Gary,
I have a BF Goodrich G78-14 space-saver on a steel rim, designed to be inflated
by an accompanying CO2 canister, that I have never used, and hope to never need.
- Bob Mann, â??68 2000 Solex
Office contact: +1-516-944-0900
> On May 3, 2026, at 04:38, Gary McCormick <wglife@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> Has anyone sourced a space saver-type spare tire to fit a Roadster?
>
> I am taking the first baby steps to getting SRL311-13291 back on the road
> after 35 years. Today I put vehicle dollies under the rear wheels and saw
> that the right rear tire, which I aired up last September, has a split outer
> casing â?? which it didn't have in September. It is holding air, which is
> kind of amazing, but the damage is quite impressive. Increasing the pressure
> in an old and obviously brittle tire must have split the outer belt.
>
> This reminded me that I will need to replace the spare â?? which is an
> original bias-ply tire and so brittle/shiny that it looks like a glazed
> doughnut â?? and I would like to put a space saver spare back there to recoup
> a little precious trunk space.
>
> Gary McCormick
> San Jose, CA
> 1970 2000
> SRL311-13291
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