[TR] Spare Tire Options

[Rich White]

Randall,

I know you have been using the compact spare for years on a TR rim.  The one
thing I have wondered are the spares designed for a special rim?  Will a tire
store give me grief about wanting it mounted on a normal rim?

The aging thing was also a concern I had had.

Rich White Central, IL USA
'63 TR3B TCF###L
That ain't a scrap pile, that is my car!


> From: TR3driver at ca.rr.com
> To: triumphs at autox.team.net
> Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2014 11:22:21 -0700
> Subject: Re: [TR] Spare Tire Options
>
> > Neither should be
> > a problem
> > if you use it temporarily, and are aware that the car may be
> > "different"
> > while it's on there.
>
> Exactly.
>
> And note that the car may be "different" even if the diameters match, if the
spare tire is not the same as on the other 3 corners.
> Even different model tires from the same maker will have different slip
angle characteristics, which may cause traction to be worse
> (especially in a corner) than with either model of tire on both sides.  The
under/over steer characteristics will likely be
> different too, and likely will vary even between turning right or left
(meaning the odd tire is on the inside or outside of the
> turn).
>
> BTW, another advantage of using a "compact" spare tire is that they
supposedly don't "age out" like regular road tires do.  The
> internal construction is different, and no steel belts to corrode.
>
> Randall
>
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