Anyone leave the spare tire at home?

[Edmond]

I took the carrier and the tire out last week and I don't think I'm going to put it back on.

Anyone else leave those at home?

 

[Ken]

I don't carry mine anymore.

 

[jenavet]

I dont know boys!! this is how it usually works....if you leave it on your car,you will never get a flat...if you take it out and leave it home,guarenteed you will get a flat...you know how that works....especially those low profile, wide tires. once they get low on tread,they are like flat magnets.

 

[taegdh]

Isn't it one of the Murphy ideologies!

What ever can go wrong will go wrong. When you need your spare tire, you won't have it! (or will also be flat)...

But if you don't go too far from home, a can of "fix a flat" might be sufficient.

 

[Ken]

AAA

 

[bossvette]

AAA

and a cell phone, I dont even know where my spare is.

 

[Edmond]

How much does the spare weigh? Maybe 30 pounds?

I hardly make far trips in the Vette'. If I have to make a far trip, I take the Camry.

 

[6 Shooter]

Mine's been off for bout a year & 1/2 . . .

. . . once they get low on tread,they are like flat magnets.

I never let my tread get low, I sale them back when they r @ 1/2 tread and buy new.

The C4's look much better from the rear without the spare.

Later . . . . . .
6 Shooter

 

[JonM]

FYI-the spare was designed to be part of the rear crumple zone. If you remove it you should get the bracing used with the "Spare delete" option.

 

[Tuna]

FYI-the spare was designed to be part of the rear crumple zone. If you remove it you should get the bracing used with the "Spare delete" option.

What he says!

The spare tire is there for more than just having a spare tire.

 

[Edmond]

(knock on wood) but in the event that I'm rear ended, the spare tire will absorb some of the force?

 

[UB2 SLOW]

I had mine out for the longest time, but put it back in for the long trips.

 

[c4cruiser]

(knock on wood) but in the event that I'm rear ended, the spare tire will absorb some of the force?

Yup!! The spare tire is placed in such a way to transfer forces from collision to the rear suspension. When EMT's were introduced, the engineers designed a beam that bolted on the chassis and was engineered to work in the same way that the spare did in absorbing collision forces.

One thing that you should do at least twice a year is to check the air pressure in the spare. Even though it's supposed to be inflated to 60psi, they will leak after awhile and if you do get a flat, a spare with no air just adds to the frustration at the time!

 

[Ken]

Next thing ya know, you'd want me to park my Pinto, eh? :eyerole

 

[rwpeders]

My 96 came without a spare from the factory and has the beam described in one of the responses. My tires are those you can drive on when flat (advertised as up to 200 miles), so I feel confident I can get to a repair place if needed. The bad news is that the tire may need to be replaced if you drive on it flat too long or too fast.

Anyone have experience with driving on the tires designed to run flat?

 

[JonM]

Yes Ken...park it next to my Corvair and vote for Ralph Nader...

Next thing ya know, you'd want me to park my Pinto, eh? :eyerole

 

[attret00]

No joke now, Iv'e only had my spare out one time when I was rebuilding the pumpkin. On my test drive about 20 miles from home the right front went out because of a bad valve stem. I go nowhere without it now.

 

[Edmond]

No joke now, Iv'e only had my spare out one time when I was rebuilding the pumpkin. On my test drive about 20 miles from home the right front went out because of a bad valve stem. I go nowhere without it now.

That has got me thinkin'...

 

[Chris N]

I've got the delete spare option and no run flats. (the way i bought it)

There is lots of tread, so i just carry a plug kit and mini compressor.

When I get new tires I'll consider run flats. I guess their ride is pretty stiff and that they have a harder rubber compuund.

Chris

 

[Chas]

didnt have a spare when i got her....still empty there.

Cell phone and AAA...never had to use them either...

reaching over , knocking on wood!