Flat tire worries

LennyK · 05-19-2020, 06:26 AM

Anyone (Everyone) Here Worried About Getting A Flat Tire While Cruising Around Without A Spare Tire?? --

Call AAA To Get A Tow?
Do You Carry A Portable Pump??
Would You Rely On The Fix A Flat Can???
WHAT WOULD YOU DO???? ----

JARblue · 05-19-2020, 06:32 AM

Call a tow truck. That's what insurance is for.

The only time I've ever needed the spare tire was the very first day I got the car thanks to the idiot dealer

crazy4oldcars · 05-19-2020, 06:40 AM

Do NOT use fix-a-flat. Once the chemicals are in the tire, a patch or plug won't hold. Most places won't even try.
My NISMO has a spare. Never (knock on wood) had to use it, but I got it.
That reminds me, I need to check the pressure in my spare. 4 years, I've never checked it.

Kirk B.

madwi · 05-19-2020, 06:43 AM

Flatbed it home or to a shop.

2011 Nismo#91 · 05-19-2020, 07:08 AM

I would be worried, but not very worried. I've had to use mine 3 or 4 times. Most of the time I think I would have been able to manage with a portable air compressor to get me home and it would just have been annoying. But if it were worse while I was far away I would have been screwed. Pretty much no one stocks this tire size, so if I was far away with a hole in the sidewall and it wouldn't hold air, I would need to get towed a hundred miles, or by two matching tires that are the same diameter of what ever crap they have on the shelf then replace those with good tires.

SouthArk370Z · 05-19-2020, 08:01 AM

While I usually carry a spare, I'm not worried about getting a flat. Tires are very rugged. Change them when they need it and your chances of getting a flat are low.

But I seldom travel to remote areas and have towing insurance, so YMMV

Rusty · 05-19-2020, 08:48 AM

The cars, it's AAA. The truck. I carry a plug kit. Nothing like sticking 6 plugs in one hole while you're out in the boonies, and they hold.

UNKNOWN_370 · 05-19-2020, 06:45 PM

I got stuck in the sticks. Hadda get towed to a podunk town to a discount tire, it was closed n have to get a hotel room for a night.

Rusty · 05-19-2020, 10:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UNKNOWN_370

I got stuck in the sticks. Hadda get towed to a podunk town to a discount tire, it was closed n have to get a hotel room for a night.

When you go out in the boonies. You always have a spare tire. That's your insurance. Once you're using that spare. Your insurance is cancelled for that trail ride. Been on one ride where we had to let the one guy use our spares. 3 of them.

As he blew out 3 of his tires at one time and bent 2 rims. We was going through a rock garden with baby heads and he picked a bad line through.

LennyK · 05-20-2020, 09:59 AM

After Doing Research - Just Making Sure - Spare Tire Options
18" Wheels = 17" Pressed Steel Rim Spare Tire
19" Wheels = 18" Enkei Spoke Rim Spare Tire
I Have 19" Alcoa Nissan Wheels
So I Need An 18" Spoke Rim Spare?

SouthArk370Z · 05-20-2020, 10:20 AM

Spare tire needs to be close to the same circumference as tires in use. The wheel makes no difference as long as it will fit.

LennyK · 05-20-2020, 11:11 AM

Just Asking The Question To Make Sure...

Base Model (18" Rims) Has 17" Pressed Steel Rim Spare
Sport Model (19" Rims) Has 18" Spoke Rim Spare

crazy4oldcars · 05-20-2020, 11:16 AM

The spoke-rim spares are so the wheel clears the brakes on the Sport and NISMO models.

Kirk B.

LennyK · 05-20-2020, 12:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crazy4oldcars

The spoke-rim spares are so the wheel clears the brakes on the Sport and NISMO models.

Kirk B.

AND - I Found They Are 18" Rims T145/70R18 For 19" Sport Wheels
Nissan Offered Both Sizes - With RAYS Wheels You Got Enkei Spoke Spare
Just Trying To CONFIRM Before I Pull The Trigger

JARblue · 05-20-2020, 12:36 PM

What are you trying to ask? The only thing that matters is matching the tire diameter. The little 17 inch spare doesn't clear the sport brakes, so that's why the sport pkg comes with the 18 inch Enkei spare.

You can always run different size rims as long as you make sure the spare tire has a sidewall profile to match the diameter of your normal wheels and tires. That's why you can run an 18 inch enkei spare with 19 inch wheels - the enkei spare has a very large sidewall profile (70 vs 30/35) to make up for the rim size difference. Likewise, the 17 inch spare has a larger sidewall profile so that it works with the 18 inch base wheels.

05-19-2020, 06:32 AM	#2 (permalink)
JARblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Austin, TX Age: 43 Posts: 36,449 Drives: 11 Z34, 98 E36 M3 Rep Power: 2684440	Call a tow truck. That's what insurance is for. The only time I've ever needed the spare tire was the very first day I got the car thanks to the idiot dealer danegrey and madwi like this. __________________ 2011 370Z 6MT Sport Gun Metallic \| ARC \| CJM \| Ecutek \| FI \| Fujimura \| R2C \| SPL \| Stillen \| TWM \| Z1 \| ZSpeed \|

05-19-2020, 07:08 AM	#5 (permalink)
2011 Nismo#91 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: NJ Posts: 2,381 Drives: slowly Rep Power: 33858	I would be worried, but not very worried. I've had to use mine 3 or 4 times. Most of the time I think I would have been able to manage with a portable air compressor to get me home and it would just have been annoying. But if it were worse while I was far away I would have been screwed. Pretty much no one stocks this tire size, so if I was far away with a hole in the sidewall and it wouldn't hold air, I would need to get towed a hundred miles, or by two matching tires that are the same diameter of what ever crap they have on the shelf then replace those with good tires. madwi likes this.

05-19-2020, 08:01 AM	#6 (permalink)
SouthArk370Z Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 8,435 Drives: 2014 Challenger Rep Power: 324197	While I usually carry a spare, I'm not worried about getting a flat. Tires are very rugged. Change them when they need it and your chances of getting a flat are low. But I seldom travel to remote areas and have towing insurance, so YMMV __________________ Steering Lock Links - Search The370Z Bookmarklet - FSM @ NICOclub Mankind has progressed past the need for war but we haven't evolved that far. - NachoMahma

05-19-2020, 08:48 AM	#7 (permalink)
Rusty Ronin Samurai - Assassin Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 68 Posts: 34,858 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684436	The cars, it's AAA. The truck. I carry a plug kit. Nothing like sticking 6 plugs in one hole while you're out in the boonies, and they hold. JARblue, danegrey and jchammond like this. __________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html

05-19-2020, 06:45 PM	#8 (permalink)
UNKNOWN_370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: ny'r livn in tx Posts: 8,687 Drives: well over 130m.p.h. Rep Power: 14857	I got stuck in the sticks. Hadda get towed to a podunk town to a discount tire, it was closed n have to get a hotel room for a night. Rusty likes this. __________________ Favorite Quote. "I'm not gonna kill you... I'm just gonna Bash Your Face In" Jack Nicholson-"The Shining". 1980

05-19-2020, 06:40 AM	#3 (permalink)
crazy4oldcars Enthusiast Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: SE Texas Posts: 448 Drives: '16 Nismo Tech Rep Power: 28412	Do NOT use fix-a-flat. Once the chemicals are in the tire, a patch or plug won't hold. Most places won't even try. My NISMO has a spare. Never (knock on wood) had to use it, but I got it. That reminds me, I need to check the pressure in my spare. 4 years, I've never checked it. Kirk B.

05-19-2020, 06:43 AM	#4 (permalink)
madwi A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: West Michigan Posts: 31,400 Drives: Granma red Z Rep Power: 2684428	Flatbed it home or to a shop.

05-20-2020, 10:20 AM	#11 (permalink)
SouthArk370Z Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 8,435 Drives: 2014 Challenger Rep Power: 324197	Spare tire needs to be close to the same circumference as tires in use. The wheel makes no difference as long as it will fit. JARblue and jchammond like this. __________________ Steering Lock Links - Search The370Z Bookmarklet - FSM @ NICOclub Mankind has progressed past the need for war but we haven't evolved that far. - NachoMahma

05-20-2020, 11:11 AM	#12 (permalink)
LennyK Enthusiast Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Mountain Top Posts: 268 Drives: 370Z Roadster 2010 Rep Power: 207	Just Asking The Question To Make Sure... Base Model (18" Rims) Has 17" Pressed Steel Rim Spare Sport Model (19" Rims) Has 18" Spoke Rim Spare __________________ *** ROADSTER * TOURING * 2010 * PLATINUM * GRAPHITE * * Z * NISSAN * 370Z * NISSAN * Z ***

05-20-2020, 11:16 AM	#13 (permalink)
crazy4oldcars Enthusiast Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: SE Texas Posts: 448 Drives: '16 Nismo Tech Rep Power: 28412	The spoke-rim spares are so the wheel clears the brakes on the Sport and NISMO models. Kirk B. JARblue likes this.

05-20-2020, 12:36 PM	#15 (permalink)
JARblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Austin, TX Age: 43 Posts: 36,449 Drives: 11 Z34, 98 E36 M3 Rep Power: 2684440	What are you trying to ask? The only thing that matters is matching the tire diameter. The little 17 inch spare doesn't clear the sport brakes, so that's why the sport pkg comes with the 18 inch Enkei spare. You can always run different size rims as long as you make sure the spare tire has a sidewall profile to match the diameter of your normal wheels and tires. That's why you can run an 18 inch enkei spare with 19 inch wheels - the enkei spare has a very large sidewall profile (70 vs 30/35) to make up for the rim size difference. Likewise, the 17 inch spare has a larger sidewall profile so that it works with the 18 inch base wheels. Montez and SouthArk370Z like this. __________________ 2011 370Z 6MT Sport Gun Metallic \| ARC \| CJM \| Ecutek \| FI \| Fujimura \| R2C \| SPL \| Stillen \| TWM \| Z1 \| ZSpeed \|

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