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[- Danny Boy -]

Im going to have a rant! So prepare lol.

Ok, last night i was on my way home at about 1am ish from the girlfriends when the steering goes heavy and pulls to one side (passenger).. so i stop, get out and guess what! Flat tyre! So i move up the road to a bus stop, look at the tyre, and good old camber has taken effect - to be honest, the tyre had been on there for over a year (and its budget one too.. not bad on -35mm spax setup).. anyway! I thought about trying to get closer to home and see if the tyre would stay on the rim because i didnt have the tools with me to get the spare out from the little tray under the boot and i was about 10miles from home too.

SO, i get about 5miles down the road (which took a good part of 45mins crawling along) and the tyre actually looks like its coming off the rim and the inner edge is now completely f**cked, also, the tread is actually non existant! (to be honest it was on about 3mm anyway)... so i decided to break out the wheel brace and jack from under the bonnet..

The thing thats really annoying, is i cleaned my car out earlier in the day and took out all my tools and trolley jack as i had them in there for a couple of days for no reason to be honest lol...

Back onto the story lol.. I didnt actually think the wheel brace would fit on the bolt to release the spare wheel tray down, and guess what, i didnt, the bolt is a tiny bit smaller.. so i struggled with that, literally rounded it off, but got the spare out eventually - the hook was rusted inplace on the tray too where i dont think its ever been off lol.

THEN! i go to jack the car up with the stardard scissor jack, and i get half way up and the handle actually starts to bend around! So the handle was bent to a stupid angle, so i decide to see if i can put the car down... nope, bends the other way, so i gave up lol.

Luckily, this guy in a LUSH track ready capri pulls up and i ask him if he knows anyone with a trolley jack (at like 2:30am in the morning lol).. and luckily, he was a mechanic too - which i think is why we got along rather well lol - so he popped home and got one, and i got the spare on.. and i eventually got home at 3am

Time for a new tyre! haha.. plus, do the tracking, as i know its a tiny bit out on passenger side anyway, which doesnt help the inner edge lol.

Anyway, rant over! If you actually got through all of that, i would be impressed

[Ruishy1]

always check your tyres mate, i got done because my inner edge was worn, cost me 3 points and 175 quid

Never make that mistake again il tell you that

[- Danny Boy -]

I do normally check them, but i havent for ages for some reason, and i was meant to buy a new one a while back but totally forgot.. this will teach me!

[M1K3Y_B]

Atleast someone stopped otherwise you'd have been sleeping in your car that night

[- Danny Boy -]

Atleast someone stopped otherwise you'd have been sleeping in your car that night

LOL, nah, i would have found a way of getting it home .. if i can find his car on any sites i will show you.. it was lush

[demonboy7412]

Its best to get your tracking checked every 6 months cause of the s**t roads of britain.
plus dont spend as much on tyres

[fiend]

I was in a similar situation not long ago and had to use the OEM tools, they worked perfectly.

I didn't like having to use alloy wheel nuts on the spare steel wheel though.

[M1K3Y_B]

Danny i have to thank you

I could never understand why people went on and on about, lowering a car makes your tyres wear down faster, as my tyres never seemed to wear down

But a quick look at mine yesterday out of curiosity showed i had no tread on the inner edge/area of my front tyres, they were completely bald

But a quick call to a mate at a garage saw me with two pretty much brand new tyres for a tenner

[- Danny Boy -]

im glad i could have been of some assistance with my rant

[Ollie]

My tools and spare are in the boot together. None of this undoing rusty cages to get at them nonsense.

[fiend]

Danny i have to thank you

I could never understand why people went on and on about, lowering a car makes your tyres wear down faster, as my tyres never seemed to wear down

But a quick look at mine yesterday out of curiosity showed i had no tread on the inner edge/area of my front tyres, they were completely bald

But a quick call to a mate at a garage saw me with two pretty much brand new tyres for a tenner

I hope you got the tracking done too!

[M1K3Y_B]

Danny i have to thank you

I could never understand why people went on and on about, lowering a car makes your tyres wear down faster, as my tyres never seemed to wear down

But a quick look at mine yesterday out of curiosity showed i had no tread on the inner edge/area of my front tyres, they were completely bald

But a quick call to a mate at a garage saw me with two pretty much brand new tyres for a tenner

I hope you got the tracking done too!

I didn't, but i got on really well with the manager at the garage, he said pop in and they will do it for free

So i will be making sure to get it done soon

[fiend]

Danny i have to thank you

I could never understand why people went on and on about, lowering a car makes your tyres wear down faster, as my tyres never seemed to wear down

But a quick look at mine yesterday out of curiosity showed i had no tread on the inner edge/area of my front tyres, they were completely bald

But a quick call to a mate at a garage saw me with two pretty much brand new tyres for a tenner

I hope you got the tracking done too!

I didn't, but i got on really well with the manager at the garage, he said pop in and they will do it for free

So i will be making sure to get it done soon

Thats awesome! Defiantly get it done soon though, you don't want your new tyres to wear in the same place again.

[andymac]

I didn't like having to use alloy wheel nuts on the spare steel wheel though.

Actually, OE nuts are often a two-piece design with a shim that allows them to to be fitted safely to either steels or alloys. They look stupid on the steels though...

[fiend]

I didn't like having to use alloy wheel nuts on the spare steel wheel though.

Actually, OE nuts are often a two-piece design with a shim that allows them to to be fitted safely to either steels or alloys. They look stupid on the steels though...

Oh right, I didn't know that! I know what you mean about them looking stupid, they stick out soo far and mine didn't bolt on all the way.

[- Danny Boy -]

I currently have my alloy wheel nuts on my spare - although im not driving the car at the moment because its illegal too with two different size front wheels.. so its just sitting outside my house looking stupid lol.. the wheel nuts look huge lol

[Ollie]

although im not driving the car at the moment because its illegal too with two different size front wheels..

Both my spares are smaller than the alloys on each car.