costs down. I suppose it could even work out for me as well because then I could still get the off road options I want, not pay for an expensive tire/wheel package, and then get 37, 38, or 39 inch tires (depending on how the rest of the vehicle, ground clearance, wheel well clearance, etc. all shakes out in the end) after purchase for example.

 

[pwrofgrayskull]

Hey all, I'm new to the forum and don't think I saw this mentioned anywhere yet.

Obviously things like details of package upgrades are pretty far down the line from now but I expect there'll be an offroading package of some sort to purchase. I'm really interested in that but was a bit disappointed when SM talked about the 35" spare tire for the Terra not being able to fit underneath the truck and plan to mount it in the bed instead. A number of offroad packages I've seen available today have tire upgrades included but if it's going to completely change the way things in the vehicle are placed I'd be much more hesitant to get it.

I'm a single car household currently so I'm planning on using this vehicle as a daily driver in addition to offroading and I don't really want to have a spare tire in my bed 24/7. There's also practical reasons like space considerations in the bed and fuel economy (Idk the EV equivalent term). An external spare tire carrier I've seen other threads discuss or a bigger underbody tire storage space would solve the bed space problem but honestly I'd prefer to keep the 33" tires as long as I can get the rest of the offroad upgrades, ~10" of ground clearance is still likely enough for what I want to do with the vehicle.

TL;DR
Don't make tire size upgrades a forced choice in the offroad upgrade package. Let me know what you guys think!

Also, welcome to the forum!! Be sure to search around - there’s a TON of good information and discussions around here from the last couple of years. I’m finding new tidbits every day.

 

[eddiet1212]

I guess this is one vote against the Terra Reaper model.....

 

[pwrofgrayskull]

I guess this is one vote against the Terra Reaper model.....

NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

 

[Paddywhack]

Personally, I’m looking for the largest tire package they’ll offer so I know something will have to give. Even if they only offer 35s as the largest tire, I’m guessing I’ll be looking to go bigger so I hope the engineering will easily allow that. I know I can’t have my cake and eat it too, so I’ll be stuck with my spare in the bed most likely which I’m not a huge fan of either.

Anyway, I get what you’re saying and I could be on board with not tying off road options specifically to tire size - it would be great to have options and help everyone get what they’re looking for. I like the idea of a la carte building when ordering a Scout, I just don’t know how far they could realistically take that and still keep costs down. I suppose it could even work out for me as well because then I could still get the off road options I want, not pay for an expensive tire/wheel package, and then get 37, 38, or 39 inch tires (depending on how the rest of the vehicle, ground clearance, wheel well clearance, etc. all shakes out in the end) after purchase for example.

I definitely get that the more SM accommodates personalization there'll be an increase in total production times, but I do feel like this is a much more achievable individual/separate option than something like the sway bar disconnect or front diff lock (I'm no process engineer obviously though).

Maybe this will all be moot point for me because I'm planning on getting the harvester option and from where they're putting it in the Traveler it might take up the space where the regular spare tire on the Terra is depending on the size of the generator...

Can't do much about that now though, there's just not info on it now. That's definitely a wait and see kind of thing for SM to figure out.