Do you keep a spare tire in your car?

[General karthief]

Well that could be a debate. A street car it would be better to have that weight in the back because these cars are a little light back there but in reality you may not even notice it. A race car you shed all the weight you can, drag race you want weight transfer to the back on take off. Road course you want as close to equal front to back as possible for traction, braking and turning.
Again, for the street, I'd keep the spare.

not that I am going to change a flat, but if it had to be done you have it.
of course this is just the rantings of a General with a dump truck and the last time I changed a flat along side the road was like 20 years ago along side highway 75 someplace in Tennessee and ruined a pair of $400 boots in the process

 

[Olivethefet]

Currently my car dosent have one because it didn't have one when I bought it. I'll probably end up with one if I ever start driving it often. I dont race, so I'm not worried about weight. Also my car has stock 4 lugs so a spare will fit just fine. If I could not fit a spare in the hatch without it looking silly, then I wouldn't carry one. I'd have fix-a-flat or something.

I'll probably have four flats on my way home today just for saying this, but I've driven hundreds of thousands of miles in my life, like I'm sure a lot of you have. I can count the number of times I've had a flat that required changing, on the road, on one hand. I've stopped and helped other people change their tires more than my own.

 

[srtthis]

i dont even have a spare tire well... so no

when i pulled it out years ago it was a 4 lug rim and my car was 5 lug since the day i got it.

 

[Gear grabber]

Nah. Dead weight. Sure, I'll get stranded on the side of the road, but, hey! 25 (ish) pounds gone!

Factory steel spare just over 30 lb. with jack and lug wrench 36 lb.
Aluminum spare 19.2 lb. Doing some weight reduction,so numbers are fresh in my head.

 

[79 Fox]

Oh wow! That much?

 

[Rdub6]

I see how people drive these days. One hand on the wheel, the other hand and both eyes on the phone. I carry my spare, but I’ll be cashing in some Hagerty Roadside Assistance if I’m stuck on the highway!

 

[Real time recon]

Factory steel spare just over 30 lb. with jack and lug wrench 36 lb.
Aluminum spare 19.2 lb. Doing some weight reduction,so numbers are fresh in my head.

Keep going....Drop 1,000 pounds and your almost there

 

[2000xp8]

no spare tire in my car.. AAA or phone a friend I guess. needed more room for the batteries.

What kind of extra batteries did you need that went in the spare tire well? Old school hydraulics?

 

[a91what]

What kind of extra batteries did you need that went in the spare tire well? Old school hydraulics?

2 large amg batteries. Decent stereo and no battery up front. Probably could only use one but I disconnect one if the car is used as a party stereo.

 

[Mustang5L5]

I took it out for now. Only twice in my life have I ever gotten a flat and both times I knew the tires had some issues.

These tires are brand new and I drive the car like a sissy. If anything happens I'll park the car and have someone bring me out a tire and jack or just tap into my Haggerty Roadside that I pay for and get 50 miles of towing.

Just realized my tire iron doesn't even fit the lugs I have and I also don't trust the scissor jack.

 

[Rcdgl]

Yes, I have a spare in all of my cars. Bullitt came without one, and I bought a pair of slicks and carried one as a spare. Finally bought a real 18 in take off rim and put an old tire on it. Yes, have used them. Pc of rebar through the sidewall that no spray can or foam was going to handle.

 

[2000xp8]

I'm with karthief, I don't think the risks are worth the rewards (because there is no reward for not running a spare, so it's really all risk).
Stuck on the side of the road for hours, flatbeds, flatbed drivers, idiots texting why they drive by. Could be summer and you sweat your ass off.
All to avoid using a spare that barely weighs anything and takes up no cabin space? Just doesn't make sense to me.
It's called a spare for a reason, you may have needed it in the past only a couple times or even never, but I just can't come up with a single reason why to take this chance and definitely not to use my car as a party speaker, lol.

For a lug wrench, buy an extendable gorilla with interchangeable socket. If the changeable one is too thick walled, just throw a regular socket of right size in the package.

 

[Real time recon]

Run flats

 

[General karthief]

It's all a crap shoot. I just happen to have one, old school I guess. Like carrying a spare fan belt.
my opinion is if it's there leave it, if not don't leave town.

 

[Mustang5L5]

Well, if I were to go to a car show that was 1hr away or so, I usually bring a small tool box, a full-size spare, and a mini jack I have.

However, I don't really do that. Most of my travels are within 10 miles of home.

I can grab a cheap breaker bar the correct size, but would like to try out a spare that doesn't require me to use a spacer on the front, or play musical wheels by swapping a rear to the front since my rears are a different (larger) size.

I'm thinking of grabbing one of these. They can be had on ebay for around $150/shipped.

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[5.0aintslow]

When im at the college campus, the parking office loves to put wheel chocks on your car if you make the smallest mistake. Had enough of paying tickets so I put my spare back in, and kept my battery powered cutoff in the trunk. I pay a premium for parking and they still chose to lock my wheels!

First time I swapped my spare on and left there wheel chock on the ground. Weeks later, they tried it again so I cut there wheel chock off. Haven't got a ticket since then, though im sure it will come back to bite me

 

[Boostedpimp]

real men don't need no stinking spare tire

 

[79 Fox]

real men don't need no stinking spare tire

Yup

 

[HotFox]

I drive less the 1000 miles a year....so no spare for me either. Most of my cruises and drives are short.

 

[Real time recon]

IF you drive fast enough you only need 3 tires