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Mar 6, 2012 | 08:55 AM

sellshomes

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5th wheel spare question

When you guys get new wheels for your car in a different size from what you have, do you get a 5th wheel for the spare or just hope you don't get a flat tire?

Mar 6, 2012 | 09:16 AM

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if i get a flat i slap the spare (stock wheel) back on until i get it fixed.

Mar 6, 2012 | 09:48 AM

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apply for AAA.

Mar 6, 2012 | 10:55 AM

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Even though people get larger diameter wheels, the sidewall will be thinner than the factory ones and the overall diameter of the wheels/tires should be the same or close. You could use the spare with no problem.

Mar 6, 2012 | 12:06 PM

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The KEY thing is to have the proper lugnuts for your OEM spare when you do get a flat. I am assuming you are going with aftermarket wheels . I wouldn't worry too much if the OAD is slightly different. My OEM spare has never been used on my '03... the tire manufacture date is 2002

Mar 6, 2012 | 01:36 PM

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oh yeah very important point that i learned the hard way one day on the side of the highway. my tuner lugs did not hold on the stock wheel/spare so i was assed out literally on the side of 495

now i carry 5 stock lugs with me always

Mar 6, 2012 | 02:00 PM

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Spare tire with spare lugs! Now thats a good reminder.

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Mar 6, 2012 | 03:00 PM

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also need to make sure you custom trunk sub box isn't made from the inside out and that you can't get it out if you get a flat. learned this one dark night around 2am in PA as well

Mar 12, 2012 | 12:46 PM

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You know, I've been driving for about 25 years and have never once had a blowout! Just blessed, I guess.

Mar 12, 2012 | 08:00 PM

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You know, I've been driving for about 25 years and have never once had a blowout! Just blessed, I guess.

I had same experience until about 3 years ago and since then I have had about 4 flats while driving - all due to nails/screws or sharp metal debris on the road. I was super lucky for my first 35 years of driving I guess.

Anyway I was shocked at how much heaver a current wheel/tire is on a modern car than those 1960's era 13-14 inch wheels (I was also a little younger and stronger). The last one occurred in the heat of last summer here in DFW, thought I was gonna have a heart attack getting the spare back on the hub and bolted down in the July afternoon 99 degree heat.

If you are not in fairly decent shape and you have a flat its likely better to call a tow truck.

Mar 13, 2012 | 06:26 AM

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Originally Posted by hiimphilll

This.

I have both sets at all times for this reason. Winters are OEM rims, so bigger lugs [in a box in the trunk] and summer's require thinwall 'tuner lugs' [FTL], had a blowout a couple years back running over some debris falling from a dump truck

Ran on the spare for a week or so.

Mar 13, 2012 | 06:36 AM

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When I scuffed one of my chrome wheels I purchased a replacement and put the scuffed wheel in the trunk. No problem or embarrassment when I get a flat!

Mar 17, 2012 | 06:53 PM

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I had my front right 18" wheel busted about 4 months ago, put on a stock 17" spare that was in the trunk and drove for two weeks with no issues at all.
IMHO to have a stock spare while having different wheels on car just makes you repair a flat faster since the looks are weird.