Recovery bag spare parts..

[evergreen]

I have been meaning to get some basic spare parts to toss in my recovery bag. I am going to order two tie rods for sure, but what other parts are good to have along that won't cost me an arm and a leg.
thanks,
mike

[Antitree_hugger]

Originally posted by evergreen
I have been meaning to get some basic spare parts to toss in my recovery bag. I am going to order two tie rods for sure, but what other parts are good to have along that won't cost me an arm and a leg.
thanks,
mike

Belts, the radiator hoses, fuses, not sure if you really need a spare on the 6 cyl. X (it seems to be well protected) oil filter, Extra LUG NUTS.

Ben

[rrdstarr]

Besides being one...I have about 30 extra ones...they came with the XE wheels that I bought for the Swampers....let me know Mike if you want some!

[warmonger]

It's really going to depend on what kind of off-roading you do and how your vehicle is setup. If you do a lot of rock crawling that can take out parts with a vengeance, have a lift and a locker, you would really want to carry quite a bit of spare parts with you. My parts box includes cotterpins for the front end, a spare idler arm or two, tie rods, a front brake line and banjo bolt, can of brake fluid, line seals for the brakes, lug nuts, etc. As you hit the trail you will find things that you break or damage and it will prompt you to carry parts for the stuff that appears to be an on-going problem. I actually broke a brake line on the road when I bounced the truck over a curb in a u-turn and it kicked up a piece of cement I didn't see. Had I had a spare at the time, it would have been no big deal. Now I carry a front brake line and bleeding tools everywhere I go. So it is all a matter of experience. As time goes by, you will figure out what you need to carry.

[SnoDog]

Duct tape.
Wire.
Various sizes of hose clamps.

(I hesitate to say 'bailing wire' since there is much better grades of wire out there, but you need the wire to hold together the stuff Duct Tape won't)

I've limped back to town on a Duct Tape fan belt.

One of my big gripes is people who do not even carry the basic tools:

An adjustable wrench
A pair of decent priers
Screwdriver (the cheap-ass kind with mulitple bits can be nice)
Knife
Some kind of tape
Replacement fuses for the car they are driving
A flashlight that works

Amongst the basic tools I carry is a cheap POS breaker bar specifically to get the lugnuts off.

Sure most of you have taken off your wheels many times, but there are probably some that haven't. If you've had your tires rotated or replaced by a shop and you haven't retorqued them yourself then you could be in for a real surprise trying to do it on the trail (or the road) with the wrench the factoy provides.

If you don't have at least one working flashlight in the truck, you are screwed!

A Jack.
Make that a jack that actually works and works for your truck.

A spare tire that fits the truck you are driving
The spare must have enough air in it to support the truck.

A cell phone.

Sorry these are so basic, but for each of these items I've listed, I have a story regarding somebody who was immobilized by the lack of of one or more of these.

Roll of paper towels.
Toilet paper (no expanation required)

[hobbes69]

Also, some things that are good for daily driving...

High grade jumper cables
Fix-a-flat (If you get more than one flat or somebody you know gets one and neglects their spare).
WD-40 (Good for getting moisture out of plugs and distributors, and if your REALLY adventurous, a lighter and WD-40 to rebead a tire, but I wouldn't suggest it).

Adjustable wrench, cutting pliars, standard pliars, fuses (most mentioned already, but good for daily driving too..)