Re: Rear NCT Tire Needed

["therealdmcvegas" <DMCVegas@xxxx>]

If the tire is inflated to 60 PSI, you'll immediatly see it. When 
inflated, the tread will bow out and be round. It will look like a 
donut. I've seen a lot of pictures on the internet of spare tires, 
and they all have the same flat tread on the bottom. So that's a 
quick way to see if it's got some pressure. The only true way of 
course to check pressure is to use a tire gague.

Went thru the same exact senario not too long ago myself, and had to 
carry the rear tire in the passenger seat. Lucily I was alone. I 
figure that I'll need to get a luggage rack to carry the tire on the 
rear of the car incase this happens again. Along with some bungee 
cords to hold it in place, which I'm not too fond of. With all the 
accessories that people love to engineer, an adaptor to attach to the 
rear rack to secure the flat tire in place would be a great idea to 
me.

Also, rather than just simply trying to look for a replacement NCT, 
prehaps it is time to replace the whole set. If originality is 
important, then put the tires into storage. Otherwise, 21+ year old 
rubber is not going to perform as well as new tires would.

-Robert
vin 6585 "X"



--- In dmcnews@xxxx, "bob.hlavacek" <bob.hlavacek@xxxx> wrote:
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> ADVICE: Keep your donut spare at 60 PSI ! Mine looked and felt 
hard, but
> looked a little low when it was put on and off the jack. Like I 
said, it
> was good for 70'. I put the NCT in the passenger seat. Will it fit
> anywhere else? Wisecracks will be graciously accepted. There has 
to be
> some fun in this.
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