Yeah but at the cost, you could get a full size spare and never have to worry about speed restrictions and short drives. You can drive in it indefinitely at any speed. I personally don't have a spare and if I bought one it'd be fullsize.
No. Torsen says it's good for up to 25% across the axle, using a GT350 as the example case.
But then you give up a big chunk of the trunk as a fullsize won't go in the well.
It doesn't matter in the rear (see above) and the difference if on the front is not big enough to bother the ABS system.
What about getting a tire plug kit and a small cordless compressor?
Ehhhhh. There's threads on here about a full size spare. You give up BARELY any trunk space. It pokes up just enough that the mat for the trunk won't lay 100% flat but it'll fit in the well and only stick up the smallest amount. Could always make a custom mount and lose 1 in of trunk height in a circle in the middle. 2 inches max if it's a 305
When I first bought my 2017 GT back in 2017 I planned to get a full size wheel and tire as a spare. Bought the cheapest 19” wheel I could from tire rack. Tried fitting just the wheel in the trunk and it fit with no issues, but it took up a lot of room, and that was even before adding a tire. Returned the wheel and bought the AA spare. If you don’t want to use your trunk, a full size wheel and tire is fine, but want to use your trunk, a spare that fits in the well is the way to go.
Not from my experience. Full size spare means diameter close to stock, so in my case, once a tire was on that wheel, it would have been a good 5 to 6 inches above the trunk floor. Even with the AA spare, I had to remove the foam on the back of the trunk floor to get it to sit flat, and even then, it is not completely flat. That being said, my AA spare is not a temporary spare, it has a load rating well above what is needed, and don’t recall the speed rating exactly, but it was certainly rated well above 55mph.
Not sure what to say. I can fit a 19x10 rims with a 275/40 tire with little to no issues with it sticking up or getting in the way. Full size spares are the only spares worth buying. Imo. Plus a patch will solve 99% of tire issues because chances are if it's a true blowout it's going to rip apart the fender or quarter panel and need significant body work to repair so it'll be getting towed.
Do you deflate the tire to get it to fit? My AA tire is 27.5” in diameter, so just slightly smaller than a 275/40. As I mentioned, my tire sticks up slightly above the floor, a 275/40 in my car would stick up at least 6” above the floor. Only way i could get a 275/40 flush would be to take a BFH to the tire well and beat the crap out of it to expand it!
And when was the last time you saw this happen? In 50 years (this month, in fact) of driving, I've had flats, blowouts, retread delaminations, and more. I have never seen body damage at highway speeds or less on any of my cars or any friend's car.
