 Space saver 5-lug spare, WTF? How much does yours weigh? |
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| John |
 Jun 27 2006, 11:23 AM
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I just bought a new (to me) 5-lug space saver spare and it arrived yesterday. I couldn't believe that the thing weighed that much.
I weighed it as 32 lbs. I weighed one from a 74 911 and it was the same. I weighed my 930 spare and it was the same as well. How/why did they make it weigh so much? A full size wheel/tire doesn't weigh much less if at all. |
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| 914-8 |
Jun 27 2006, 11:26 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 802 Joined: 23-January 06 From: Cal Member No.: 5,461 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(JOHNMAN @ Jun 27 2006, 10:23 AM)  A full size wheel/tire doesn't weigh much less if at all. The 911 spare pretty much is a full size spare (it's not a mini spare donut like you see on domestic cars). It's just a folded up full size spare. |
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| Aaron Cox |
Jun 27 2006, 12:09 PM
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Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: OC Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
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| dflesburg |
Jun 27 2006, 12:12 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,720 Joined: 6-April 04 From: Warm and Cheerful Centerville Ohio Member No.: 1,896 Region Association: None |
Geez John,
Get a AAA card with unlimited towing... it fits in your wallet. Plus tow truck drivers are fun to ride with... Like Goober on Dukes of Hazzard. Good ole boys. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif) |
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| John |
Jun 27 2006, 12:58 PM
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member? what's a member? Group: Members Posts: 3,393 Joined: 30-January 04 From: Evansville, IN (SIRPCA) Member No.: 1,615 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(dflesburg @ Jun 27 2006, 10:12 AM) Geez John, Get a AAA card with unlimited towing... it fits in your wallet. Plus tow truck drivers are fun to ride with... Like Goober on Dukes of Hazzard. Good ole boys. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif) Go run a marathon or something.... |
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| JmuRiz |
Jun 27 2006, 02:08 PM
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QUOTE(Aaron Cox @ Jun 27 2006, 10:09 AM) Now that's cool...I noticed the same thing when given a space-saver...heavier than my fuchs spare. Did you use a new space-saver tire and mount it to a spare rim you had? |
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| Aaron Cox |
Jun 27 2006, 03:00 PM
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Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: OC Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
QUOTE(JmuRiz @ Jun 27 2006, 01:08 PM) QUOTE(Aaron Cox @ Jun 27 2006, 10:09 AM) Now that's cool...I noticed the same thing when given a space-saver...heavier than my fuchs spare. Did you use a new space-saver tire and mount it to a spare rim you had? used tire, took off rim and mounted on my fuch... usually the steel wheel is destroyed when taking off the tire.. the lip bends like a can opener to a can |
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| Eric_Shea |
Jun 27 2006, 04:46 PM
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QUOTE usually the steel wheel is destroyed when taking off the tire.. the lip bends like a can opener to a can Should read: usually the steel wheel is destroyed when SLITS is taking off the tire.. the lip bends like a can opener to a can The man is a monster! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/w00t.gif) (damnit John, get some pics of the e-brake... and some 2%) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol3.gif) |
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| horizontally-opposed |
Jun 27 2006, 05:17 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,432 Joined: 12-May 04 From: San Francisco Member No.: 2,058 Region Association: None
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Using a Mahle gasburner for a spare (8.8 pounds if I remember it right, but someone will correct me, I am sure).
That said, I have no idea what the 205/55R15 BFG on it weighs. That thing is old and doesn't let the trunk floor lie flat. Maybe it's time to get a skinny tire for the spare? Ah, but then does a different diameter matter in back with no LSD? Or do I just swap a front for a rear and then a spare up front if it gets to that? Finally, what is the lightest 15-inch tire that could be used as a spare? Could a collap-suh-ble be put on a Mahle like it has been on a Fuchs a la 916 (from BFG, no less)? pete |
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| Eric_Shea |
Jun 27 2006, 06:03 PM
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PMB Performance Group: Admin Posts: 19,275 Joined: 3-September 03 From: Salt Lake City, UT Member No.: 1,110 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
You can put the collapsable on any 15x6" rim I would imagine...
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| T H O M A S |
Jun 27 2006, 06:10 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 626 Joined: 1-August 03 From: Donaueschingen, Germany Member No.: 974 Region Association: None |
5.5x16 spare from a 993 turbo,aluminium
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