[TR] small donut wheel

[Nolan]

Though for what it's worth some years ago one of the car magazines ran cross 
country on the emergency spare.  It's nowhere near as limited a tire as 
claimed in owners manuals and such.




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "tom white" <tswhitez123 at hotmail.com>
To: <dorpaul at bellsouth.net>; <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 9:08 AM
Subject: Re: [TR] small donut wheel


>I carry a donut for a spare in my 60 TR3A.  It is as most of them smaller 
>than
> the diameter of the dtock tires.  It is only meant for emergency use and
> should not be driven on at freeway speeds or for long periods of time.  I 
> also
> carry a can of Flat Fix.  The spare is really there to add rear weight to 
> the
> car and in case I destroy a tire.