No Spare Needed!

**RadioKnight** · March 9th, 2011 12:28 AM

Has anyone heard of tire inflation and repair kits that allow you to do away with spare tires altogether?

Any first hand feedback? Do they really work? Where can i find them locally?

Would you consider completely foregoing your spare if you had one (or two) of these?

**OTEP** · March 10th, 2011 01:22 AM

Yes, they go by different names (e.g. Extended Mobility Kit).

It's basically a can of tire sealer and an air compressor.

I have the air compressor in my car (those el cheapo stuff from blade but has served me for years). Haven't gotten around to buying a tire sealer yet (less than Php500.00 at most mall auto accessory outlets).

The compressor alone has allowed me to drive the vehicle to a vulcanizing shop negating the need to use the spare.

But these kits won't work with a ripped tire unlike a real life spare.

Same reason why some off-road vehicles have the option of carrying dual spare tires (e.g. Land Rover Defender and most Toyota Land Cruiser models including the latest one).

**RadioKnight** · March 10th, 2011 01:33 AM

*otep -- thanks for the feedback. Can you use those generic sealants with generic compressors? I was considering shipping the continental mobility kit plus a few extra canisters from the US.. Now it sounds i can save loads by "making my own". TIA

**OTEP** · March 10th, 2011 01:46 AM

The tire sealant will actually inflate the tire already (the popular brand name is Fix-a-flat).

I do have the compressor because most of the time, I do not need to permanently seal the tire. I just need to make it to the vulcanizing shop.

**OTEP** · March 10th, 2011 01:47 AM

The tire sealant will actually inflate the tire already (the popular brand name is Fix-a-flat).

I do have the compressor because most of the time, I do not need to permanently seal the tire. I just need to make it to the vulcanizing shop.

**RadioKnight** · March 10th, 2011 02:08 AM

Originally Posted by OTEP

The tire sealant will actually inflate the tire already (the popular brand name is Fix-a-flat).

I do have the compressor because most of the time, I do not need to permanently seal the tire. I just need to make it to the vulcanizing shop.

I will look into fix a flat. Banawe? I plan to just carry this around rather than a spare. Safe enough for 99% of flat scenarios? Im running run flats now, but find them very hard and want to change to normal performance tires but dont want to start carrying a spare (in the interest of space).

Thoughts and advise on the matter would be appreciated!

Thanks!

**OTEP** · March 10th, 2011 11:41 PM

Fix-a-flat (and other brands of the same type) are sold in SM hardware stores. Pretty easy to see. They're the only spray cans with a hose and a valve stem adapter on the end.

**nic** · March 11th, 2011 10:43 AM

Those products are very convenient to use, but don't remove your spare tire for cases like ripped tires as OTEP mentioned.

Anyway, you don't save gas by removing the spare tire- saw it in Fifth Gear. Even if you do save, it's negligible and will never outweigh the benefits of having a spare.