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thoughts on the spare tire. 200 1987

posted by  someone claiming to be Dharvey on  Fri Aug 29 18:19 CST 2003 [RELATED]

Fitz--

It's not just whether the factory spare is durable enough to take road knocks. On a long highway trip, I would also be concerned about:

1. Overall tire diameter, esp if I have to put it on the rear. You don't want 2,000 miles of constant differential working at interstate speeds.

2. Handling and traction comparable to the other tires. Once again, esp if it's on the rear, you could lose the rear end real quick in snow or mud with that high pressure spare.

And if I've got a car that I plan on putting lots of miles on, I figure I might as well pony up for a rim and a real tire when I first get the car. If I can find a rim straight enough to be in regular use, I rotate the best of my old tire set into the trunk the first time I buy new tires for that car. Then from that point on I absolutely know I've got a dependable spare.

The next time I buy tires (yes, I've kept one car long enough for several sets of tires) I ditch the old spare so that it won't rot out just from age.

At least that's how I see it.

Doug






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