Hi,

​​​​​​I deleted my.spare and tools from my Lexus IS F, what do you guys use to keep the mat from flexing? Since the spare it self holds the weight, what do you guys suggest to brace it?

 

If the spare won't be going back in you could have your battery fitted in the empty well, if you were ever going to drag race.

 

 

What do you guys do if you get a flat?

 

Use roadside assistance. Down in south FL, you're crazy to try to change a tire on I-95.

 

^^^^But I'd rather have roadside assistance (AAA) put on my donut rather than have them load my car on a flat bed.

Lou

 

or I-4 all these interstates are trash pretty much

 

Never had an issue with flat tires ***knock on wood***, only recent one I had was a blown tire from my fathers sequoia. Tires were getting old. Anyways, my daily drive is about 14 miles back and forth from work. I'm not worried about a flat tire, I have a fix a flat like all new cars now days. Even the Porsche 911s or modern mercedes don't hold spares no more.

 

Interestingly enough, in all my 40+ years of driving as far as I can remember my ISF is the only car that got a flat while driving. It happened on a local freeway near my suburban home so not a big deal. At the time the car was still under Lexus road side assistance warranty so I got to call 1-800-lexus (woo hoo!) They came and put on the spare donut. The tire got chewed up pretty bad, I would have been really surprised if one of those fix-a-flat cans would have helped. Also, don't those things ruin the TPMS sensors?

 

No flat fixing compound will restore a tire with a sliced sidewall. You'll be calling a flatbed if you've ditched the donut.

But the easy fix is a garbage bag and a can or two of Great Stuff. Put the garbage bag in the well, fill it with Great Stuff, put the cover on and bleed off any excess somewhere safe, then let it solidify. Works a lot like a custom seat insert for a track car.