Spare wheel

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Thought I would have a look at my spare wheel today .The tyre is 12years old the wheel is rusted to bits so not going to both with a new one going to get the puncher stuff Phil had put in his wheel when I get my new tyres fired tomorrow.Having BF-Goodrich all terrain tyres fitted.
 
Just a thought
What happens if you get a puncture (however good the tyres and puncture prevention system are )and it cannot be repaired with say a puncture repair spray.
MOST breakdown services will not recover you without a spare..( ie they will only do a wheel swap)
Or they will at the cost of an arm and 2 legs !
It simply promotes the "wheel rotation routine"
 
jagmanx said:
Just a thought
What happens if you get a puncture (however good the tyres and puncture prevention system are )and it cannot be repaired with say a puncture repair spray.
MOST breakdown services will not recover you without a spare..( ie they will only do a wheel swap)
Or they will at the cost of an arm and 2 legs !
It simply promotes the "wheel rotation routine"
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That’s something to think about thanks.
 
I'd like to say you don't need a spare with BFGoodrich AT's, but that would be nonsense.

You have reduced your chances of a puncture by a huge margin though, at least for next 40 000 miles. :)
I wouldn't want to be without a spare though.
 
mark61 said:
I'd like to say you don't need a spare with BFGoodrich AT's, but that would be nonsense.

You have reduced your chances of a puncture by a huge margin though, at least for next 40 000 miles. :)
I wouldn't want to be without a spare though.
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I know what you mean Mark .Ive always had a spare.
 
Personally I don't like being without a spare and have obtained one for my last 2 cars as they don't seem to supply one these days. In my experience the puncture repair spray / gunge / gooey stuff only works if you just get a nail or similar in the tread area but won't if you get a cut etc. Also, once you've used it, the tyre is scrap. Also the cans supplied with cars these days have a limited shelf life & need renewing every few years. Just look at the price of them!!!
The stuff you have put in when the tyre is fitted is often corrosive and reacts with alloy wheels. The damage is only revealed when the tyre is changed and it's either a total wheel refurb or a new wheel.
As said here, a 15" wheel will have the same or near same rolling diameter as the tyre is likely to be a larger thickness.
Personally I wouldn't swap a spare wheel for a repair spray. If you've read this far, then you probably wouldn't either.
All IMHO of course.
 
I’ve sorted a new spare out be it 15in which I would only put on a rear wheel anyhow as has been said the rolling diameter is different to my 16in alloy but will make no difference on the rear wheel.
 
Exwindsurfer said:
I’ve sorted a new spare out be it 15in which I would only put on a rear wheel anyhow as has been said the rolling diameter is different to my 16in alloy but will make no difference on the rear wheel.
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I don't know, just wondering what that would do to any of the electronic stability stuff fitted to vans these days?
 
Some statements have been made re size of 15 and 16 rims having same rolling radius , very much not necessarily the case You need to go to a site like here https://tiresize.com/comparison/ to put in sizes to get a close match
eg 225 70 15 and 215 70 16 .
What size are you running with the alloys ?
 
It would be interesting to measure the 2 and find out the actual difference. Space saver wheels are very often 1 or 2 inches smaller than the regular wheels.
Your 15" will certainly get you out of trouble on the front. Just don't leave it on and reduce speed to the 50mph recommended for space savers.
 
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