Removed spare tire from car
10-10-2007, 10:03 PM
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Removed spare tire from car
Well I took my spare and my jack out of my trunk. To shave weight I guess. I only got a warning light for tire pressure low once when I started the car. I didn't notice it when I started it again after work, but will that warning come on everytime or should it stay off? Any of you guys remove your spares?
10-10-2007, 10:06 PM
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RE: Removed spare tire from car
i removed mine and no light, it wont come on again probably. if you dont have kids you should consider taking out the back seats, should be around 100lbs all together and i think thats the same as adding 10hp, not bad for ten min. of work and no money spent.
11-17-2007, 06:11 PM
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RE: Removed spare tire from car
Well I had to put my spare tire back in. I got a flat the other day with my wife in my car, so I didn't have anyone to call to get my spare for me and bring it to me and I was like 30 miles out of town. So I had to use fix a flat and drive home slowly. Today I got a new tire put on. Stupid nail went thru the sidewall edge of the tire.
11-17-2007, 08:07 PM
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RE: Removed spare tire from car
It's even worse when it's like, 1 am and you're having to call AAA for a tow/unlock/etc. when it's snowing outside.
I was in Denver visiting my dad back in 1996, and we'd pulled up to a bank to pull out money at the ATM. For some reason, their drive-up ATM wasn't working, so I hopped out to use the walk up. When I got done, I turned around to go back into the warmth of the truck, which my father had left running. He got out, shut the door, and the truck's locks automatically locked - thinking that someone was behind the wheel because the engine was still running. It was11pm at night, and snowing; we called AAA and got them to state that they were going to send someone out to help get us into the truck again. We waited until 12:00 and another phone call to AAA before AAA said, "I'm sorry, thetowing service isn't responding when we contact themto come out." We ended up using a snow ski to pryopen the pass-through window enough to pushthe clip holding itclosed off, then climbed in to where we could press the lock.
For reasons such as this, I recommend carrying the spare. If you go to the track, take it out there to help shave off some weight, but put it back when you're done, especially if it's a DD/weekend driver...You'll get the flat the one time that you need the tire.
I was in Denver visiting my dad back in 1996, and we'd pulled up to a bank to pull out money at the ATM. For some reason, their drive-up ATM wasn't working, so I hopped out to use the walk up. When I got done, I turned around to go back into the warmth of the truck, which my father had left running. He got out, shut the door, and the truck's locks automatically locked - thinking that someone was behind the wheel because the engine was still running. It was11pm at night, and snowing; we called AAA and got them to state that they were going to send someone out to help get us into the truck again. We waited until 12:00 and another phone call to AAA before AAA said, "I'm sorry, thetowing service isn't responding when we contact themto come out." We ended up using a snow ski to pryopen the pass-through window enough to pushthe clip holding itclosed off, then climbed in to where we could press the lock.
For reasons such as this, I recommend carrying the spare. If you go to the track, take it out there to help shave off some weight, but put it back when you're done, especially if it's a DD/weekend driver...You'll get the flat the one time that you need the tire.
