Taking out the Spare Tire & Rim
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Great looking car!:smile:
I have an 99 NXT with Asanti wheels as well but i recently took them off and put the stock wheels on and WOW what a difference! My car now is much faster but I it lacks something. The Asanti's make the car look better I think.
Therefore, I don't know if I should go back to the Asanti's or purchase the Volks GT-V.
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I have an 99 NXT with Asanti wheels as well but i recently took them off and put the stock wheels on and WOW what a difference! My car now is much faster but I it lacks something. The Asanti's make the car look better I think.
Therefore, I don't know if I should go back to the Asanti's or purchase the Volks GT-V.
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They have some new asanti's out now with colored rings, pretty neat.
I am just wondering if removing the sparetire and rim is going to do much? I wouldn't think it would with asanti's on the car, but as I said I know that weight is there for a reason, plus if you ever get a flat your good to go
I am just wondering if removing the sparetire and rim is going to do much? I wouldn't think it would with asanti's on the car, but as I said I know that weight is there for a reason, plus if you ever get a flat your good to go
I forgot to mention. The reason why I have the stock wheels on my NSX now is because I did get a flat with the Asanti's and the spare was useless. I had to call for a ride home to pick up and replace all four wheels at that point.
I have confidence in my Toyo Tires, plus I am one of those freaks who really watches the road to make sure I don't run anything over, like I can see small pieces of glass and nails, etc. I have super-vision and that last time I had a flat tire I was in my toyota tercel and the spare worked better then the actual rims and tires on the car. :smile:
1) I am an eye doctor-- dont exaggerate the glass and nails on the road thing :tongue:
2) the reason the tercel felt better is becaue the tercel comes stock with 13" wheels and the spare was a 14" LOL
:biggrin: 3) I currently run without a spare- actually i dont even have it- the previous owner added a Brembo Brake kit and got rid of the spre for weight reduction. Mainly becuae the spare will not fit over the new rotor and brake setup.
I have been without one for a year almost and have not had any issues. but becareful for flats
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I currently have mine out to make room for a new battery installation. I'm considering just leaving it out and carrying a can of Fix-A-Flat with me. It'll probably make the car slightly more prone to understeer, but it is a considerable weight savings.
I don't run with my spare either...I considered putting it back in for my last 300 mile road trip, but ended up not having time.
Mine is only in the car when I am going out of town.
I should've taken this advice when I came up for NOPI.:frown:
Lighter in front means less understeer. Front tires will be doing less work when turning with less weight up there to move around.
fix a flat won't help with a belt inside the tires breaks.:redface:
ask me how I know this.
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No, lighter up front means more understeer. Less weight means less downward force on the front contact patch, which means the tires lose grip earlier. Think of a Top Fuel dragster at launch when the front weighs virtually zero. That's nearing (sometimes achieving) a 100% understeer scenario.
In case you need it:
un·der·steer /n. ˈʌndərˌstɪər; v. ˌʌndərˈstɪər/
–noun
1. a handling characteristic of an automotive vehicle that causes it to turn less sharply than the driver intends because the front wheels slide to the outside of the turn before the rear wheels lose traction.
–noun
1. a handling characteristic of an automotive vehicle that causes it to turn less sharply than the driver intends because the front wheels slide to the outside of the turn before the rear wheels lose traction.
Why was the spare useless?
You know that with Fix-A-Flat, you're going to need to replace the tire once you get to where you're going, and you can't just repair it, right?
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I've never used the product but I've heard that comment before. Why exactly? The info I've read says the material can just be scrubbed out with a mild detergent.
Does it damage the rubber somehow?
fix a flat won't help with a belt inside the tires breaks.:redface:
ask me how I know this.
Agreed-SoCal Canyon Run 2007 %$#@&$#@
Not that I'm aware of. What I've heard is that it's not easy to remove the material at all, and that's the problem with it. It's possible I'm wrong about that, but that's what I've heard from my tire repair guys.
I have cleaned it out before, and the materials are supposed to be way better than when I did it(they ball up almost completely) instead of sliming the whole inside. You have to clean the puncture hole well. The repair should involve a patch also which requires that area to be ground anyway, so I can't see any problem. Tire pro's don't want to clean, and of course they want to sell tires. The problem with these products is they often don't plug the hole. I've been throwing the spare in on trips, but I'm about ready to go that route myself FWIW. We ought to research the different brands.
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This person wrote a review on the product which I found interesting. She's apparently used the product several times.
http://www.epinions.com/content_254719790724
An excerpt:
Some places will charge you an extra fee to "clean out" the Fix-A-Flat when they repair the tire. Others will tell you they "can't" fix the tire once Fix-A-Flat has been used. This is absolutely not true. All they need to do is use some soap and water to wipe out the Fix-A-Flat product. It probably takes them an extra 10 or 15 minutes to repair a tire that's had a Fix-A-Flat repair.
http://www.epinions.com/content_254719790724
An excerpt:
Some places will charge you an extra fee to "clean out" the Fix-A-Flat when they repair the tire. Others will tell you they "can't" fix the tire once Fix-A-Flat has been used. This is absolutely not true. All they need to do is use some soap and water to wipe out the Fix-A-Flat product. It probably takes them an extra 10 or 15 minutes to repair a tire that's had a Fix-A-Flat repair.
I don't keep my spare in the car, but I do have a plug kit in the trunk just in case I do pick up a nail.
I should get a plug kit, sounds like a good idea, pretty easy to use the kit?
Would be good to carry pliers in the car also to get out the nail or whatever is stuck in the tire?
Hope I am not getting jinxed here, I've never had a flat before in the NSX.
I am reposting this from another thread because i think it is very important.
"If you never drive over about 80 then you could have it repaired afterward. If you drive over that then the tire should be replaced. Never drive at high speeds on a tire that has been plugged or repaired."
Regardless what you use (spare, plug kit, fix-a-flat, etc.) to get the car to a safe location, consider it a temporary repair until you replace the tire.
"If you never drive over about 80 then you could have it repaired afterward. If you drive over that then the tire should be replaced. Never drive at high speeds on a tire that has been plugged or repaired."
Regardless what you use (spare, plug kit, fix-a-flat, etc.) to get the car to a safe location, consider it a temporary repair until you replace the tire.
This is also Honda's advice. If you look in your owner's manual, you will see that it tells you to replace, rather than repair, any tire that has been damaged, punctured, etc.
Well since I never drive over 80 then I'm alright.
I just had to replace a tire on a trip recently because I didn't have my spare....long story.
I'll give everyone here a good piece of advice that the local tire dude that helped me out gave me.
Look at the production date of the tires on your car. Apparently tires have a shelf life of like 5yrs or so. Just because you might've bought brand new tires doesn't mean they were just recently produced. They could've been in a warehouse somewhere sitting for years before they were shipped out to a local distributor.
I just had to replace a tire on a trip recently because I didn't have my spare....long story.
I'll give everyone here a good piece of advice that the local tire dude that helped me out gave me.
Look at the production date of the tires on your car. Apparently tires have a shelf life of like 5yrs or so. Just because you might've bought brand new tires doesn't mean they were just recently produced. They could've been in a warehouse somewhere sitting for years before they were shipped out to a local distributor.
To further add to this, if your car is a garage queen and it the tires are over 7years old don't drive fast, replace them first!
I don't think my spare tire has ever been used. If I do get a flat its getting towed on a flat bed not risking the car over a $75 tow bill on a 16 year old spare tire.
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