Modern Spare
Instructor
Joined: Oct 2018
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From: Phoenix, AZ
Instructor
Joined: Dec 2018
Posts: 110
Likes: 6
From: SC
Here are the details to my setup.
C5 Corvette (Z06) spare setup
C5 Corvette (Z06) spare setup
Has any one seen a luggage rack on a Z06 FRC one that can be taken off when done with the travel ? or ay other ? can store the spare on top of the rack ? (:
Racer
Joined: Jan 2016
Posts: 280
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From: Austin TX
I keep a cheap walmart plug kit, a thick pair of 13-Mil rubber gloves, a big pair of vice grips (to pull screws/nails out of the tire) a fresh razor blade still wrapped in the paper cover (to cut off excess portion of the plug once installed), and a small 12v air compressor behind my driver's seat in a bag. My "flat tire kit" has saved my @ss twice.
Instructor
Joined: Dec 2018
Posts: 110
Likes: 6
From: SC
You don't have to remove the tire.
I keep a cheap walmart plug kit, a thick pair of 13-Mil rubber gloves, a big pair of vice grips (to pull screws/nails out of the tire) a fresh razor blade still wrapped in the paper cover (to cut off excess portion of the plug once installed), and a small 12v air compressor behind my driver's seat in a bag. My "flat tire kit" has saved my @ss twice.
I keep a cheap walmart plug kit, a thick pair of 13-Mil rubber gloves, a big pair of vice grips (to pull screws/nails out of the tire) a fresh razor blade still wrapped in the paper cover (to cut off excess portion of the plug once installed), and a small 12v air compressor behind my driver's seat in a bag. My "flat tire kit" has saved my @ss twice.
Heel & Toe
Joined: Oct 2013
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Burning Brakes
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 760
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From: Lewiston NY
2020 C8 of the Year Finalist - Modified
St. Jude Donor '12-'13-'14,'17, '20-'21
Bought a 3 series M Sport BMW. ‘Full size spare” was actually an option. got it (daughters car after all). She blew a sidewall off the beaten path. Panicked. Used the SOS button. They get her a repair shop 20 miles away and told her to just drive there. She did. They put the spare on and the run flat and rim in the trunk (it was junk). Drove it back to the dealer a few hours away and they replaced the tire. Funny thing, fairly new so they only replaced one tire. Had the tire been 50-75% useful life, they would have recommended a matching pair....
But hey, run flats work. You can still get spares as options (some cars). And sometimes you need both!
But hey, run flats work. You can still get spares as options (some cars). And sometimes you need both!
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Joined: Aug 2017
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From: Charlevoix, Mi
With my last 3 cars I’ve put on 450k miles. Spares were never used on either of these vehicles. I’ve had nails in my tires and even a one hitter, but have not had a flat on the road with these vehicles. My last flat on the road was in 1971. Don’t worry about it. Join AAA.
Drifting
Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 1,399
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From: Virginia
St. Jude Donor '18
Again I ask for those who are adding a jack and spare to their car...
How are you securing all of these heavy projectiles in the event of an accident?
10 years as a FF/EMT, and I've seen an umbrella kill a person in an accident. Can you imagine what a tire and a jack would do?
How are you securing all of these heavy projectiles in the event of an accident?
10 years as a FF/EMT, and I've seen an umbrella kill a person in an accident. Can you imagine what a tire and a jack would do?
Safety Car
Joined: Jan 2019
Posts: 4,308
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From: Somewhere, Florida
St. Jude Donor '20-'21-'22-'23-'24
Again I ask for those who are adding a jack and spare to their car...
How are you securing all of these heavy projectiles in the event of an accident?
10 years as a FF/EMT, and I've seen an umbrella kill a person in an accident. Can you imagine what a tire and a jack would do?
How are you securing all of these heavy projectiles in the event of an accident?
10 years as a FF/EMT, and I've seen an umbrella kill a person in an accident. Can you imagine what a tire and a jack would do?
Burning Brakes
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 1,016
Likes: 250
You don't have to remove the tire.
I keep a cheap walmart plug kit, a thick pair of 13-Mil rubber gloves, a big pair of vice grips (to pull screws/nails out of the tire) a fresh razor blade still wrapped in the paper cover (to cut off excess portion of the plug once installed), and a small 12v air compressor behind my driver's seat in a bag. My "flat tire kit" has saved my @ss twice.
I keep a cheap walmart plug kit, a thick pair of 13-Mil rubber gloves, a big pair of vice grips (to pull screws/nails out of the tire) a fresh razor blade still wrapped in the paper cover (to cut off excess portion of the plug once installed), and a small 12v air compressor behind my driver's seat in a bag. My "flat tire kit" has saved my @ss twice.
It took a lot of leverage to push the plug in (didn't want to ream out the hole any more than necessary) and doubt I could have gotten sufficient grunt with the wheel still on the car even with the wheel positioned with the hole in the best accessible position. That plug has held now for 15 months and counting, btw (plugged it in the fall of 2019 expecting to buy new tires in sometime in the Spring/Summer 2020 but haven't been driving the C7 because we've been working from home and my C7 is my drive to work car on nice days).
Last edited by boxster99t; Dec 23, 2020 at 05:22 PM.