Best Location for Donut Spare?

[wsmeyer]

I vote rear. Two problems I see with putting it on the front:

If you have to swerve suddenly id be afraid of it rolling off the rim.

If you slam on the brakes I think it will pull hard to the side.

Also, since we have open diffs I don't believe the difference in circumference will lead to much additional heat in the rear.

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[ELCID86]

+1

[fredo]

Did you buy the tires in Discount Tire ? I hear they prorate the thread left on the damaged tire when you buy another one from them (even without road hazard insurance). But, I never tried this myself.

[derbo]

I vote rear. Two problems I see with putting it on the front:

If you have to swerve suddenly id be afraid of it rolling off the rim.

If you slam on the brakes I think it will pull hard to the side.

Also, since we have open diffs I don't believe the difference in circumference will lead to much additional heat in the rear.

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I agree. That's a good point about the differential not having that much hear because it's an open diff.


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[Crickett]

p125/50r17 IIRC

125/80R17, actually. 0.62% smaller diameter than the stock 255.

Did you buy the tires in Discount Tire ? I hear they prorate the thread left on the damaged tire when you buy another one from them (even without road hazard insurance). But, I never tried this myself.

No, I got them from TireBuyer.com. I’m really reconsidering my decision to not buy road hazard insurance … I might go by Discount Tire anyway and see if there’s anything they could do to help me out.

I went ahead and put my winter set on last night (start-to-finish in 55 min!) and tucked the spare back in the trunk.

[danewilson77]

125/80R17, actually. 0.62% smaller diameter than the stock 255.



No, I got them from TireBuyer.com. I’m really reconsidering my decision to not buy road hazard insurance … I might go by Discount Tire anyway and see if there’s anything they could do to help me out.

I went ahead and put my winter set on last night (start-to-finish in 55 min!) and tucked the spare back in the trunk.

Sorry this happened.

TireRack is an affiliate... Just as a reminder.

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[az3579]

if you can't use the winters, I would suggest the rear to have the donut. Front tires do 100% steering and alot more of the braking than the rear.

If you hit something slippery and the rear loses traction, the rear end slides out. You don't want the donut on the rear.
Conversely, if you slide in the front, the worst that can happen is understeer if in the middle of a corner. Back off the throttle and you're good.
If you're in a braking situation, well it's a good thing you followed the recommended speed of the donut because you'll be fine. Extra space is a requirement with the donut anyway.