spare tire options.....
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Instructor
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From: woodstock ga
spare tire options.....
Has anybody ever used a doughnut type spare tire or mounted their spare any other way under their car? I have a tire bucket but it is all busted up and would be a long stressful project to fix it to where it would look halfway decent. i dont have any of the hardware ( not rusted working hardware), and it is just sitting in my basement. it is my daily driver and i dont like the idea of not having a spare.
Instructor
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From: Mishawaka Indiana
Mine didnt have the tub when I bought it. I always thought it looked a little wierd without it. It just had a look like something was missing. Plus the tub sort of mimicks a gas tank in that area. I got one one Ebay for about 50 bucks. Its one of those items that you see go for 30 and some go for a 100. Just depends what you want to spend. I got the bolts on there too, for around 20. Its a starting point. Just decide how much you're willing to spend and check there first. I noticed some over on the parts forum occasionally too. You might try there. The offset on a vette hub is usually going to limit you with the spare rim, plus most donuts wont clear the big calipers. (maybe they would backwards, but I dont know that I'd try it). You should use a vette wheel for a spare most likely. Best to stick with the factory items here, IMO.
Last edited by 70inSBIn; Aug 18, 2005 at 10:23 PM.
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From: The Only Corvette in Gila Bend, Az.
St. Jude Donor '09
Also remember, if you are running 255-60 15's, or bigger, they will not fit in the carrier, if you have a flat, you either leave it on the side of the road, or let it ride in the passenger seat...
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I carry a doughnut spare and if I ever have a flat and I haven't in twenty years , and if it's the back tire (odds are 50-50) I'll take a tire off the front and put it on the back. Then put the doughnut on the front. Sounds like a lot of trouble I know, but how often do you have a flat.
Instructor
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From: Mishawaka Indiana
Desertdawg, I never put the "lid" on the frame rails when I hung my tub. So its open on top. Would I be able to get the 255 tire in there then? I haven't ever tried it. My spare is a 225 though, you have me curious now.
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Drifting
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From: 68 427 4.11s Roadster
There is another expensive option. Actually 2.
Run run flat tires, which means the pressure gizmos too.
Just get it repaired or towed. In the end what is the cost to have an emergency fix instead of a planned one- a spare?
Run run flat tires, which means the pressure gizmos too.
Just get it repaired or towed. In the end what is the cost to have an emergency fix instead of a planned one- a spare?
Drifting
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From: 68 427 4.11s Roadster
I think the problem isn't buying them but using them. If they go flat you can't tell.
I once saw a camaro? running past me with a flat and I don't think he knew it. don't know if it was run flat but it was flat and it was running.
I once saw a camaro? running past me with a flat and I don't think he knew it. don't know if it was run flat but it was flat and it was running.
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Back when I was young and dumb(er), I had a flat in my car going about 100. It was a relatively slow leak (ran over a chunk of steel that punctured the tire and ended up stuck in my wheel well) and I just pulled over and changed it when I noticed the car felt a little mushy in the back. Same car about 2 years later had a tire on the same corner explode doing 80 along the freeway. Sent the car into a ditch...
Melting Slicks
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From: Carmichael CA
Yeah, a 255/60-15 or larger will not fit in the spare tire carrier. So, in the spare tire carrier you should also keep a plastic bag or a drop cloth large enough to wrap around the tire, cause the only place it's going to go is in the passenger seat, or wedged in that little space behind the seats (imagine that it's a large rubber headrest).
