lanceuppercut

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took the spare out for the first time since buying the car (i know, i know!!) as i needed to dry out my boot, this tyre has no chance does it?

mickeymouse

tyre no imho. alloy also doubtful, not sure if that can be repaired or would want it repaired tbh.

i wiuld also be looking for suspension and any other issues on all 4 corners, that has taken one hell of a whack;....

lanceuppercut

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i've no idea on the history of that tyre/alloy, it was in the boot which i had never bothered to take a look at until now (6 months).

i wouldnt know where to begin when looking for suspension issues and that alloy is of a different type to what i actually have on the car so i wonder if the last owner purchased it (damaged) so he had a spare of some sort.

the whole thing is pretty kerbed to hell tbh.

his-n-her-scoobs

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Don't know which is worse, the condition or the fact it is a runway. Would rather continue driving on a flat tyre than fit that!

richiewong

Wow, you got a full size spare! It's normally a crappy space saver

lanceuppercut

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was on the car when i got it, wondering now if its worth trying to source a spare inovit redline + tyre (why are tyres not usually sold in sets of 5's?!), or a space saver..

alcazar

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I'd go for one that matches, or near matches, your existing wheel/tyre combination.

As a spare it doesn't have to be a perfect match

I'd also get the car's alignment checked.

super_ted

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I have a spare space saver for a classic if you need? Can't see what car you have.

lanceuppercut

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i have an rb5, so its 5x100 is it?

a space (and weight saver) would be quite nice but how much? will it fit over 4 pot fronts and 2 pot rears?

if i can get a single inovit redline then for convienence, swapping out like for like is much easier than having to go for a space saver and shuffle flat tyres about if it doesn't clear.

lanceuppercut

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the crazy looking scuff damage aside, as its a spare, not even the same type (its a tarmac and i otherwise have redlines) and infact not even the same colour (black vs gold spare), is it worth taking it to a tyre place and see if they are able to see if the alloy can be saved, rebalanaced(/whatever)?

his-n-her-scoobs

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When I converted to 4 pots I picked up an MY99 space saver to fit over the 4 pots on ebay, £20 inc delivery IIRC