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Possible C5 spare
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Possible C5 spare
Hello Forum members,
Can anyone tell me the size on a 1996 Corvette space saver spare tire. And has anyone had any luck using a 1996 spare on a C5. Thanks in advance Green Flash
Can anyone tell me the size on a 1996 Corvette space saver spare tire. And has anyone had any luck using a 1996 spare on a C5. Thanks in advance Green Flash
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Hi Zilla -
From your own experience, will triple A bring a tire in a specific C5 size to help you in a remote location, or will they simply tow your car to the nearest location to wait for a tire to be delivered?
The Z06 kit is good if all you need is air and a plug. If it is a sidewall or more serious issue, you will be stuck again.
I like a plug kit and compressor for daily driving, and add the GTO spare and a small jack for long trips. I feel like I am more in charge of my destiny this way.
I bought my GTO spare from Cleveland Pick-A-Part (google them).
best regards -
mqqn
From your own experience, will triple A bring a tire in a specific C5 size to help you in a remote location, or will they simply tow your car to the nearest location to wait for a tire to be delivered?
The Z06 kit is good if all you need is air and a plug. If it is a sidewall or more serious issue, you will be stuck again.
I like a plug kit and compressor for daily driving, and add the GTO spare and a small jack for long trips. I feel like I am more in charge of my destiny this way.
I bought my GTO spare from Cleveland Pick-A-Part (google them).
best regards -
mqqn
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I have BCAA which is the same as AAA and they will tow my car I think it is 100 miles for free because of my membership.
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They will tow it. I got 2 flats at the same time going down a highway. No patch or plug would have helped me either. The hole in the tire was big enough for me to easily stick my finger in. AAA just towed me home.
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This is what I keep thinkng about when i hear people looking for spares. You can use a rear size tire on the front, but I don;t recommend using a front size on the rear.
Actually, now that I think about it, does it matter with the independent rear suspension?
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thanks Zilla -
I am going to have my Z in Ontario for a few days in late September - so that is why I bought the GTO spare.
Like you, I have not yet experienced a flat in a vette on the road -.....and hoping to stay in that club lol.
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It will be fine - for emergency only.
You will be able to tell on acceleration, but for an emergency case it will be fine -
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when i was at walmart the other day they had a compressor and "slime" kit for 20 bucks, comes in a little case, smaller then the z06 kit, if my car wasnt a z06 that came with the kit already i probably would have picked it up