[DeTomaso] Inflatable Spare
Dave Londry
davel at emspace.com
Tue Jul 7 00:32:01 EDT 2009
Sounds right to me - were they ever of use?
I would have kind of liked something round on the wheel to winch the car
onto the flatdeck though.
dave
Kerry Maguire wrote:
> One thing that I never considered doing is putting the inflatable spare on my car.
>
> That problem is what State Farm roadside assistance is paid to handle.
>
> Anyway, the inflatable spare is sitting in my garage cabinet. If I needed it, the car would be miles away from it, so it is nothing more then a dust gathering boat anchor.
>
> Regards,
>
> Kerry M. Maguire #5606
>
> Are those inflatable spares of any use on cars with modern(ish) wheels
> and tires?
> It looks like the rolling height would be about 19".
> That's 5" less than my fronts, so I'm not sure it would even be on the
> ground.
> It's 6 1/2" less than the rears and I imagine that would eat up a
> limited slip in a hurry.
> I'll be putting it into my "swap it" pile if that's all true.
> tks
> dave
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