Just decided to take mine out. I have never used that small donut on any car. Just wondering if anyone else took theirs out as well.

 

knock on wood

 

Exactly. The first time you have a flat, you'll regret it.

 

if i did i would get a flat the next time i drove. lucky that way, so i didnt

 

umm...its like this.....if u have a flat.....what are u going to do??? just like a lot of people carry an extra key. why....in case they loose it....you really shouldn't take ur spare out just because u never needed it. people take their spare out because of custome systems, weight reduction, or having the dual exhaust...not because they never used it....

 

wtf??

No one takes their spare out just because "they have never used it". Need a MUCH better reason than that.

 

i took that cheepo donut out and put one of my SE five spokes in instead

 

cus then you cant get an extra 10 h.p.

 

My spare tire on my 95SE is not a donut. It's full sized on the sawblade rim and I wouldn't dream of taking it out. Which models came with the donut spare - just the GXE or did the GLE as well.

Obviously, that is one explanation for why the 95GXE is the lightest 4th Gen, particularly if it isn't equipped with a sunroof.

 

Yea. thats what I thought this thread was getting at when I first read the title!

 

my donut has been replaced with a 2k2 17" wheel.... better suited size-wise to my 19's

mine originally had a donut, and its a 97se

 

That might be a canadian thing... all US models came with donuts. Even today, other than some German cars, most domestic and japanese cars come with donuts, not full size spares (excluding SUVs and Jeeps, etc.).

Where I grew up (overseas), even all Japanese cars included full size spares.

 

I took mine out........replaced it with a full size.

 

My friend has a mercedes and it had a full size spare (same shape/design everything) but it was black... I thought that was weird.

 

in a lot of other countries though they have thin rims

 

does it fit well?

 

I've had too many flats to go without my spare. Whenever you need it, and you will eventually, you'll wish you had it.

 

i have a full size spare. 50 miles an hour at up to 50 miles is not good enough for me.

it fits in the "tub" but its taller. i never tried it with the cardboard floor but its about even with the rest if the trunk.

 

i have a gle and im pretty sure i have a full size steel spare. however, ive been too lazy to put the jack back in the trunk.

 

if you do put a full size spare in, do you have room for the tools and such/does the carpet lay flat without a bump or anything?

 

I know the stock se wheel will not fit flush. I'm working on a fiberglass enclosure so I won't need it to fit flush anymore, i'm going to put one of my stocks back there.

 

I have a cheapo steelie full size and it doenst fit flush. Its about an inch or so taller than the "tub."

 

testing testing testing

 

death to newbies

 

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i took mine out but replaced it with one of my winter tires....and in the winter i put a summer tire in

 

Same here with sawblade. Death to space saver spares

 

the only time i would take out the spare is when i go to the tracks. like take it out once i get there of course... like it'll make any diff...

 

Anything that you can take out will make a difference, IMO. You may not be able to feel it, but it does.

 

full size spare in my 97, and the doughnut on the sel..

 

i keep it around because Sh*t Happens.

-Dexter

 

This is the 2nd thread I have seen this (female dog) post this crap

 

prob wanna increase the # of posts so that female dog could be cool like us

 

i'm cool....
testing testing testing

 

pshh, ur not that cool

 

well i never use my air bags so i guess i could take those out

 

i wonder how much gas savings you save by driving without the weight of a spare in your trunk. i guess if you're an AAA member if you blow a tire you can just have them tow your car. i would definitely have a spare in though on longer trips.

 

 

lol

try drivin around w/o a spare, minijack, jump cables, oh and yeh, airbags, see how long you'll last

 

i use a full size honeycomb spare...i also have 3 others i've been meaning to sell as full size spares but shipping would suck.