Spare wheel ideas for S2 elise?????
Spare wheel ideas for S2 elise?????
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K-Serious

Original Poster:

52 posts

299 months

Tuesday 21st December 2004
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in these dark wet times being stranded is more oof a hassle therefore i am considering the above...
ideas??

DustyC

12,822 posts

284 months

Tuesday 21st December 2004
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Boot rack might be the only way to go.

Less hassle would be breakdown assitance and a mobile phone.

DanH

12,287 posts

290 months

Tuesday 21st December 2004
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Front and rear wheels are different sizes, you'd need to carry both. Tyres are also directional IIRC.

Have fun

DustyC

12,822 posts

284 months

Tuesday 21st December 2004
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The spare tyre wouldn't need to be directional though and could be a size in between the front and rear.

Still dont think its worth it though.
(I have a space saver for the Griff but still carry 2 cans of tyre weld instead as wouldn't want to be driving using a bike wheel!)

uldis

251 posts

265 months

Tuesday 21st December 2004
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Your b est bet is to ditch that awful can of sealant and go to BMW and buy a tyre patch kit for their bikes.

Works on big bikes, works on small cars :up:

S Works

10,166 posts

280 months

Tuesday 21st December 2004
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Join the RAC, keep a book in the car for something to do while you wait.

If I punctured it would go straight on the back of a wagon to the nearest place I could get new Yoko's.

Simply not worth the hassle.

K-Serious

Original Poster:

52 posts

299 months

Tuesday 21st December 2004
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I know the tyres are directional but this would not matter for a slow five mile drive to a tyre pplace.

Also, changing a lightweight style spare is less hassle than patching up in the pissing rain.

Surely as long as the wheel fits on the hub and is aduequate diameter, a single lightweight-style spare you often see on other cars would do??

DustyC

12,822 posts

284 months

Tuesday 21st December 2004
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K-Serious said:
Surely as long as the wheel fits on the hub and is aduequate diameter, a single lightweight-style spare you often see on other cars would do??


It would.
My TVR Griff has a space saver (front and rear wheels are differnt sizes too and space savre has non directional tread so it doesnt matter which side it goes).

However, Id rather not use a 125 width tyre (or whatever silly size it is) where a 245 one should be. Could end up resulting in more trouble, even if driving slow.

So the best answer, IMO, is to carry a breakdown recovery card and a couple of big cans of tyre weld.