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A full-size spare tire!
Sig220_Ruger77
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I can't believe that my vehicle actually came with a full-size spare tire in it! Most have donuts or nowadays, even just a slime repair kit.
That is a heck of a lot more useful to me then half the fancy electronic crap they put in cars these days.
Jon
That is a heck of a lot more useful to me then half the fancy electronic crap they put in cars these days.
Jon
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doughnut spares and scissor jacks suck, buy a hydroponic jack to go with it
Is that one of those jacks you raise in water?
[}:)]
One of the first things I did when I got the Honda was to replace the donut with a proper tire and wheel. Donuts drive funny.
I've heard of hydroponic vegetables but this is something new for me.
doughnut spares and scissor jacks suck, buy a hydroponic jack to go with it
I like the way you think! I have a small floor jack in each car. They are WAY nicer then dealing with the crappy factory jack and only cost $25-$30.
Plus, I take them both out and use them to rotate tires. [:)]
Jon
I carry a duffle bag in my work vehicle that also has oil, serpentine belt, duct tape, hose clamps, a small tarp, modest tool kit, wipe rags, and a 12 volt compressor. The little air pump saved me a nasty job of changing a low tire in an area where simply finding a flat spot was a challenge.
Doughnut spares save weight and space. They are meant to be used for 50 miles or so at 50 MPH. When used as intended they are perfectly fine.
Peace
Dan
Neal
I am in the tire business and will still will not change a flat, full sized spare or not. I am calling triple A and let some young buck risk his life along the highway as texting 20 something bimbos whizz past at 80 MPH.
Doughnut spares save weight and space. They are meant to be used for 50 miles or so at 50 MPH. When used as intended they are perfectly fine.
you only have flat tires on the highway ?
My F-150 has 20" wheels. But the spare is fullsized...on an 18" wheel!!! [?][?][?]
It's a full-size spare for a base model
Some of you guys must run crap for tires. The last tire I changed on the road was 1998. A donut spare and scissor jack is just fine. If that was what my car came with I would leave it alone.
I wonder if you'd feel the same 80 miles up the mountain trail. Most places I go I don't want to rely on 1/2 a tire to get me home
quote:Originally posted by Horse Plains Drifter
Some of you guys must run crap for tires. The last tire I changed on the road was 1998. A donut spare and scissor jack is just fine. If that was what my car came with I would leave it alone.
I wonder if you'd feel the same 80 miles up the mountain trail. Most places I go I don't want to rely on 1/2 a tire to get me home
Not to mention I can be on my way with a full size spare and drive down the interstate at 75 mph with nothing to worry about. I'm not doing that on a donut.
Jon
I wonder if you'd feel the same 80 miles up the mountain trail. Most places I go I don't want to rely on 1/2 a tire to get me home
If you are driving something that comes with a donut spare from the factory, you got no business being "80 miles up the mountain trail" I've spent my whole life in the woods, and mountains. I stand by my statement.
lol spell check changed it from hydraulic and i didn't catch it
I fricken' hate the auto spell correction deal!! Aaarggg!
And fiery auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit
While sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life
And drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain
My F-150 has 20" wheels. But the spare is fullsized...on an 18" wheel!!! [?][?][?]
Yepper. My new truck came on 20" rims.
The spare, 17".
It's the biggest that will fit under the truck.
Still better than a doughnut tho.