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vetehead · 08-30-2010, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by cmore

They used to be.

PS:

Where the last tire self destructed, there was no cell service and no homes with in 15 miles.

If you special ordered your car for 150 you could have ordered the compact spare with jack & lug wrench!!!

Buy it thru the parts dept. if you are so worried!!!

Good Luck with your New SS.

philthy · 08-30-2010, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by vetehead

If you special ordered your car for 150 you could have ordered the compact spare with jack & lug wrench!!!

Buy it thru the parts dept. if you are so worried!!!

Good Luck with your New SS.

Compact spare is not available on the SS....wont fit over the Brembo brakes.

mhood · 08-30-2010, 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by vetehead

If you special ordered your car for 150 you could have ordered the compact spare with jack & lug wrench!!!

Not on the SS (as I understand it). Is anyone making a little spare and jack that will fit between the brakes on an SS? I'd hate to miss a flight because I got a flat and had to w8 on OnStar to save me...

vetehead · 08-30-2010, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by mhood

Not on the SS (as I understand it). Is anyone making a little spare and jack that will fit between the brakes on an SS? I'd hate to miss a flight because I got a flat and had to w8 on OnStar to save me...

Quote:

Originally Posted by philthy

Compact spare is not available on the SS....wont fit over the Brembo brakes.

Stand corrected boys!!!!

revron · 08-30-2010, 08:51 AM

Run flat tires.
I'm not sure I will get them, but i'm thinking about it.

snowtrill · 08-30-2010, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by mhood

Not on the SS (as I understand it). Is anyone making a little spare and jack that will fit between the brakes on an SS? I'd hate to miss a flight because I got a flat and had to w8 on OnStar to save me...

You are parking your Camaro at an airport and you are worried about a flat? I'd suggest either a beater car with a spare for the airport trips or a shuttle.

mhood · 08-30-2010, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by snowtrill

You are parking your Camaro at an airport and you are worried about a flat? I'd suggest either a beater car with a spare for the airport trips or a shuttle.

Everybody says that but at DFW Remote, the manager put it to me like this: "This ain't a Wally World...everyone parked here has dropped at least $500 on airline tickets...24/7 camera coverage all over the lot...not a single group of punks ever hangs out here...park by a nice car and you'll be fine."

The last several flights, I've driven the Camaro over. Last time out, I parked between a cherry 2010 GT500 and a new Mini Cooper and there was another 2010 Camaro not 20 feet away. There were BMWs, Benz, Vettes, etc. all over the place. Not a scratch on my baby.

PS: I live about 130 miles West of DFW and my option is to leave my baby with my wife...she commutes 120 miles every day and really likes to drive my Camaro. And yea, I'm a little worried about missing a flight because of a flat.

2001ragtop · 08-30-2010, 10:15 AM

Will this size Camaro aluminum rim and tire fit into the trunk if a driver wants to ride around with this back there???

P245/45ZR20 tire, on 20 x 8" rim, +35mm offset (front Camaro SS rim) (28 11/16" outside diameter by about 11.0" tall fully inflated)

If that fits in the trunk, then you can indeed drive around with a spare tire in your car. the outside diameter in the front and back match. (someone here should be able to verify if it fits into the trunk compartment.) As long as you don't mind all that extra weight in the back.

VenomZ302 · 08-30-2010, 10:34 AM

Regardless of whether a full sized replacement will fit, you really need to consider carrying one for the front and one for the rear, if you're that worried about a flat.

mhood · 08-30-2010, 10:38 AM

How about something generic that mounts to the thread pattern and lets you keep rolling at a reduced speed? Anything of the sort out there?

justincase_2008 · 08-30-2010, 10:50 AM

The Twheel.

And with all the "defects" in the camaro still love it more then my last car, a hand me down ford ranger.

VenomZ302 · 08-30-2010, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by mhood

How about something generic that mounts to the thread pattern and lets you keep rolling at a reduced speed? Anything of the sort out there?

Wouldn't the spare still have to be at least a 19" wheel to work? I think I've only ever heard of spares being (at most) an inch smaller than the regular wheels.

cmore · 08-31-2010, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by UnknownWarrior

we still ARE General Motors, i love how people BITCH PISS AND MOAN about the loans but you still buy our cars and trucks maybe you should of bought an import instead of domestic, btw its called onstar USE IT its free for 1 year

May not be a issue with some but some places I drive , On star doesn't work. On Star is only for 6 months now.

tradosaurus · 08-31-2010, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by cmore

They used to be.

PS:

Where the last tire self destructed, there was no cell service and no homes with in 15 miles.

Amen to the "no spare tire" option for the SS.

I also don't like the different size tires on front and back on the RS option for LT and the SS's. Can't rotate them which is why I stuck with the 2LT.

This is one of the reasons I bought the 2LT so I could get the spare tire option.

I think someone found a way to get a spare tire for the SS models. Do a search.

08-30-2010, 08:51 AM	#19
revron Drives: camaro 2lt rs auto silver Join Date: May 2009 Location: Pahrump, NV Posts: 172	Run flat tires. I'm not sure I will get them, but i'm thinking about it. __________________ Ron

08-30-2010, 10:15 AM	#22
2001ragtop Drives: V8 american car Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Dallas, Tx Posts: 1,417	Will a full size spare fit in the trunk ? Will this size Camaro aluminum rim and tire fit into the trunk if a driver wants to ride around with this back there??? P245/45ZR20 tire, on 20 x 8" rim, +35mm offset (front Camaro SS rim) (28 11/16" outside diameter by about 11.0" tall fully inflated) If that fits in the trunk, then you can indeed drive around with a spare tire in your car. the outside diameter in the front and back match. (someone here should be able to verify if it fits into the trunk compartment.) As long as you don't mind all that extra weight in the back.

08-30-2010, 10:34 AM	#23
VenomZ302 Live to Win, Dare to Fail Drives: 2010 Aqua Blue RS/SS M6 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 1,824 View My Garage	Regardless of whether a full sized replacement will fit, you really need to consider carrying one for the front *and* one for the rear, if you're that worried about a flat. __________________ 3/13/09 - Ordered Aqua Blue Metallic 2SS/RS M6! 7/13/09 - Built! 8/11/09 - Delivered! 2G1FT1EW2A9124579

08-30-2010, 10:50 AM	#25
justincase_2008 The Freak Kid Drives: ABM 2010 SS/RS White strips Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Tampa Posts: 1,212 View My Garage	The Twheel. And with all the "defects" in the camaro still love it more then my last car, a hand me down ford ranger. __________________

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