Have you hugged your temporary spare today?

**Jamm3r** · 12-17-2012, 10:09 PM

Well, probably not, but hopefully you've put air in it in the last few months. Most people love to hate them, actually. You can post up with whatever measure of love or hate you have for these things if you really want.

But the real tech questions here are: how long do these things last in the trunk, and what do you do after that?

Seems like I'm in charge of fleet maintenance for my adult children and they all have cars older than 10 years old so it would stand to reason that the temporary spares in them have "aged out," if you believe, even a little, that unused tires age out.

So, should I replace them? With what, a real tire? Or another temporary spare? Where do you get one?

**Steve** · 12-17-2012, 11:01 PM

I had a blowout recently and went to the donut tire ... it got me like five miles before it deflated ... so the moral of the story is to check at least 1x annually and fill with air before you need it.

**jsmith4816** · 12-18-2012, 02:43 AM

I would believe that if it was in the trunk then it would be okay. Maybe check psi once in a while. I was balancing my tires and just happened to check my spare. Good think I did cause it was at 20 psi. Should have been around 37 like my other tires. But it is 17 years old.

**silverhobey** · 12-18-2012, 08:52 AM

wow......thanks for the reminder to check it ....
Brian

**stchman** · 12-18-2012, 03:56 PM

There are Silverados and Sierras that have temp spares?

**Conlan Rose** · 12-18-2012, 04:14 PM

This makes me think I should check my almost 18 year old spare. It is totally factory and on the factory rim. I will have to check the pressure. Of course I can't use it because it is larger then my current tires. It is a real tire not a true spare. I also need a new rim for it.....