Do you Know What's in Your Tub? - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

gbmidyear66 · 02-27-2011

I'm guessing most people spend more time thinking about their next Mod than they do the spare. After owning my car almost a year and driving it 4,000 miles - I though it might be a good idea to check the tire tub.

It felt like opening a time capsule, I think I may have just been the last guy in there in 20 years. Fortunately - everything was there - and tire actually had air.

It cleaned up pretty well. I'm gonna take the chance that if I ever needed it, the 20 year old spare would get me home.

Glenn

Hammer · 02-27-2011

Been there done that. Feel much better afterwards.

902066 · 02-27-2011

I did the same thing when my 90 was 10 years old. Cleaned everything up and put the tire bag under the tray, in the compartment , behind the passenger seat. It fits nicely in their, stays a lot cleaner, and is still available if needed.

tomtom72 · 02-27-2011

Yea, I did that too the when I took delivery of my 90 back in 04....and the tire was down to like 30 psi! So glad I checked it then, and now I check it every March just to make sure.

They do still work. I got a bad flat this summer & drove from a bit north of Atlantic City back to NYC on that doughnut and it seems none the worse for wear. I should say that a normal 2 hr trip took like 5 hrs because I got off the highway and took surface streets. I didn't know how well it would hold up to 50 mph or even 40 mph. It got me home though! I just wonder how much more life it has left in it after that ordeal.

Tom

todesengel · 02-27-2011

mine was pretty terrible when I had to drop it. I was scared to have to run on the spare at all. Looked pretty much like your first picture.

Kevin · 02-27-2011

in the event i need to use the spare tire, im' just gona call aaa

todesengel · 02-27-2011

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Originally Posted by Kevin

in the event i need to use the spare tire, im' just gona call aaa

may have been the smart thing to do, but this car sits so low (she is slammed) the thought of some hack in a roll back trying to load it up makes me shudder.

Kevin · 02-27-2011

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Originally Posted by todesengel

may have been the smart thing to do, but this car sits so low (she is slammed) the thought of some hack in a roll back trying to load it up makes me shudder.

that's why you stand over them...preferably with something big and heavy. the few times i've had to call aaa the people who came out have been very professional and went out of their way to make sure they didn't damage the car

todesengel · 02-27-2011

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Originally Posted by Kevin

that's why you stand over them...preferably with something big and heavy. the few times i've had to call aaa the people who came out have been very professional and went out of their way to make sure they didn't damage the car

that actually made me laugh a bit.

I do have a service I use when I strip a car down for paint, and have it towed to the shop, but they do not service the area I live in. LIke any profession I am sure there are good and bad, but I prefer not to roll the dice if I have anything of value on the line.

mike100 · 02-28-2011

my tub has an oil cooler in it!

...but I did clean out my spare and re-inflate it the 2nd day I had my car.

02-27-2011	#2
Hammer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Ideho Posts: 2,653	Re: Do you Know What's in Your Tub? Been there done that. Feel much better afterwards. __________________ [I][FONT=Comic Sans MS]John Boyd[/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=1]Ideho[/SIZE][/FONT][/I] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=1][I]2015 ZL1 [/I][I]Camaro #1121 BLACK/BLACK 6 SPD (540 RWHP)[/I][/SIZE][/FONT] [I][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=1]1991 ZR-1 #458 [COLOR=red]RED/[/COLOR][COLOR=black]BLACK 72[/COLOR]k miles ([B][COLOR=red]SOLD[/COLOR][/B]) 1991 ZR-1 #473 [COLOR=red]RED/[/COLOR][COLOR=black]BLACK [/COLOR]37k miles ([B][COLOR=red]SOLD[/COLOR][/B])[/SIZE][/FONT][/I]

02-27-2011	#3
902066 Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 190	Re: Do you Know What's in Your Tub? I did the same thing when my 90 was 10 years old. Cleaned everything up and put the tire bag under the tray, in the compartment , behind the passenger seat. It fits nicely in their, stays a lot cleaner, and is still available if needed.

02-27-2011	#4
tomtom72 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Jacksonville, FL USA Posts: 4,645	Re: Do you Know What's in Your Tub? Yea, I did that too the when I took delivery of my 90 back in 04....and the tire was down to like 30 psi! So glad I checked it then, and now I check it every March just to make sure. They do still work. I got a bad flat this summer & drove from a bit north of Atlantic City back to NYC on that doughnut and it seems none the worse for wear. I should say that a normal 2 hr trip took like 5 hrs because I got off the highway and took surface streets. I didn't know how well it would hold up to 50 mph or even 40 mph. It got me home though! I just wonder how much more life it has left in it after that ordeal. Tom __________________ 1990 ZR-1, Black/grey, #2233, stock. ZR-1 Net Reg Founding Member #316 & NCM member

02-27-2011	#5
todesengel Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: O'Fallon, Mo Posts: 738	Re: Do you Know What's in Your Tub? mine was pretty terrible when I had to drop it. I was scared to have to run on the spare at all. Looked pretty much like your first picture.

02-27-2011	#6
Kevin Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: pittsburgh Posts: 4,632	Re: Do you Know What's in Your Tub? in the event i need to use the spare tire, im' just gona call aaa __________________ It's not the car, it's the people - Doug Johnson 90 r/r "KEYS ON" nick named "T.L.B"

02-28-2011	#10
mike100 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: San Marcos CA Posts: 1,802	Re: Do you Know What's in Your Tub? my tub has an oil cooler in it! ...but I did clean out my spare and re-inflate it the 2nd day I had my car.