when your car breaks down - r u able to use your spare tire?

reddressman SG

Hi,

Just curious,

touchwood, say your car tire puncture and you stop at the road shoulders.

you have a nice spare tire.

I do not think majority drivers in sg know how to change a tire or want to change a tire.

what is the say of the you? I just like to know. Thankyou.

vulpes macrotis mutica SG

if on expressway emas will come over and move you off the expressway for free iirc.

after that it'll depend whether circumstances allow me to replace the tyre or not...

ORIGAMIST SG

The first time I needed to change my tire, one uncle came up to hlep me without me asking .. he was pros … instructed me all the way … after finishing, he asked for money … I gave him $10.00 .. that was 12 years ago … you may be lucky like me … then again, I know how to change tire ,,,,

rallykid SG

My stock spare tyre is 15" but I upgrade my rims to 17". The question is, can use the 15" spare meh if got puncture??

mh2 SG

pls dun use on the driven wheel, might have some complication,

on non driven wheel , will have uneven wear i think

T.Ryousuke SG

Now have tyre repair kit on sale liao.

n0x SG

who are u to assume majority of sg pple do not know how to change tyres..

from ur past comments u seemd to look down a lot on ur fellow sg pple... be it in terms of attitude or ability...

think is u that do not know how to change tyres.... speak for urself... Rolling Eyes

nightsky87 SG

I agree. Just because TS don't know how to change tyre means other also dont know?

TS pls read your owner manual, it should have a section on how to change tyres.

If not, learn. Its not that difficult anyway.

n0x SG

can explain why there will be complications or uneven wear???

cos be it a 15inch rim or 17 inch rim... the thread length is the same... so why wld there be a problem???

so_nice SG

i removed mine. cuz can shed another 5-6kg off the kerb weight. Laughing

longgone SG

you probably would need to change your tire unless your one of them richer people who owns a BMW which has runflats on them, thicker tires with a cylinder of metal to protect against punctures. ride feels like driving on a hamburger thou…

alwaysdisturbed SG

just change la. its not that difficult.

HolySniper SG

when tat happened, do u happened to be near some tyre shops? Cool Cool

there's always first time mah.. just change lo.. unless u got sign up for those free unlimited towing.. Laughing

sometimes repair is not feasible due to the puncture might be a tear in the tires.. if changed to changed to 17" with low profiles, and keep ur tire diameter, u can use back the 15" spare.. if u change the tire diameter den i dunno liao..

w2k_83 SG

U can use them to drive you to the tyre shop to change your punctured tyre. It would cause wheel balancing problem if you use a 17" on one side and a 15" on the other.

AE86tofu SG

i dont have one....besides my car mends itself Laughing

mh2 SG

Hi Nitrogen Oxide (NOX)

sure about the thread length is the same?

basically, if the overall wheel diameter is different, it will cause balancing issue.

if different weight of the wheel even if wheel is same size, will stress on the driving shaft/gear.

common sense. think more/deeper Laughing

n0x SG

i think U need to think deeper and use more common sense...

diff rim diameter... tyre profile will change mah.... in the end the thread length will be the same..

and diff weight will stress the driving shaft/gear... but who ask u to drive it on a prolonged basis.. juz need to get u to the next tyre shop what...

Father Lim SG

i change 3-tonner tyre before… do i qualify as being able to??

mh2 SG

cute la u,,, nitrogen oxide Embarassed

n0x SG

fcuk off... out gunned then say all these lan jiao wei... like last time

later kenna banned again... loser... Rolling Eyes