Spare tire?'s

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big T

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How many of u guys/gals ride around with the factory spare tire and jack (I have a 15lb aluminum low pro jack)? Im debating taking it out to save a bit of weight while riding around, but with my luck Id get a flat tire within the first mile of driving.

 

03ghoststang

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i have it out in the trunk never know when i might get a flat since i got one once heading home form arizona on my GT

 

DropTopPony

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mine are still in trunk....i've had flats in the middle of nowhere before. Screw waiting for AAA.

 

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bakos24

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keep it in there. you'll never know when you will need it. If anything, take out the back seat to save some weight.

 

Superhereaux

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i've got my spare




only reason i'd take it out would be to.... uh...

 

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sunburstgold

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Yeah man definately keep it unless you go to the drag strip and then just take it out there. I just got a flat last night on the road i drive everyday so you never know when you are gonna get a flat its better to have it than to want it.

 

d98gt

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I just had to install a plug yesterday on my nearly new tire

Neighbor a few houses down is roofing the house, and I surprisingly ended up with a roofing nail in my front passenger side tire

 

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big T

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d98gt said:

I just had to install a plug yesterday on my nearly new tire

Neighbor a few houses down is roofing the house, and I surprisingly ended up with a roofing nail in my front passenger side tire

Click to expand...

Bastards!

 

d98gt

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It's due to the hurricane we received last year

Luckily, I didn't have to use my spare tire, though i'd hate to be stranded knowing that I took the tire out to "save a few lbs"

 

loosescrew79

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I live in the 5th fastest growing city in the US. Therefore there is alot of contruction - nails, screws and everything else that will trash a tire.

I would recommend keeping the spare.

 

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spederman

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I dont carry mine. I did a cobra rear upgrade so it wouldnt fit anymore anyway. i just carry a can of fix a flat. A lot of sports cars dont have spares anymore either, they just come with fix a flats. (ie, corvette, crossfire,etc..) I just hope if i am unlucky enough to get a flat somewhere that it doesnt shred the tire and is just a hole so the fix a flat works.