WTF stupid Infiniti and their spare tire.
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Originally Posted by wxp-g35
i dont have brembos so i never had that happen to me. but i was very upset the first time i popped my trunk to find a donut there. not even a full size spare.. u would think infiniti would throw in a full size...
The fact that the vehicle is made by Infiniti (or any other high-end auto manufacturer for that matter), doesn't mean it merits a full-sized spare tire. Most of the highest end cars have donuts or at least smaller-than-stock spare tires as well.. such as Aston Martins, etc.
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I actually have an " instant sealer/inflater but didn't use it since I wasn't sure about the extent of the damage( if you use the sealer you won't be able to just repair the tire anymore. You will have to replace it even if it was a small nail which can be easily patched)
It turned out though that there is a crack on the inside wall and the tire is not repairable anyway:-(
I don't know how long/far you can drive on a sealed tire. The instructions don't say anything. Any one knows how long that holds?
I have ordered new tires on tirerack but it's going to take a few days before they arrive. So I'm stuck with the spare for now :-(
BTW, the rear tires look much more worn out than the fronts. Is that normal for this car due to rear wheel drive?
I have ordered a set of four but am going to only replace the rears for now.
It turned out though that there is a crack on the inside wall and the tire is not repairable anyway:-(
I don't know how long/far you can drive on a sealed tire. The instructions don't say anything. Any one knows how long that holds?
I have ordered new tires on tirerack but it's going to take a few days before they arrive. So I'm stuck with the spare for now :-(
BTW, the rear tires look much more worn out than the fronts. Is that normal for this car due to rear wheel drive?
I have ordered a set of four but am going to only replace the rears for now.
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Yeah but they are still bulky and heavy! Will take a big space out of the trunk and decrease your mpg. In addition, if it's a coupe they might not have enough clearance to go under the front of the car. You might end up having to jack up the car with the OEM jack in the front before you can put the floor jack under !
Last edited by ericmbnomore; 11-30-2008 at 05:13 PM.
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Originally Posted by ericmbnomore
One thing that was very frustrating was how difficult the jack was to operate. It's hard to find the jack point and it's very hard to turn the **** to lift the car. I would have been in real trouble had this happened at night.
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Originally Posted by ericmbnomore
Yeah but they are still bulky and heavy! Will take a big space out of the trunk and decrease your mpg. In addition, if it's a coupe they might not have enough clearance to go under the front of the car. You might end up having to jack up the car with the OEM jack in the front before you can put the floor jack under !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJrp4pymk7U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJrp4pymk7U
You can get much lighter ones, at a much steeper price.
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Originally Posted by xx7sephiroth7xx
... I hope you didn't just turn the **** on the jack... you could have used the long flathead screw driver and put it through the hole in the **** to make it easier.
In my civic there was a separate handle. One end would engage the **** and at the other end(the end in your hand) could be rotated horizontally. Maybe I'm missing that handle? Do you guys have one in your car?
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