Flat Tire
Drifting
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From: Arizona
Call a towing company, let them know you have a Corvette Z06 that sits very low to the ground, most will know how to deal with these situations.
Last edited by Steve Garrett; Apr 4, 2017 at 03:11 PM.
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From: Charlotte, NC (formerly Endicott, NY)
I still have the stock run flats on the car so don't think about it much. If the leak is a slow leak I will just continue to drive at speed until the pressure gets down below 20 psi and then stop and add air. If the tire can't sustain air pressure then I will slow down to the 55 mph max speed capability of the tire when it has no air pressure and drive it with no air pressure no more than 50 miles before attempting to get it repaired. If I have to drive more than 50 miles I will stop now and then to check the tire's temperature (they will get hot when driven with no air pressure) just to make sure it doesn't get so hot other things on the car could be damaged. Under dire circumstances I might even drive the car until the tire started to disintegrate which could be several hundred or maybe a thousand miles.
All things considered they provide a lot of freedom that isn't available with non run flat tires. Once a non run flat tire can't hold air you are stuck wherever that may be. Sure you can try and plug a tire along side the road but trying to plug a rear tire with a hole toward the inside of the tire is going to require laying down on the ground and reaching under the car. Right where you really want to be if it is dark and the car is stopped 5 ft or less from the traffic lanes.
Bill
All things considered they provide a lot of freedom that isn't available with non run flat tires. Once a non run flat tire can't hold air you are stuck wherever that may be. Sure you can try and plug a tire along side the road but trying to plug a rear tire with a hole toward the inside of the tire is going to require laying down on the ground and reaching under the car. Right where you really want to be if it is dark and the car is stopped 5 ft or less from the traffic lanes.
Bill
Melting Slicks
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From: Naples FL
I made a small kit with an air compressor, torque wrench and appropriate sized socket, scissor jack, and tire plugging kit. It came in handy on my CTSV when I got a rear flat. Had the wheel off, plugged and back on in under 10 minutes.
Melting Slicks
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From: JARRELL TEXAS
Went thru this just a few months ago. Called my roadside service. a Guy came out with a flat bed and never touch the car. I got the car out on the road and he used the bed in such a manor that literally drove the car on to the flat bed.
He did the same thing when we unloaded it at my SIL house and put it on jack stands to pull the wheels to get new tires mounted. No damage to anything but the tire.
He did the same thing when we unloaded it at my SIL house and put it on jack stands to pull the wheels to get new tires mounted. No damage to anything but the tire.
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I got lucky this weekend. After I drove to a Corvette Show 2 hours away, I discovered I had a hex-head screw in the tread of my left rear tire.
Luckily the tire did not lose air pressure. I drove home from the show for another 2 hours and got it patched yesterday.
Luckily the tire did not lose air pressure. I drove home from the show for another 2 hours and got it patched yesterday.
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Answer
I has your answer, drive your vette onto the curb with the flat side onto the curb which allow enough clearance for you to slide the Jack under the vehicle ( that is- IF you know where the Jack is.... Do they even put jacks in Corvettes??... Hmm.. )