Spare tires?
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Spare tires?
I have a set of 4 rims that came stock with the car, I was thinking about keeping two rims and put new tires on them, I don't travel far and I thought if something ever happened when I was out somewhere, I would know I had a spare at home.
Anyway how can I keep the tire mounted on a rim, and get a long life without dry rotting, can I leave them in my garage? it's not heated or cooled. Thanks
Anyway how can I keep the tire mounted on a rim, and get a long life without dry rotting, can I leave them in my garage? it's not heated or cooled. Thanks
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I have a set of 4 rims that came stock with the car, I was thinking about keeping two rims and put new tires on them, I don't travel far and I thought if something ever happened when I was out somewhere, I would know I had a spare at home.
Anyway how can I keep the tire mounted on a rim, and get a long life without dry rotting, can I leave them in my garage? it's not heated or cooled. Thanks
Anyway how can I keep the tire mounted on a rim, and get a long life without dry rotting, can I leave them in my garage? it's not heated or cooled. Thanks
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I have a set of 4 rims that came stock with the car, I was thinking about keeping two rims and put new tires on them, I don't travel far and I thought if something ever happened when I was out somewhere, I would know I had a spare at home.
Anyway how can I keep the tire mounted on a rim, and get a long life without dry rotting, can I leave them in my garage? it's not heated or cooled. Thanks
Anyway how can I keep the tire mounted on a rim, and get a long life without dry rotting, can I leave them in my garage? it's not heated or cooled. Thanks
http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/381818961790?lpid=82&chn=ps&ul_noapp=trueStore them in a cool, dry place, away from sunlight and ozone producing appliances and they should last a good long time without dry-rotting.
Good luck... GUSTO
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If you want a spare, the GTO spare serves the purpose well.
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I do have a can of fix a flat in my car, the thing is i don't want my car on a roll back, and most tire places don't have tires to fit without ordering them, that's why I was thinking about a spare in my garage just in case.
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No not really, we have no space in house for two big rims
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How many flat tires have you had in the past 10 years? For me it has been 3. I have driven ~400,000 miles in that time. None were so bad I couldn't fill with a compressor and continue to drive. One was a 1/4" bolt. It isn't worth having spare tire laying around waiting for something to happen. I do not have run flats on any of the vehicles I've driven and often leave the truck spare tire home because it collects snow under the truck. Don't like the weight or the fact it is holding snow against the bed of my truck.
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How many flat tires have you had in the past 10 years? For me it has been 3. I have driven ~400,000 miles in that time. None were so bad I couldn't fill with a compressor and continue to drive. One was a 1/4" bolt. It isn't worth having spare tire laying around waiting for something to happen. I do not have run flats on any of the vehicles I've driven and often leave the truck spare tire home because it collects snow under the truck. Don't like the weight or the fact it is holding snow against the bed of my truck.
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IF you want to keep a wheel/tire combo in the garage, you may want to store them in something like a large trash bag. Keep them inflated to the proper pressure and place them away from electric motors. Get a piece of plywood (30"x30") to place on the floor and put the tires on that.
Having a small 12v air compressor, a tire plug kit, and a can of "Fix-a-Flat" in the car is a good idea. That will get you going if you should get a puncture.
I don't think I would carry a spare tire and wheel in the car. It would take up a lot of room and you would have to figure out how to secure it. An emergency stop could make a spare tire in the back a missile...
If you did get a flat on the road, how soes the spare tire/wheel get out to you? Somebody at home? And how will you get the car up in the air to change the tire? With the car on a level surface, completely deflate a tire. Then measure the space between the ground and the bottom of the car. That gap is where a jack is going to have to fit so that you can change a tire. And a flat can happen where you may wind up parking the car on a soft or uneven surface.
Having a small 12v air compressor, a tire plug kit, and a can of "Fix-a-Flat" in the car is a good idea. That will get you going if you should get a puncture.
I don't think I would carry a spare tire and wheel in the car. It would take up a lot of room and you would have to figure out how to secure it. An emergency stop could make a spare tire in the back a missile...
If you did get a flat on the road, how soes the spare tire/wheel get out to you? Somebody at home? And how will you get the car up in the air to change the tire? With the car on a level surface, completely deflate a tire. Then measure the space between the ground and the bottom of the car. That gap is where a jack is going to have to fit so that you can change a tire. And a flat can happen where you may wind up parking the car on a soft or uneven surface.
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IF you want to keep a wheel/tire combo in the garage, you may want to store them in something like a large trash bag. Keep them inflated to the proper pressure and place them away from electric motors. Get a piece of plywood (30"x30") to place on the floor and put the tires on that.
Having a small 12v air compressor, a tire plug kit, and a can of "Fix-a-Flat" in the car is a good idea. That will get you going if you should get a puncture.
I don't think I would carry a spare tire and wheel in the car. It would take up a lot of room and you would have to figure out how to secure it. An emergency stop could make a spare tire in the back a missile...
If you did get a flat on the road, how soes the spare tire/wheel get out to you? Somebody at home? And how will you get the car up in the air to change the tire? With the car on a level surface, completely deflate a tire. Then measure the space between the ground and the bottom of the car. That gap is where a jack is going to have to fit so that you can change a tire. And a flat can happen where you may wind up parking the car on a soft or uneven surface.
Having a small 12v air compressor, a tire plug kit, and a can of "Fix-a-Flat" in the car is a good idea. That will get you going if you should get a puncture.
I don't think I would carry a spare tire and wheel in the car. It would take up a lot of room and you would have to figure out how to secure it. An emergency stop could make a spare tire in the back a missile...
If you did get a flat on the road, how soes the spare tire/wheel get out to you? Somebody at home? And how will you get the car up in the air to change the tire? With the car on a level surface, completely deflate a tire. Then measure the space between the ground and the bottom of the car. That gap is where a jack is going to have to fit so that you can change a tire. And a flat can happen where you may wind up parking the car on a soft or uneven surface.