speed cameras, again.

[07GTS]

wouldnt surprise me if the manufactures now use space savers to loose that few kg of weight to help pass emissions and get economy targets

 

[vc commodore]

A friend of mine with a BMW X1 mentioned,
they don't have a spare.
But they have Run-Flat tires,
Not sure how long they would last.

He went to Bridgestone to get a replacement as the area between the tread and side wall was punctured,
and he almost had a heart attack of the cost of an exact replacement tire.

And the painful thing is, when fitted from the factory with runflats, you have to keep them.....

 

[J_D 2.0]

A friend of mine with a BMW X1 mentioned,
they don't have a spare.
But they have Run-Flat tires,
Not sure how long they would last.

He went to Bridgestone to get a replacement as the area between the tread and side wall was punctured,
and he almost had a heart attack of the cost of an exact replacement tire.

Yes, run flats are expensive af.

 

[Skylarking]

It's more the car handles differently, be it on the front or rear.

My Motorsport Edition has a spare “temporary use” wheel that is exactly the same as the one fitted on the front axle (same rim & tyre). The only difference is the spare has a speed warning sticker, a temporary wheel sticker and no TPMS sensor fitted.

Yes using the spare wheel on the back axle where the factory wheels are wider can cause a handling issue if one drives at 11/10 (=like an idiot)

But using that spare wheel on the front will make no difference to handling (unless one tire is near bald while the spare is near new and you’re driving in the wet)

 

[07GTS]

not good for every VE/VF with staggered rims as there is a small rolling difference front to rear, the full size spare has to be the width of the front so a front rim is used so it can actually fit on the front and the back yet then if on too long will stuff the lsd diff

 

[Skylarking]

not good for every VE/VF with staggered rims as there is a small rolling difference front to rear, the full size spare has to be the width of the front so a front rim is used so it can actually fit on the front and the back yet then if on too long will stuff the lsd diff

Guess that’s another reason it’s “temporary” spare wheel

May be a Torsten diff would cope better that a factory LSD clutch pack would in situations where the spare was left on the back for a longer time Another reason for the upgrade?

 

[J_D 2.0]

not good for every VE/VF with staggered rims as there is a small rolling difference front to rear, the full size spare has to be the width of the front so a front rim is used so it can actually fit on the front and the back yet then if on too long will stuff the lsd diff

The spare should always be fitted to the front so it doesn’t fuk the diff.

 

[07GTS]

The spare should always be fitted to the front so it doesn’t fuk the diff.

thats the issue tho if u get a flat in the rear u only have a front to replace it with till fixed, would have been better if they at least use a tyre with the rolling diameter of the rear but on the front rim so it was ok as dosnt matter being on the front

 

[Skylarking]

thats the issue tho if u get a flat in the rear u only have a front to replace it with till fixed, would have been better if they at least use a tyre with the rolling diameter of the rear but on the front rim so it was ok as dosnt matter being on the front

Surely you can get 8.5” and 9” staggered tyres that have the same rolling diameter.

If so it would have been better if they had chosen tires with the same rolling diameter front and rear even with staggered rims, then it wouldn’t have been any concern using the spare

 

[mtautospares]

I mainly believe cameras are for raising revenue. If you’re speeding today, what’s a ticket in 3 weeks going to do? What stops speeding is physical police enforcement