PSA Check your spare tire pressure
PSA Check your spare tire pressure
Just a PSA reminder to check the tire pressure of your spare tire.
just think when the last time you even saw it? Hopefully you won't ever need it, but like that last two times I did, the spare was flat......
So save yourself some headache and check it maybe every oilchange or tire rotation. It'll be worth it someday down the road.
just think when the last time you even saw it? Hopefully you won't ever need it, but like that last two times I did, the spare was flat......
So save yourself some headache and check it maybe every oilchange or tire rotation. It'll be worth it someday down the road.
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Originally Posted by Krinkov
next time I come across my spare tire, wherever it is in the garage I chucked it, I'll be sure to check it 
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Originally Posted by STiYLIN
X2, man that thing was heavy. Who needs a spare when I got free roadside
With a donut spare you break out the jack, change the wheel and are -gingerly I admit- but back on your way in what maybe 15 minutes?
pack a full sized spare and you are back underway without needing to hold back.
I'll keep a spare or two handy unless I'm on an auto-X or track day, and even then I'd have a spare at the paddock- thanks.
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Originally Posted by psoper
Lets think about that, "free roadside assistance" means you first off need to be in cell range, if you can manage to get the call in, you get to wait for a truck typically somewhere from 30-60 minutes in my experience, and maybe even get to ride the truck (hope they dispatched a flatbed or you will wait for the second truck) to someplace that may or may not be able to fix your tire up and get you back on the road maybe tonight, maybe tomorrow....
With a donut spare you break out the jack, change the wheel and are -gingerly I admit- but back on your way in what maybe 15 minutes?
pack a full sized spare and you are back underway without needing to hold back.
I'll keep a spare or two handy unless I'm on an auto-X or track day, and even then I'd have a spare at the paddock- thanks.
With a donut spare you break out the jack, change the wheel and are -gingerly I admit- but back on your way in what maybe 15 minutes?
pack a full sized spare and you are back underway without needing to hold back.
I'll keep a spare or two handy unless I'm on an auto-X or track day, and even then I'd have a spare at the paddock- thanks.
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Originally Posted by psoper
Lets think about that, "free roadside assistance" means you first off need to be in cell range, if you can manage to get the call in, you get to wait for a truck typically somewhere from 30-60 minutes in my experience, and maybe even get to ride the truck (hope they dispatched a flatbed or you will wait for the second truck) to someplace that may or may not be able to fix your tire up and get you back on the road maybe tonight, maybe tomorrow....
With a donut spare you break out the jack, change the wheel and are -gingerly I admit- but back on your way in what maybe 15 minutes?
pack a full sized spare and you are back underway without needing to hold back.
I'll keep a spare or two handy unless I'm on an auto-X or track day, and even then I'd have a spare at the paddock- thanks.
With a donut spare you break out the jack, change the wheel and are -gingerly I admit- but back on your way in what maybe 15 minutes?
pack a full sized spare and you are back underway without needing to hold back.
I'll keep a spare or two handy unless I'm on an auto-X or track day, and even then I'd have a spare at the paddock- thanks.
Originally Posted by STiYLIN
X2, man that thing was heavy. Who needs a spare when I got free roadside
I will never remove my spare to "save weight" on the street
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Originally Posted by ucbsti
good luck with free-roadside in the bum**** middle of no where
I will never remove my spare to "save weight" on the street
I will never remove my spare to "save weight" on the street
Why would we need to save weight on our daily drives if none of us are street racing?
Originally Posted by Jakes02
Why would we need to save weight on our daily drives if none of us are street racing?
Originally Posted by ucbsti
You can't really speak for eveyone on that topic. Im sure there are plenty who still do it and think that saving 25lbs really means anything