Ok i was looking into spares again? Really do need an emergency flat tire repair kit. Can you put tire slime into a road tire or will it deteriorate the inside of the tire and cause unbalancing. I heard from someone that the tire slime used on lawnmower causes deterioration of the inside of the tire especially on an automobile. I guess you'd have to find a 17" spare gm wheel or extra corvette rim. Do the f-body spares come in contact with the brakes as there offset does sit more towards the outside of the rim spoke. I would prefer a emergency flat tire vs doing a spare swap on the side of the road. Any reason not to buy a slime tire inflator heres what its advertising says

It is that easy. Instantly, a mix of sealant and air are fired right into your tires, sealing punctures and repairing the tire. If you get too excited and put in too much air, you can easily take it out with the deflate button. Best of all, the repair lasts up to 500 miles, more than enough to get you to a service station. With the Flat Tire Repair Kit, you are not just buying time, you are buying simplicity. Total repair time is 8 minutes for the digital version. Slime Tire Sealant is for temporary repair only. After using Slime, have your tire professionally repaired as soon as possible. Sealant cartridge refill available (Part #10179).

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Slime-Digital-Emergency-Flat-Tire-Repair-Kit-50123/807123148

Has anyone had good experience with fix a flat and does it inflate the punctured deflated tire or would require compressor as well?

 

This is what I have. Modernspare.com
Fits great in my Z06.

 

Based on my personal experience, if you experience a flat tire, especially if it's a rear tire, and you happen to have a spare tire with you, it best be the SAME OD as your other rear tire. If it isn't, your limited slip differential assembly will NOT be happy, in very short order.....

 

You bet i never put different size HEIGHT tires on any cars with the axles unless its the spare for a day on a 06 saab 9-5 or 07 g6.

Has anyone had good experience with fix a flat that supposedly seals 1/4" punctures as well as inflates one full tire? Wouldn't be a bad idea to carry one can in the trunk.
The slime tire inflator has a tire slime sealer included where you can inflate the car tire with slime or straight air. This is the cheapest option vs having a family member trying to help me with roadside assistance. Slime also has a 10$ bottle of green tire sealer that'll go thru with the valve stem installed for 1/4 punctures and use a slime or warrantied tire inflator. I read you have to put a 15amp fuse in place of the 10 amp cigarette lighter fuse to function these.
That spare you have cost 400$? The only problem is the base model c5 doesnt have much trunk space.
Im trying to get this issue resolved before running into a flat tire stranded on the road on the unequipped spare tire corvettes they sell.

This stuff is tire sensor safe, would it work as well as carrying a portable tire inflator in the trunk? A buddy had told me that tire slime with rot or eat up the inner tire and not to use slime. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Slime-Thr...0186/807544377

It does state to clean all the tire slime and have it repaired correctly after having the emergency flat.

 

I carry a tire plug kit and small air compressor plus hope for the best that if I pick up a nail it will not be on the sidewall. Stuff like fix a flat may work for small holes but one time I had a good size screw in a tire. When I tried fix a flat, it just leaked out. Fortunately I had the plug kit and sealed it up nicely.

 

You use the regular twizzler style tire plug kits they sell with the cement and little plug driver tool stab and remove from tire then use a portable tire inflator? For a screw lodged or metal object you would also need pliars to remove before repairing on the road side? What batteries do the stock c5 tire pressure sensors use? Is it usually the batteries that go bad or the sensor itself after being a 23 year old car?

 

The plug kit I have is the rubber mushroom style. I’ve only used them twice and one of those plug repairs is on my lawn tractor.

My car is a ‘99 and I have seen a few videos on replacing the batteries. You have to cut away the potting material and solder in new batteries I think. My sensors are about 10 years old and when the batteries die, I’ll buy new sensors. Too much labor cost in my opinion to take the chance that I get all 4 replaced correctly the first time.

 

The "Modern Spare" reccomended above fits in a Z06/FRC trunk. The hatch/trunk in a coupe is two times the size.

 

ah i see so they arent just easily replaceable batteries for the stock sensors. Does anyone use the ebay 40$ 315mhz sensors for a set of 4? These would be the best option and is priced right but they need to function correctly. The stock gm sensors may be way overpriced maybe because its corvette. You're pretty smart when looking at replacement sensors i noticed some didn't have the battery covers and looked solidly molded. This is one of the last maintenance issues i may look into getting repaired for the corvette. The issue im having is running into an emergency flat. It would almost be easier to find any other f-body 17" or corvette rim to use as a spare i just wouldn't want to ride around with it. Mine has pretty good jet black leather carpet and feel a spare tire sliding around over in the hatch area will damage it. So the modern spare is 18"x4" maybe thats a really nice spare wheel.

 

That is a really nice tire spare tire set-up i see if includes the spare jack and accomodations for the right price. May i ask what dual bolt patterns you got yours with? GTOs are 5x114mm which are nice spares and front runners but wont fit the corvette 5x120mm. Real curious about the dual bolt pattern option you have going on there. If theres anyway to get a spare with oblong bolt pattern in 17" similar to the old classic cragar dual bolt pattern wheels thatd be great. May look into a set of black race stars or whatever option skinny front runner fits the front of the c5.

 

I haven't really analyzed the bolt pattern, they obviously make this as a universal fit for several vehicles. If I recall, it is about 26.5" tall. I know there is some debate about Posi Rear function but I think for a temporary measure the risk of damage is minimal. GM supplied dinky-donut spares for many, many years with a wide array of vehicles. If damage was occurring you bet the many different forum participants would be calling out for vengeance.

 

Nice did you get the complete set with jack which is obviously needed or just the tire? What price did just the whole kit run? 440$ or so and 340$ for just the wheel/tire? Maybe could find some c5 plain rims complete set of 4 for under 300$ locally. I've seen pair of z06 rims for 200$ would be nice to fit drag radials or spares. Is a bit bulky to fit in the trunk. Does your modern spare strap down in the cover to keep it from sliding around?

 

If you're going to be driving a lot I'd say get the entire kit (jack, tools, bag etc.). I think it comes in under $500. I've got a roll bar that keeps the tire secure, in a coupe you'll need to get creative to keep the tire in place. As mentioned in other threads, you don't want to get wacked on the back of the skull in an accident.

 

I had a radio eject one time in an accident in 2017 from a rear end collision. I may look into a set of drag radials and pair of 17s or 16s but i think you have to grind the rear calipers. Not sure how much it takes could ruin a caliper.

 

GTO spares fit with a spacer. Can't recall exact depth needed but the lug patterns are the same. The hub ring diameters are slightly smaller on the GTO. Made mine fit perfect using a small drill hone to open the hub ring half a millimeter or whatever it was. That's not really necessary with a spacer. Might need to run extended length wheel studs to make this option feasible, again not 100% sure but its something to verify before spending money.

Drag racing section has more info on how to make them fit. Or buy some cheap front runners designed to fit over our brakes.

I don't understand why people get so focused on affecting traction control or hurting your differential. Spare tires, flat fix kits, slime, and plugs are designed to be EMERGENCY kits. You don't go cruising at highway speeds using them. These are so you can limp home or to the closest town for a real fix. After using slime or foam, that tire will be trash no matter what. Very likely you'll also replace the TPMS sensor on that tire... but you won't be stranded 100 miles from other humans.

 

with the spare tire in a can stuff, make sure you have enough canned air for your tire, you will probably need to carry more than one. Try to avoid any deal that requires removal of the valve stem , go for speed to get out of risk quickly , you can fix the tire once you are off the highway and someplace safe. Slime washes off with water, but it does mention chrome damage if left to sit , which is important with holding air in chrome rims.

Changing tires by the side of the road is fine if you are in some kind of throwback in time country situation. I live in a an area with high speed traffic and distracted drivers, 2022 style. If I decide to chance stopping on the side of the road, it will be for as short of time as possible. I am not a fan of high speed injury risk over a flat tire.

Right now I have an emergency flat kit, a small pump that can run long enough to inflate a large tire, some don't , they run into a thermal protection circuit pretty quickly , and some sealant. Pretty much aping the manufacturers flat kit. However, I am going to improve the sealant with some stuff that blows through the air line, to eliminate one step, where I would have to first add the sealant before attaching the air. My primary flat repair strategy is my cell phone.

I first paid attention to canned tire repair when one of my female co workers said she used the stuff, never did anything besides put it in and drive her mini truck. I knew she often went out to the high desert where 85 mph keeps you up with traffic and the roads are hot. I figured if it worked in her careless situation, it would work for me, so threw about four cans of fix a flat under the explorers rear seat before an extended trip, but never had to use them . I wonder if the canned stuff is also time sensitive like the separate repair material.

I would use the canned stuff for the vet, but decided it was too bulky for the amount of flat tires I get, so made up a little kit without much thought. MY first deal was an impulse buy, a slime flat tire kit. The pump was a waste of money, too little and cheaply made to be trusted for the job, I kept only the bottle of slime and bought a better pump. Abetter start would have been to just get a factory kit in the first place, there are pliantly of them around.

 

Are you 100% sure gto spare wheels fit? If you just have to open to hub centric ring then im all for having a gto spare as a spare. Are they 17" to clear the stock corvette brakes? Id be interested in a pair of gto spares if thats what people use for drag racing front runners. Any idea if they use the actual spare tire for 1/4 mile passes or do they swap a front runner tire as most spares are limited 50mph.


Any idea what affordable drag stars or front runners people use for the front set a nice black rim at affordable price would be nice. Do they have to be 17" i know im off topic but can always use of those as a spare if needed.

 

This is why a spare tire is needed as opposed to a can 'o goo. Old tires (plenty of us out there with old tires, you know who you are!), hit a chunk of something on the road or just bad luck. Down here in the Az intense summer heat tread separations happen, often without warning. This was a 15 year old Dunlop GT Qualifier on my '71 Olds. Luckily it blew up in my garage. Neighbor thought a bomb exploded.

 

Great i see the gto spares fit i may try to find one on ebay to carry in the trunk.

 

As far as fix-a-flat in a can - they make a larger can for truck tires.

When I was a kid, I once pulled a nail out and used fix-a-flat to get to the gas station.
I aired it up completely it held up for a year in my daily driver.

Back when I was young and immortal I drove 100 mph everywhere I went.

New fresh tires on my hot rods now. Life is too precious. Roy