Spare tire fitment - RX8Club.com

11-28-2012 | 02:22 AM

Whynotalec

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Spare tire fitment

Flat from nail = ugly spare +80 offset

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11-28-2012 | 09:20 AM

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Lol i got a screw in my tire the other day. I just plugged it with those rubber tire plug strip things

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11-28-2012 | 06:21 PM

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Lol i got a screw in my tire the other day. I just plugged it with those rubber tire plug strip things

It needs to be properly repaired from the inside with a plug/patch combo to retain the speed rating.

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11-28-2012 | 06:24 PM

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It needs to be properly repaired from the inside with a plug/patch combo to retain the speed rating.

Yes,yes you are correct sir

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11-28-2012 | 06:26 PM

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RMA: Tire Repair

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11-28-2012 | 07:55 PM

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If you get some heat on the tire the plug will get pulled/melted out.

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11-28-2012 | 07:59 PM

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You know that spare would not look half bad if it were another color besides bright yellow! Thank god I have never had to use mine.

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11-28-2012 | 09:19 PM

monchie

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At least you have a spare tire. When i bought the car, there wasn't a spare tire, so i bought a spare.

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11-29-2012 | 07:35 AM

TANKERG

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^ Have you read the documentation that came with the car regarding the spare tire

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12-06-2012 | 12:32 AM

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It needs to be effectively fixed from the within with a plug/patch combination to maintain the rate ranking.

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12-07-2012 | 10:02 AM

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i had a nail and took it to tires plus...

$30 to dismount tire, remove nail, plug, test and rebalance the wheel

not bad

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12-07-2012 | 10:23 AM

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If they only plugged the tire, I would go spend some money at a different tire shop and have them patch it too.

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