"Rainbow" (rainbeaux)
01/07/2015 at 14:46 • Filed to: None
2
20|
"Rainbow" (rainbeaux)
01/07/2015 at 14:46 • Filed to: None | 2
| 20 |
Found at Pull-A-Part, but I've seen this so many times out in the wild.
PS9
> Rainbow
01/07/2015 at 14:48 |
|
Blowout + limited funds + trailer tire laying around = instant spare that's slightly better than a donut!
505Turbeaux
> Rainbow
01/07/2015 at 14:50 |
|
at the junkyard it may have been put there by someone poaching the rims, though usually not with all those lugs in place! Jeep Grand Cherokee?
McMike
> Rainbow
01/07/2015 at 14:56 |
|
Because they're $35
http://recstuff.com/15X6-6-5.5-Whi…
BigBlock440
> Rainbow
01/07/2015 at 14:57 |
|
Trailer wheels hold way more weight than that Jeep ever will, all while traveling the same roads at the same speeds and hitting the same potholes. Also, what makes you say it's a trailer wheel? It looks like one of these from American Racing:
|
Rainbow
> 505Turbeaux
01/07/2015 at 15:00 |
|
Yep, with trailer wheels on all four corners. Interestingly, I only ever see it on Cherokees and Grand Cherokees.
Funktheduck
> Rainbow
01/07/2015 at 15:00 |
|
People just scare me sometimes. I could see doing this in an emergency but not as a solution to needing a tire.
It's like those people who go 70-80 mph on a spare or use a spare like a tire replacement.
Tekamul
> Rainbow
01/07/2015 at 15:00 |
|
There's a red Mazda Speed 3 in my town that I've seen driving around on a donut for at least 4 days.
In the winter.
In Vermont.
That sucker is going to surprise him sometime soon.
|
Rainbow
> BigBlock440
01/07/2015 at 15:01 |
|
I suppose that's possible, but it looks exactly like the ones at Wal-Mart for 30 bucks. Plus the tires are all kind of rounded at the top, which I've never seen on any normal ones.
|
Rainbow
> Funktheduck
01/07/2015 at 15:04 |
|
Yep. I'd always make a point to check the spare when buying a used car. It really shouldn't have any more than 5 miles put on it each year, give or take. So if it's bald, you know the car wasn't properly cared for.
|
BigBlock440
> Rainbow
01/07/2015 at 15:09 |
|
It might be, but I still really don't see the problem. Trailers hold a lot of weight.
|
Rainbow
> BigBlock440
01/07/2015 at 15:12 |
|
Still, that's all they're meant to do: support weight and follow a car around. I doubt they're very good at putting down power and steering since they were never meant to do either of those things. There's a reason they're cheaper than regular tires, after all.
CalzoneGolem
> Rainbow
01/07/2015 at 15:18 |
|
Could be that they guy wanted cheap ass wheels so he could drive/tow it to get scrapped.
Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen
> Rainbow
01/07/2015 at 15:25 |
|
Yeah, this when I'm glad that VW didn't cheap out with the sportwagen... they found a way to fit a full size spare below the cargo area in the hatch. I actually had to drive on the spare for about 2 weeks because of the stupid wheel locks... good thing it was a full size!
Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig
> Rainbow
01/07/2015 at 15:28 |
|
I think they're kindof cool. And they're cheap. Plus, trailer wheels have to be super strong, so I don't see why they wouldn't work.
|
Funktheduck
> Rainbow
01/07/2015 at 15:45 |
|
Good idea. One downside to that for me was on my last car it developed a bulge during one of our really hot summers. Didn't discover it until I needed to use it and I thought my car was gonna shake apart.
sefeing, actually bought an E46
> Tekamul
01/07/2015 at 16:32 |
|
Scariest thing I can imagine.
|
Rainbow
> Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig
01/07/2015 at 17:11 |
|
They're designed to support weight, not to drive or steer.
|
Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig
> Rainbow
01/07/2015 at 20:40 |
|
But when you think about it, all those forces have to be applied to them when they're on the trailer, anyway. Alot of trailers even have brakes.
BaconSandwich is tasty.
> Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen
01/07/2015 at 22:01 |
|
I've considered adding a 2-3" extension on to the bottom of my Civic's spare wheel well. It's got the clearance underneath to do it. As it is, I carry a full-sized spare in there anyway, but it causes the piece of wood inside to stick up a bit, so I lose a bit of trunk space.
|
Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen
> BaconSandwich is tasty.
01/07/2015 at 22:04 |
|
If you have the means, then do it! You won't regret it at all... hell my car has enough room that I could fit an 18x8 wheel (or possibly larger, but you wouldn't want much larger wheels on the sportwagen) with a tire on it in the spare tire well. It is pretty deep as it is, but if I relocated the tool kit it could be the perfect hidden compartment!