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Post by chukar52 on Mar 10, 2013 17:55:08 GMT -5
As a new owner of a 56 1500, I have also discovered the joy of having to deflate tires to make a change due to lack of wheel well clearance. Not wanting to have that much fun again with trucks whizzing by, I'm wondering what more experienced members might think of the option of just using Fix-a flat to continue on to a safe charging location (i.e. gas station or repair shop). And while I'm on the subject, would it be complete lunacy to carry one of those small "temporary" spares instead of lugging around another full size rim and tire? Something tells me this might be dangerous, but I've not seen a post on this. Is the real answer moving the axle below the springs to get another couple inches clearance?
Thanks in advance for your thoughts!
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Post by vikx on Mar 11, 2013 0:26:40 GMT -5
I love the toy spares! They are hard to come by around here... Much lighter weight and easier to handle.
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Post by harrison429 on Mar 11, 2013 10:24:24 GMT -5
I'd love to hear from someone who's had experience with the toy spares...it seems like a great idea/option so there must be a reason NOT to.  |
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Post by Gone Kayaking on Mar 11, 2013 14:23:37 GMT -5
interested in answers/opinions to both questions asked. It was a pita in the driveway....I wouldn't want to do it out on the highway....but then again, that's part of the reason I have the premium AAA membership.
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Post by universalexports on Mar 11, 2013 15:28:16 GMT -5
arent most of the toy spares marked "max speed 35 mph"? the are not a real tire, and for sure not a trailer tire. Trailer tires are different than passenger tires.
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Post by chukar52 on Mar 11, 2013 21:25:14 GMT -5
Most all the compact spares have a maximum speed of 50mph. I'd gladly trade an hour or two of slow careful driving ( think of it as stress reduction time) in exchange for a safe place to deal with the real "larger that than the place it goes" wheel and tire. Also still interested in views of the other options suggested in my original post. I freely admit to being new to a lot of this, but I did change a car tire once in about 1980.
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Post by Bob on Jun 8, 2013 9:34:42 GMT -5
I used two compact spares to get my '56 1500 home a couple of months ago, the 13" wheels that I took wouldn't fit over the brake drum. We stopped at a scrap metal/salvage yard and found the spares in the trunks of cars heading to the crusher, got them for free. They had a weigh limit of about 2100 pounds each - max speed 50 mph at 60 psi.
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Post by hellonwheels on Jun 10, 2013 8:58:02 GMT -5
We have no other option, but to store a can of fix a flat; Haven't needed to test it out (knock on paneling), but I feel confident that it would help us McGiver our way out of a situation.
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Post by bigbill on Jun 10, 2013 9:40:50 GMT -5
If you are going to use fix a flat carry a couple of cans in case one doesn't inflate the tire enough. Voice of experence. We used to carry that in our roadsters and a friend had a flat by the time the leak stoped and the tire started to inflate the can had ran out of air as luck would have it i had stopped with him and also had a can that finished filling the tire enough to drive to a place where it could be repaired. Also a note if you have used such a product tell the repairman because many of these canned iinflators contain butane and can cause problems when being deflated to repair, read the can.
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