Spare tire delete? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

photomike · 02-16-2013, 11:46 PM

Any one considering deleting their spare tire and jack and carrying a can of
inflator? In Australia the 86 is delivered without a spare tire , I believe.

How much weight would this save?

campy · 02-16-2013, 11:49 PM

I'd much rather have an actual spare than a can of fix-a-flat. Besides, the 86 needs the extra weight in the back anyway

Noob4Life · 02-16-2013, 11:50 PM

I drove without my spare for days in my jetta and ill prob pull this one out too. Prolly save you like 35 pds. I dont drive on long enough trips to need it anyways.

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Burrcold · 02-17-2013, 12:26 AM

IMO it isn't worth the weight savings, if you ever blow out a side wall (tire inflator won't help at that point, and you would end up spending money on a tow).

DuMa · 02-17-2013, 12:33 AM

i have a couple of S2K friends who ditched the spare tire for room in their trunk to carry shit. They have AAA road side assistance anyway

Dake · 02-17-2013, 02:16 AM

Count me in the "not enough weight to be worth it" category. Besides, the car is already biased nose heavy, why make it even more so?

In the time it takes AAA to show up, I'll already be on my way again.

Wolfking · 02-17-2013, 02:23 AM

I gotta ask! Who's stupid enough to take a "recovery tool" out of a road car? What? You can't get to work on time Speed Racer?

86_ZN6 · 02-17-2013, 02:31 AM

i only empty my trunk on track days.

imo, on daily driving you wont even noticed the difference

EBMCS03 · 02-17-2013, 04:08 AM

But if you remove the carpet mats you'lll notice the difference in weight savings

SanDiegoFRS · 02-17-2013, 07:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by photomike

Any one considering deleting their spare tire and jack and carrying a can of
inflator? In Australia the 86 is delivered without a spare tire , I believe.

How much weight would this save?

I used a can of that stuff once. All I did was piss of the tire guy who had to clean off all the sticky crap from the rim. Didn't even work, had to get it towed. (Mini coopers don't come with spares)

terrypm · 02-17-2013, 08:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SanDiegoFRS

I used a can of that stuff once. All I did was piss of the tire guy who had to clean off all the sticky crap from the rim. Didn't even work, had to get it towed. (Mini coopers don't come with spares)

NC Miatas do not come with spares either. I bought one to put in my trunk for that very reason.

regal · 02-17-2013, 08:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by terrypm

NC Miatas do not come with spares either. I bought one to put in my trunk for that very reason.

But they have a different weight ratio, I think the FRS is light in the rear, removing the spare wouldn't help handling.

shawnperolis · 02-17-2013, 09:33 AM

I removed the spare tire from my Civic Si because in those cars you want the rear end to be extremely light. I'm not sure if I want to do that in the FR-S though, if anything I'd want to remove weight from the front end.

russv · 02-17-2013, 11:25 AM

Didn't have a spare with my Mini Cooper S and never felt comfortable about not having one. Also ad Stoopid run flats.

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Noob4Life 86 Noob Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: Firestorm FR-S Location: Yuba City, CA Posts: 596 Thanks: 153 Thanked 189 Times in 97 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I drove without my spare for days in my jetta and ill prob pull this one out too. Prolly save you like 35 pds. I dont drive on long enough trips to need it anyways. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using Tapatalk 2 __________________

02-17-2013, 12:26 AM	#4
Burrcold Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Drives: Subaru BRZ Limited Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 2,624 Thanks: 763 Thanked 1,586 Times in 776 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	IMO it isn't worth the weight savings, if you ever blow out a side wall (tire inflator won't help at that point, and you would end up spending money on a tow). __________________

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russv First 86 Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: Scion FRS Argento Automatic Location: Northern California Posts: 1,127 Thanks: 1,069 Thanked 544 Times in 232 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Didn't have a spare with my Mini Cooper S and never felt comfortable about not having one. Also ad Stoopid run flats. __________________ Life is short...NO BORING CARS

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campy No rice, no life Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: 2013 Asphalt FR-S Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 1,143 Thanks: 266 Thanked 1,019 Times in 388 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I'd much rather have an actual spare than a can of fix-a-flat. Besides, the 86 needs the extra weight in the back anyway

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DuMa Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: LR BRZ Limited Location: PNW Posts: 904 Thanks: 199 Thanked 648 Times in 276 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	i have a couple of S2K friends who ditched the spare tire for room in their trunk to carry shit. They have AAA road side assistance anyway

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Dake Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: FR-S Location: Houston Posts: 1,056 Thanks: 464 Thanked 819 Times in 414 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Count me in the "not enough weight to be worth it" category. Besides, the car is already biased nose heavy, why make it even more so? In the time it takes AAA to show up, I'll already be on my way again.

02-17-2013, 02:23 AM	#7
Wolfking Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Asphalt FRS Location: OVP, KS Posts: 609 Thanks: 684 Thanked 194 Times in 134 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I gotta ask! Who's stupid enough to take a "recovery tool" out of a road car? What? You can't get to work on time Speed Racer?

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86_ZN6 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: 86 ZN6 Location: SF Bay Area, NorCal Posts: 4,682 Thanks: 1,317 Thanked 2,072 Times in 1,222 Posts Mentioned: 126 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	i only empty my trunk on track days. imo, on daily driving you wont even noticed the difference

02-17-2013, 04:08 AM	#9
EBMCS03 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: Argento FR-S Location: So Cal Posts: 222 Thanks: 9 Thanked 18 Times in 17 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	But if you remove the carpet mats you'lll notice the difference in weight savings

02-17-2013, 09:33 AM	#13
shawnperolis Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S MT "Panda" Location: Tallmadge, Ohio Posts: 386 Thanks: 148 Thanked 277 Times in 86 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I removed the spare tire from my Civic Si because in those cars you want the rear end to be extremely light. I'm not sure if I want to do that in the FR-S though, if anything I'd want to remove weight from the front end.

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