Get a actual spare tire..

[DCShelby]

Is this what you guys got?

https://www.automotiveauthorityllc....-2015-2017-ford-mustang-gt-with-brembo-brakes

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[Rapid Red]

Is this what you guys got?

https://www.automotiveauthorityllc....-2015-2017-ford-mustang-gt-with-brembo-brakes

Yes money well spent, get the kit with the jack. Buying a jack elsewhere saves nothing.... The jack is a FORD jack fyi.

 

[Reddirocket27]

Wait, your cars didn't come with spares? Mine is pumped to 60+ psi at all times, just waiting....

 

[Bikeman315]

Wait, your cars didn't come with spares? Mine is pumped to 60+ psi at all times, just waiting....

My 15' EB came with the spare. I made sure to take it and put in in my 19'. Honestly with the roads these days I cannot image not having one.

 

[rangerryda]

Wait, your cars didn't come with spares? Mine is pumped to 60+ psi at all times, just waiting....

It's a factory option. Not standard. I bought my kit for 250 on AM.

 

[2016 GT/CS Laila]

I would be curious if that inflation kit has actually ever helped anyone? I see it as useless. its for pumping upa tire that can hold air or to seal up maybe a nail hole after you remove the nail. but for anything road side it is totally useless. any tire issue i have ever had on the side of the road there is no way in hell that kit is doing anything. it truly is a useless item. I agree with getting a spare. with spare 10 ins back on road with out... your day is shot maybe even 3 days depending on day of week. between tows, shops closed, not having tire size.... yeah get a spare.

It worked great fixing the flat on my lawn mower.

 

[Cobra Jet]

I would be curious if that inflation kit has actually ever helped anyone? I see it as useless. its for pumping upa tire that can hold air or to seal up maybe a nail hole after you remove the nail. but for anything road side it is totally useless. any tire issue i have ever had on the side of the road there is no way in hell that kit is doing anything. it truly is a useless item. I agree with getting a spare. with spare 10 ins back on road with out... your day is shot maybe even 3 days depending on day of week. between tows, shops closed, not having tire size.... yeah get a spare.

The Ford inflator kit is USELESS, period.

It’s comprised of 100% plastic everything... the frigging tip or nozzle never clips onto the valve stem properly and when it does, the damn tire is deflating faster than the shitass pump can blow air back into the tire. The pump motor is a POS; a 3yr old could pump the tire faster with a bicycle pump...

If you do get a flat and somehow miraculously get the inflator nozzle to clip onto the valve stem and the pump blows faster than an 85yr old Playboy centerfold, once the goo squirts - that tire is beat. You aren’t supposed to use the tire or even repair it after it’s been spooged in....


GET A SPARE TIRE KIT, period. I got one a year ago... I drive too many miles to be stuck with a POS “tire kit” that doesn’t do squat. I also have the top tier Triple AAA membership, so yes I could still opt for a “free” tow if I had the tire kit, but even with a tow service, you’re still stuck for 45mins-1.5hrs waiting for the next driver.... a tire can be changed in what, 20 mins at most?

I’ve also been thinking about getting one of these:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/12V-DC-3T-...004972?hash=item28759e5e6c:g:Zq8AAOSw6Wld-7n1

 

[DCShelby]

That looks interesting, but it’s made in China probably from recycled refrigerators and other scraps they could find with pot metal. Don’t think I’d trust it much.

 

[ice445]

Wait, your cars didn't come with spares? Mine is pumped to 60+ psi at all times, just waiting....

I think 2018 was the changeover year where the spare tire kit became an option for some reason. Then it went away entirely as far as I can tell.

The Ford inflator kit is USELESS, period.

It’s comprised of 100% plastic everything... the frigging tip or nozzle never clips onto the valve stem properly and when it does, the damn tire is deflating faster than the shitass pump can blow air back into the tire. The pump motor is a POS; a 3yr old could pump the tire faster with a bicycle pump...

If you do get a flat and somehow miraculously get the inflator nozzle to clip onto the valve stem and the pump blows faster than an 85yr old Playboy centerfold, once the goo squirts - that tire is beat. You aren’t supposed to use the tire or even repair it after it’s been spooged in....


GET A SPARE TIRE KIT, period. I got one a year ago... I drive too many miles to be stuck with a POS “tire kit” that doesn’t do squat. I also have the top tier Triple AAA membership, so yes I could still opt for a “free” tow if I had the tire kit, but even with a tow service, you’re still stuck for 45mins-1.5hrs waiting for the next driver.... a tire can be changed in what, 20 mins at most?

I’ve also been thinking about getting one of these:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/12V-DC-3T-...004972?hash=item28759e5e6c:g:Zq8AAOSw6Wld-7n1

Well, as shit as it is, I could see it being slightly useful if you have a slow leak from a nail and the tire sits all day, and you come back to it too low to drive on. But it sounds like it would still be faster to put the spare on then inflate the original, lol. But I suppose you'll be less sweaty just waiting. It's also probably worthwhile since some of the larger diameter spares (27 inches) have to be slightly underinflated to fit properly in the spare tire well, the AA one comes to mind.

 

[Hidalgo]

OP lives in DC, Pot Hole city, as he explained someone else hit the same thing.
Great job on the spare.
At least you could sit there with the AC on.

 

[Justpassingas]

I'm plannning on selling/trading in my 2015 Ecoboost and ordering 2021 GT soon unless I can locate a 2020 to my liking. I'm wondering if the spare tire from the Ecoboost will fit a 2021 GT without the PP ... I know the spare won't fit a PP car and I don't want to buy a spare again if I don't have too.

 

[Bikeman315]

I think 2018 was the changeover year where the spare tire kit became an option for some reason. Then it went away entirely as far as I can tell.

The spare was an option on my 15’ EB.

I'm plannning on selling/trading in my 2015 Ecoboost and ordering 2021 GT soon unless I can locate a 2020 to my liking. I'm wondering if the spare tire from the Ecoboost will fit a 2021 GT without the PP ... I know the spare won't fit a PP car and I don't want to buy a spare again if I don't have too.

This is exactly what I did with my 19’. The spare tire kit is the same for both cars.

 

[IrishStallion]

AAA works great if I need them...

 

[NoVaGT]

Only kinda related, but funny in a stupid way.

Playing tennis, and I hear "boom!! pssssssssss!!!"

Some woman had smacked the curb so hard she popped her tire. Didn't bother her in the least bit, she just drove off. She's bought a new tire and rim since that day.

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