lighweight spare

Post by **gumby** » Wed Oct 20, 2004 3:43 pm

would anyone invest in a lightweight aluminum spare tire rim to drop a few lbs or am i dreaming?

Post by **drifter_for_life06** » Wed Oct 20, 2004 3:46 pm

i wouldnt carry one in the car if i was worried about that

thats just me.........if you really wanted to i guess it wouldnt hurt but i dont see the logistics in it

Post by **SX APPEAL** » Wed Oct 20, 2004 6:03 pm

Man, the heck with that, after I got my new wheels, I threw one of the factory 7 spokes in the trunk. And the wierd part is it actually fits, if you dont mind a big round lump under the carpet

Post by **drifter_for_life06** » Wed Oct 20, 2004 6:09 pm

just gut the interior and say "screw the tire"

Post by **gumby** » Wed Oct 20, 2004 6:25 pm

yeah i dont see myself carrying spare if ive got a cel phone and AAA and i know where im going but you never know.

Post by **574-240sx** » Wed Oct 20, 2004 6:33 pm

I don't keep a spare anymore. Worst comes to worse I call a friend.

Post by **93sleeper** » Wed Oct 20, 2004 9:18 pm

A can of fix-a-flat will take care of most punctures; it weighs only a few ounces, and is cheap and fast. Definitely not a permanent repair though.

Post by **drifter_for_life06** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 9:48 am

cell phone and AAA Gold

Post by **NSR_s30** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 4:42 pm

Either way you'll still be gaining weight somehow. I personally don't think it's a good idea.

Post by **drifter_for_life06** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 4:47 pm

the weight of a cell-phone and AAA card is what like, 4ounces? that wont do much

Post by **bcar240** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 5:01 pm

I used to have this as my sig, but I was glad I had a spare when this happened...

but the spare went flat when I was driving home.

Post by **BuudWeizErr** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 5:01 pm

I'm rolling around with two 17x9 +15 5chicken FN01RC wheels in my trunk. with brand new ST115 rubber on them. course thats just till saturday when i turn them into smoke at willow springs.

i usually keep at least one full size wheel ready to go in case.

Post by **sixxdeuce** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 5:44 pm

too bad rx-7 have such small hubs, I almost bought one of their badass light weight enkei spares.

Post by **NSR_s30** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 5:48 pm

Thats crazy man. Were you and the car okay?

Post by **nsrZ32** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 5:54 pm

Spares are over-rated. Ditch it and be faster lol

Post by **bcar240** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 6:26 pm

NSR_S13 wrote:Thats crazy man. Were you and the car okay?

yeah, we were both ok I got ran off the road by a crazy SUV driver. Didn't even know if was like that until I took the wheel off, I thought it just a blow-out.

Post by **mys13rocks** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 9:41 pm

all i know is my friend went to the mountains and completely balded his tires to the point where u can see both steel breadings and ended up with 2 bubbles on the inner tube...luckily he had a spare and the fact that we were at the top of the mountain. U cant call AAA cause its too far from where we are. my opinion shiet happens be prepared.

Post by **240marcuSX** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 8:25 am

i ditched the spare, it is most of the weight back there anyhow, i got some fix-a-flat

however keep in mind that fixaflat is not intended to be used on Z Rated, or high performance tires.

Post by **bcar240** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 8:41 am

yeah, AAA can be a lifesaver, but sometimes they arn't very reliable. When I had a problem with my first car, I called them and it took 'em 3 hours to get to me. With a few buds, I could have probably pushed the car back to my house in that amount of time. My understanding is that once anything happens to a Z-rated tire that it is basically shot, aka it is not rated for high speed anymore. I had a nail in one of mine, but I just fixed it, I just won't go 160 on it anymore .

Post by **Anand** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 11:59 am

I keep a steelie that I picked up for drift days at all times...

the treads are worn out but good enough to get me home in a bind...

It's a good idea to have a spare... you dont need to have no weight when you are driving daily.. that is just stupid thinking..

on the track yes, but for daily drive? what's another 20lbs???

Post by **Bio_Hazard** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 4:17 am

i diched my spare and went with the cell phone can of fix-a-flat and AAA gold after i got my new 17x10.5 rims. untill one night i was driving from my girlfrinds house out in the country and i got a falt ran over some steel and it put a 6 inch long gash in the tread so my can of fix a flat didn't help and my cell phone couldn't find a signel even being only about 400 yards for a tower so i couldn't get AAA. so i had to walk for about 10 miles till i got my cell to get a signale then i called my girlfreind and had her pick me up. i lorned a leson that night keep a sapre and take it out when you get to the track.

Post by **The Mic** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 8:07 pm

Yeah, Spares are just unnecessary weight in the back that will only slow you down. Yeah the triple As and the cell phone is more than enough.........

Until you try to drift a corner through a mountain pass and end up slashing both tires.

Post by **Silviapower** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 8:44 pm

well ill keep my spare if i where u cuz bad things happened. Anyway does the regular s13 or s14 spare can clear a z32 30mm brake up front. just asking

Post by **mys13rocks** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 10:38 pm

i dont think sooo. lol maybe u custom some american steely 17 rim to have 4or 5 holes or something lol.

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