[Shop-talk] Maximum speed with a limited use spare

pethier at comcast.net pethier at comcast.net
Sat Aug 15 21:31:31 MDT 2009


On a FWD car, I would say put the toy spare on the rear and do 50 MPH all the way in to your destination.

On a BMW, not so much.  Running with the spare on the rear will wear your differential.  Running the spare on the front is pretty dangerous.  I'd say repair the tire with a plug-patch.  If you can't find someone to patch it, put a plug in the tire and run it on the rear and keep the speed down.

Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA
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----- "Jim Stone" <jandkstone99 at msn.com> wrote:

> From: "Jim Stone" <jandkstone99 at msn.com>
> To: shop-talk at autox.team.net
> Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2009 9:16:58 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
> Subject: [Shop-talk] Maximum speed with a limited use spare
>
> I am writing this from a hotel in Harrisburg, PA.  My wife and I are
> driving
> her BMW 323 to Eastern Long Island and had a flat tire today.  That
> isn't a
> big deal as we are close to needing new tires on the car anyway.  I
> will
> probably just order a new set from TireRack and have them delivered to
> where
> we are staying.  However, we still have 275 miles to our destination
> and the
> spare says not to exceed 50 MPH.  I am not sure which is more
> dangerous:
> exceeding the maximum speed on the tire or driving 50 on the NJ
> Turnpike and
> Long Island Expressway.  I assume the 50 MPH sticker on the tire is
> primarily
> there for liability protection.  Does anyone know what a reasonable
> safe speed
> would be with this tire?  I promise not to sue you if you are wrong. 
> The
> spare is on the rear, assuming that makes a difference.
> 
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