Though for what it's worth some years ago one of the car magazines ran cross
country on the emergency spare. It's nowhere near as limited a tire as
claimed in owners manuals and such.
----- Original Message -----
From: "tom white" <tswhitez123@hotmail.com>
To: <dorpaul@bellsouth.net>; <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 9:08 AM
Subject: Re: [TR] small donut wheel
>I carry a donut for a spare in my 60 TR3A. It is as most of them smaller
>than
> the diameter of the dtock tires. It is only meant for emergency use and
> should not be driven on at freeway speeds or for long periods of time. I
> also
> carry a can of Flat Fix. The spare is really there to add rear weight to
> the
> car and in case I destroy a tire.
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