Spare tire
 

Has anyone swapped or converted their spare tire compressor to a space saver spare with jack etc. Is it even possible?

Lots of threads on this .... Do a search.

yes it's possible. the trunk does in fact have a place for a spare.

I have. Kept the compressor and placed in the net, and put spare and plate in the trunk. Need a jack, wrench, pouch and tie down still. GMpartsdirect.com and search as though you have a convertible. You can get all there.

From what I understand, if you have a flat in the rear you put the spare on one of the front tires and then take that tire and place where the rear flat tire is.

You want to avoid putting a spare on the front as much as you possibly can. Since the spare is a lot smaller size tire, it is more dangerous to put it on the front because you use the front tires to steer. It's always recommended to put a spare on the rear.

Or conversely, never put the smaller diameter spare on the rear because you would be forcing your limited slip differential into a constant state of slip and burn up the differential clutches. I would always put the spare on the front.

2 different tire dias is pretty dumb no matter where you put them.

Even on older cars that have posi, you will trash the posi unit with unequal dias.

Today it's even worse.

Welcome to Stability Control.

Where if the tire speed does not match, brakes will try to force the issue.

The small tire will be seen as spinning if put on the rear, and brakes will be applied to try and match RPM.

Put it on the front, and the big tire will be seen as sliding, and brakes there too.

Use a full dia spare on modern cars or don't dick with it. You can do more damage than being late for an appointment.

Look, if you REALLY are worried about flats, modern EMT's are about the same price as stock tires.

EMT's are Run Flats.

I think you guys are forgetting that a compact spare isn't supposed to be driven on anyways. it's only designed to allow you to get somewhere to have your regular tire fixed or replaced. it's an emergency thing, not an actual spare to be driven on. in fact, I'd wager that the motive behind making the fix a flat kit standard is precisely because so many people drive around on the compact spares as though it were a regular spare tire.

Better off just using OnStar and let them figure out how to get you where you need to be.

I haven't had a flat since 1995. And in my years of driving- 1987 to 2014- that's the only one.

Modern tires are quite good. And the gorilla snot works just fine.

As mentioned, a traditional spare is meant to be driven on temporarily to get you somewhere you can replace it with a full size. My solution (SS) is to to use the v6 spare kit with an adapter/spacer for my daily commutes (takes up less space) and a full size front tire for longer trips. I have posted in threads before and pictures of the full size solution in one of them, so I won't repost here.

The v6 spare has the pros of space saving, but cons of (1) only being able to use on the front (due to diameter) which would require 2 tire changes if the flat is on the rear (2) can only be used temporarily (3) must use an adapter/spacer for SS to clear the brembos. The full size front tire spare solution can be used on front or back since it is the same diameter and can be driven long term if needed. The cons include the amount of space it takes up and extra weight.

Myself I refuse to be stranded because I do not have a spare tire. I've had plenty of flats in the years and I know better. My latest nail hole was last week. Ran over a small piece of wood with a nail in it in my SS. I have a stock OEM SS front full size wheel with a Pzero tire on it in my trunk with all the stuff it takes to change, plug or last resort use the sealant kit so I can take care of a flat and be on my way no matter where I may be. Not everyone is willing to give up their trunk space and add the weight. But it works for me.