So you lowered it
Race Director
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From: MD
St. Jude Donor '11
You don't; you plug the tire and inflate it like the manual says. Then you take the car to a tire repair shop. However, you may damage the underside of the car if you lower it too much.
Melting Slicks
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From: Nokomis FL
Not sure about the rest of the folks, but when I lowered mine 8 years ago on stock bolts the front dropped 1" and the rear 1 1/4". IMO that's not enough to get worried. My bigger concern is not having a spare on some of our road trips or finding a 285x35x18 tire in Oh My God nowhere if it really goes.
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From: Spring Texas
St. Jude Donor '08
I lowered mine and still have clearance for a low profile jack. The Aluminum one I got from costco as a circular pad so i have no need for a jacking puck. (saving another 1-1.5" puck height) I also have CCA frame rails which provide a safe jacking surface.
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From: Not on either liberal coast.
I would air it up with my Z06 compressor (or similar), slide my aluminum Mazda RX7 scissors jack under my BMW jacking puck, remove tire/wheel with my collapsible GORILLA lug wrench, repair the tire with a plug kit...reverse procedure and be back on the road.
It'll work for you, provided you've planned for such events...
It'll work for you, provided you've planned for such events...
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Melting Slicks
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From: NC
I would air it up with my Z06 compressor (or similar), slide my aluminum Mazda RX7 scissors jack under my BMW jacking puck, remove tire/wheel with my collapsible GORILLA lug wrench, repair the tire with a plug kit...reverse procedure and be back on the road.
It'll work for you, provided you've planned for such events...
It'll work for you, provided you've planned for such events...
Burning Brakes
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From: Cedar Park Texas
Melting Slicks
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From: Greenville SC
St. Jude Donor '10
Sounds great but which brand plug kit are you using?
