shampoop

so as long as i have to buy them i figured i might as well get the aluminum pieces. my car is 5 lug so i figure finding a fc aluminum 5 lug spare is going to be difficult/pricey. i know fd wheels have a different offset, but would a fd spare wheel and jack work fine?

e36imagica

Here's an idea worth considering: My friend's father just purchased Pontiac Solstice. He showed me that the car has no spare tire... Pontiac actually included a little tire repair kit which includes that tire slime and a 12vDC pump. The advantage of this is that (1) it takes a lot less room than a spare tire and (2) it weighs a lot less. I noticed that you can buy the same kit at Walmart for like $30. I'm thinking about buying this kit for my TII and take out the spare donut tire to save on weight.

bschnard

iTrader: (4)

I have a steel mini spare out of my 87 sport that I will send to you if you will pay for shipping. Still holds air and actually seems to be in decent shape. I have no use for it since my 87 is now a track only car. I may even still have the jack I could throw in if I can find it. If you are interested I will get you a shipping cost.

Civerus

iTrader: (2)

Slime is only good for a few miles to get the tire repaired, however here's what I keep in mine:

-12v DC pump
-Needle-nose pliers
-Tire plugging kit
-Rubber cement
-Lighter (or heat source (exhaust pipe?))
-Tools to take tire off (4-way?)

Just if you have to plug a front tire, make sure you rotate it to the back if possible, its just a little safer in blowout situations (though never had a problem with blowouts on a plug)

IF you gear a rip or tear in your tire, slime wont fix it anyway.

At least this way if you get a flat, you wont damage your rim, you can remove the obstruction (screw, nail, debris...) and plug the hole with the plug and rubber cement, inflate it, and still drive on it for the life of the tire.

shampoop

I found an aluminum spare and jack from a local guy on craigslist.

i've repaired many a tire, and can tell you none of those solutions are very good ones. slime just is not a good fix, and tire plugs are only semi-permanent, and would only work if you got a relatively large nail in the tire. half of the time a car has a flat, you cannot see the hole on car and need to dump it in a tank.

and the less time you drive on a tire without being properly fixed, the higher chance you have of it not being destroyed from being driven underinflated. there really isn't a good replacement for a traditional spare tire. that includes run-flats.