View Poll Results: Do you have your spare tire in your vehicle?
No, i ditched it completely. i don't drive with it
72
60.00%
Yes, i drive with it all the time
37
30.83%
I drive with it except when i'm going to the track
3
2.50%
I don't drive with it unless i'm going on a longer trip
8
6.67%
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Do you carry a spare tire?
my car has the stock spare and for now I'm keeping it.
it's worn out though, amazingly. I really wonder how long you have to drive on a spare tire to wear it bald lol.
If I upgrade my brakes I'll have to ditch it I imagine. my vette didn't have a spare, but it had runflats.. and I certainly needed them. 2 flats in 5 months on that car. at $450 a tire too. I try not to leave home on anything more than a trip to the store without a spare in anything I drive.
it's worn out though, amazingly. I really wonder how long you have to drive on a spare tire to wear it bald lol.
If I upgrade my brakes I'll have to ditch it I imagine. my vette didn't have a spare, but it had runflats.. and I certainly needed them. 2 flats in 5 months on that car. at $450 a tire too. I try not to leave home on anything more than a trip to the store without a spare in anything I drive.
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If you dd, you should. If i have my spare on me I can get out, change and be on my way to a flat fix place in 15 minutes. Why put yourself in a place when you are waiting for a tow for something simple as a flat tire. I get a kick out of it when people call a tow truck to get a battery boost instead of asking someone or calling a cab for $5.
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If you have C5 or bigger front brakes on the front, the spare won't fit. AFAIK, running the spare on the rear could cause excessive wear on a posi.
So, for a good many f-body owners on here, the factory spare might just be dead weight.
So, for a good many f-body owners on here, the factory spare might just be dead weight.
Staging Lane
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 74
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From: Temecula, CA
rotate a front to the rear, put spare on front. unless you have big brakes, of course.
i daily'd my 240sx without a spare for a while. 140 miles per day is scary when your cords are showing!
(didnt have a spare because the car was 4 lug, i converted to 300z 5 lug)
i daily'd my 240sx without a spare for a while. 140 miles per day is scary when your cords are showing!
(didnt have a spare because the car was 4 lug, i converted to 300z 5 lug)
Been debating about whether to remove it or not. It's kinda dead weight, but at the same time, it could be a life saver should a situation occur.
At the same time, if you've got AAA, or similar coverage, with free pickup/fix, you could get away with it.
But as stated before, better safe than sorry I suppose.
At the same time, if you've got AAA, or similar coverage, with free pickup/fix, you could get away with it.
But as stated before, better safe than sorry I suppose.
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 3,452
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From: somewhere that doesn't get snow
I keep mine in there but now that i have collectors insurance and road side assitance i probably would just tow it. I've had mine on the car twice (once for over 100 miles) and it isn't nice to the front bumper when its on the front of the car if you have to drive anywhere with dips in the road, and the rear end is kind of weird with that tire on it too. it was on the front for the 100 miles +, i only had it on the rear long enough to drive the car home and park it in the garage until the new wheels/tires came in.
First thing I did when I bought my car was ditch that thing. It rattled the whole 2600 miles home. I never plan to put it back in because I would never stick that thing on the car. Doughtnut spares suck ***** and I would rather just call a flatbed. I've driven 40k miles without that spare and never once needed it. I know it's carried because you don't know when you'll need it but that's what flatbeds are for.
actually the plug kit sounds like a great idea, a few weeks after i got my car i got a flat (God telling me to get rid of those Kumhos). i couldn't get the wheel off bc one of the lug nuts was a locking one.
AAA came and plugged up the tire, re inflated it and it drove fine for a few weeks till i could get new tires.
found a plug kit for cheap.
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/too...&ci_sku=134783
AAA came and plugged up the tire, re inflated it and it drove fine for a few weeks till i could get new tires.
found a plug kit for cheap.
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/too...&ci_sku=134783