putting donut tire only on the back?

[holden j caufield]

helped some lady who had a flat front tire. Was in a hurry so I only put the donut on the front tire. It looked very funny with the donut on, like the leaning tower of Pizza. So it got me thinking.

It was a run of the mill toyota FWD and I got to thinking that you should take the time to put the donut on the back and move the non flat rear tire to the front. Or does it not matter much

 

[OutHouse]

it doenst matter.

 

[ggnl]

I think the only time it really matters is if the car has a limited slip differential.

 

[DaiShan]

I don't think it much matters. I've put one on my front tire in my fwd accord and drove to the shop to get a new tire.

 

[slayer202]

if you put it on the back, it would still be leaning, just a different direction?

 

[spherrod]

Originally posted by: Citrix
it doenst matter.

 

[0roo0roo]

it doesn't matter, the donuts only rated for 50ish mph anyways. its very temporary

what matters more is if its at correct psi. u know how most people NEVER check the tire pressure of their spare. well the donut is supposed to be at 60psi........

 

[FoBoT]

i ran the donut on the front of my saturn for a few hundred miles once.

you just have to take it easy/not speed so much/not corner like usual

 

[Krazefinn]

I suppose a non-drive whell is preferred to avoid differential or limited slip problems.
Yeah they are not for over 50mph for max imum distance of 50 miles. I've seen some drive much longer though, and faster...plain dangerous.

 

[Rubycon]

You have police tires for spares?

 

[lokiju]

Full size spare FTW!


At least that's what I have.

 

[Chryso]

I would say it depends on how long you plan to leave the donut on.

 

[0roo0roo]

meh the trick is to keep a 10 dollar electric car tire pump in the trunk if u got one of those weenie donuts...good to have in general

 

[Krazefinn]

Originally posted by: MS Dawn
You have police tires for spares?

HAHA HA. Thats a good one, and those cop tires are kinda slick...and glazed!
Sportin' a bulge too. real sweet rims hon! truly phat man!

 

[AMCRambler]

I don't think the car is supposed to lean with the donut on. I've had to use the one in my 91 Accord and in my 00 Contour, and in neither case did the car "lean". Maybe this wasn't the correct donut spare for her car? Correct me if I'm wrong, but the donut should be the same diameter as the other tires on the car, it's just not as wide on the tread.

 

[FoBoT]

no, the donut spares are smaller than normal tires

 

[AMCRambler]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
no, the donut spares are smaller than normal tires

I'm going to measure the diameter on mine because I'm not so sure that's true. I would think it would have to be the same diameter or at least pretty close to it, otherwise the car would be pretty unstable at speed.
Say you had a dont on the front right tire. If you made a left turn wouldn't the car nose dive quite a bit on the right side? I'd think it would make the car kind of undriveable.

 

[FoBoT]

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=141

Compact Temporary Spares

Compact temporary spare tires are physically shorter and narrower than the vehicle's standard tires and wheels. Their smaller dimensions require they operate at higher inflation pressures than standard tires (typically 60 psi). Compact temporary spares also feature lighter-weight construction and a shallower tread depth than standard tires to reduce vehicle weight, as well as allow more trunk space to be dedicated to luggage. The compact temporary spare tire and wheel that comes with a vehicle is designed to fit that vehicle only. Never attempt to use a temporary spare and wheel on another vehicle unless it is the exact same make and model.

if the compact spare is "shorter", then i think the diameter is less than the normal tire

note the article also talks about Full-Size Temporary Spares. if your spare is the same size as the real tires, then maybe you have a Full-Size Temporary Spare and not a Compact Temporary Spare

Full-Size Temporary Spares

Full-size temporary spare tires and wheels match the vehicle's original tire dimensions, but typically feature lighter-weight construction and a shallower tread depth to reduce vehicle weight to improve fuel economy and make the spare easier to install. While most of today's vehicles are originally equipped with alloy wheels, full-size temporary spares are typically mounted on steel wheels and should be used only as spares.

 

[swtethan]

i saw a civic with all doughnuts, i think they were too broke to afford lowered suspension