ZL1 rims owners
 

My new spare tire kit will be coming on Tuesday so I'm excited to finally have a spare in the trunk. However, I've been thinking about this and I guess I should have asked first.


Of you ZL1 rim owners, have you ever tried to put either the front or rear tires in the truck? I know for us vert people, that space is very limited. I didn't get the "bag" because I wouldn't think our wheels would fit inside.


If the rims/tires don't fit, what are you doing to care that flat with you?


joe...

Pretty sure they are too wide and won't fit.

I've also never understood the need to carry a spare tire in the era of TPMS and Cell phones and OnStar.
Chances are you won't even be able to get a jack under the car anyway.

Why take up the valuable space that's there with something that will probably never be used. :iono:

I agree 100%....the tire foam works great!

I've gone back and forth on this myself.. the fix-a-flat... some places I talked to said they would not repair a tire with that goop in it so there's that. My other thing is that I didn't want to wait for someone to come tow my car for a flat. I'd rather take the 20min to put a new tire on and be on my way. So I guess it's a "control" issue for me in that with a spare, I'm in control of the situation...



I guess I'll need to carry some extra towels so I could put the flat in my backseat :-(


joe...

I bought a replica and put one of my better old tires on it when I got new ones, I bought a nice tire cover like for jeeps to put the spare in and when I go on longer trips I stick in in the back seat out of the way

[QUOTE=GodWentPunk;10846397]I've gone back and forth on this myself.. the fix-a-flat... some places I talked to said they would not repair a tire with that goop in it so there's that. My other thing is that I didn't want to wait for someone to come tow my car for a flat. I'd rather take the 20min to put a new tire on and be on my way. So I guess it's a "control" issue for me in that with a spare, I'm in control of the situation...



I guess I'll need to carry some extra towels so I could put the flat in my backseat :-(

You can drive with the fix a flat, had a tire patch come out on my Yukon Hybrid (dealer patched to close to the sidewall) drove all day Sunday and Monday until a new tire was installed. Air pressure warning never went off it was fine.