High performance tires rarely blow up. When they do, it's usually due to low tire pressure. What tire pressures do you run?

 

Sub.

 

i check the tire pressure religiously. F33/R39. Matter of fact, i checked them before the drive now that you mention it, they were spot-on. The wife thinks it was one of those reflectors in between lanes. No proof of that, though.

Hmmm.. wife will have to go in the back seat, tire in the front? Not good for spousal relations, but any port in the storm?

 

Depends how you look at it,I guess!
I kinda like the front seat empty and her in the backseat,LOL!....come to think about it,even prefer a stinky tire next me over her!
Hope she doesn't read this OVER my shoulder!

I am actually REALLY considering this spare tire thing.......

 

Good to know, but puzzling. Some Porsche owners drive a few pounds below recommended and do indeed blow their tires when they speed up. In your case... 2 blowouts is very unusual. I would have those tires examined by Michelin forensics to learn what's wrong.

 

sorry to hear bro..if i drive local i dont care it but if any distance got to have it + I carry a repair kit..driving without spare is paranoid it not about $ but the waiting time it a hassle.
https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...od-n-pics.html

 

Is there a portable roof rack for the blown tyre? I am a genius!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL
This way - you can keep your wife in the front ! and check that the tyre didn't fall off through the sunroof - no need for fancy sensors up there!. Just don't drop the wheel & tyre up there on the roof~

 

I'm now carrying :

leaf jack
torque wrench
channel locks
tire plug kit
serpentine belt
oil
towel
garbage bags

it weighs close to 50 pounds, and fills most of my front trunk, but I feel way more comfortable when I drive mountain roads out of cell phone reach.

 

Huh? How does that save space. You have a wider tire in back, but you still have to stow a large rear tire, regardless of what you put in the space you took that large rear tire off of.

The storage of the rear tire is the real issue with the spare tire.

I'm still thinking a collapsible mount that attaches to a receiver under the bumper.

 

well, you guys bring up an interesting point. Has anyone actually fit a back (or front) wheel/tire in their car? We all seem to 'think' it'll fit. i've never done it

 

Yeah, I don't know what I was thinking.

 

I think a simple solution would have been to upgrade your AAA membership to 100mile tows. That way you could easily go to a tire shop/home and change it out.

 

Huh? High performance tires rarely blow up? My rear right pilot sport 2 blew out with only 1400 miles on it and no puncture in tire nor did i hit anything on the freeway. Generally speaking, high performance tires are most susceptible to blowouts...

 

Not what I see. All blowouts I know about occurred in tires that routinely were underinflated, or totally worn out.

 

I've got a spare coming soon -- I'll let you know if one of the rear tires fits into the car...

I suspect that Porsche didn't want to figure out how to make one fit and passed the work onto owners....
The countries that require Porsche to include a spare must also require the blown tire to fit into the vehicle rather than leave it by the side of the road??