Is this 24 year old hunk of rubber likely to hold air, or is it just ballast at this point?
Spare Tire Cracks
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Wow. I wouldn't drive with that, personally. I'd be interested to see how it fares when inflated for a test.
Is it possible to get replacement spare tires? Non-OEM brands?
Is it possible to get replacement spare tires? Non-OEM brands?
you can get other makes of collapsible spare tyres, just no-one will sell you one loose...
here's what i did...
http://www.nsxcb.co.uk/showthread.php?9109-spare-tyre&highlight=
give it a go, save a whole bunch of money!
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the other solution was courtesy of Duncan....
http://www.nsxcb.co.uk/showthread.p...p-Tyre&p=82062&highlight=spare+tyre#post82062
here's what i did...
http://www.nsxcb.co.uk/showthread.php?9109-spare-tyre&highlight=
give it a go, save a whole bunch of money!
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the other solution was courtesy of Duncan....
http://www.nsxcb.co.uk/showthread.p...p-Tyre&p=82062&highlight=spare+tyre#post82062
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Good to know.
I guess the other question is, would I ever use a spare? Typically I'm either driving around town (work, shopping) or I'm on a road trip with Player2 and a trunk full of suff. If the former, getting a tow to home or a repair shop isn't a big deal. If the latter, there's nowhere to put my full size wheel, unless I leave either cargo or Player2 on the side of the road. So a tow would be the only real option there. I guess the third scenario is what you used yours for!
I guess the other question is, would I ever use a spare? Typically I'm either driving around town (work, shopping) or I'm on a road trip with Player2 and a trunk full of suff. If the former, getting a tow to home or a repair shop isn't a big deal. If the latter, there's nowhere to put my full size wheel, unless I leave either cargo or Player2 on the side of the road. So a tow would be the only real option there. I guess the third scenario is what you used yours for!
Another thing to note. Your spare can probably be inflated, but the question is can your pump inflate the spare.
My pump was "working", but it definitely was not inflating my spare. We were in the middle of a track and had to get a ride to the garages with my spare and luckily we found an air compressor to fill it up. Although I have used my pump in the past to top of the pressure in my tires when I first bought the car and couldn't find a gas station with an air compressor. But the folding spare takes quite a bit of pressure to unfold and inflate.
I don't carry the spare with me anymore and definitely don't really worry about it around town. I did put it back in for my last major road trip to NSXPO last year at the insistence of my girlfriend.
Another scenario where having my spare didn't make a difference. After some mountain driving, on the way home I discovered both rear tires had become concave from the internal belts shifting. So at speed the car was experiencing very rough handling. Using the spare would've solved one side, but the other side would've still been an issue. I was luckily able to crawl my way home. Again this is sort of a worst case scenario.
Now, I just try and keep track of my tires' condition and hope for no random punctures.
Definitely do try and inflate your spare to see if it will hold air though. And give your air pump a test too.
My pump was "working", but it definitely was not inflating my spare. We were in the middle of a track and had to get a ride to the garages with my spare and luckily we found an air compressor to fill it up. Although I have used my pump in the past to top of the pressure in my tires when I first bought the car and couldn't find a gas station with an air compressor. But the folding spare takes quite a bit of pressure to unfold and inflate.
I don't carry the spare with me anymore and definitely don't really worry about it around town. I did put it back in for my last major road trip to NSXPO last year at the insistence of my girlfriend.
Another scenario where having my spare didn't make a difference. After some mountain driving, on the way home I discovered both rear tires had become concave from the internal belts shifting. So at speed the car was experiencing very rough handling. Using the spare would've solved one side, but the other side would've still been an issue. I was luckily able to crawl my way home. Again this is sort of a worst case scenario.
Now, I just try and keep track of my tires' condition and hope for no random punctures.
Definitely do try and inflate your spare to see if it will hold air though. And give your air pump a test too.
I think of my spare as an OEM ornament that looks cool to folks at car shows because it's original to the car. My advice is to get a AAA membership if they have that or something simular in Canada. At least here it doesn't cost that much and pays for itself if you need towed just once or use their travel assistance. Get the premer membership as it has the most towing miles in case you're stuck out in the sticks.
No problem. I think the "CAA" membership is a lot cheaper than the possible damage that could happen to your car if that 24 year old (or 12 year old in my case) spare should fail even if you are only creeping to the tire shop.
I just checked my spare, it does not have any cracks like yours does (and I'm assuming it's original to my '92).
Sorry for the misinformation.
So yes, I would definitely be very wary of trying to use your spare.
Have you tried inflating it yet?
Sorry for the misinformation.
So yes, I would definitely be very wary of trying to use your spare.
Have you tried inflating it yet?
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