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Anyone taken off their spare and found major rub damage on the sidewalls?

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So, I'm futzing with the trailer plug wiring (another post) and to get access I remove my spare for the first time. Many realities hit me at once. First off it's not getting rotated in with the other tires (that's on me, I assumed it would be but never really checked), second the rim is for temporarily use only(??!?) and third, the sidewall is all messed up with significant groves. Is this thing even safe to drive on?

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Anyone else seeing this?
 
Okay, well according to the goons at TW it's a known thing and it shouldn't be a problem:

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Wear Gouges on Spare Tire? Check Yours.

Whilst checking my spare tire for presssure as I occassionally do, I noticed there are areas of wear right where the tire contacts the steel portions...
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Weird Tire Rub, Damage?

I was doing crawling around under my truck this morning, dropped the spare and noticed some indentations/rub marks. Could this be from the spare being...
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