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Compact Spare

You should have a tire store or dealer inspect the spare tire for damage and excessive wear and the need to replace it. If you drove over the 50 mile limit and over speeds limited by tire then without seeing...

We all hope that we never need to use our spare tire. If you have never had to use your spare tire, you should consider yourself lucky. On the rare occasion that it needs to be used, the last thing...

This is a bit odd, usually this only happens with European vehicles that use lug bolts instead of lug nuts. With these vehicles, there are shorter lug bolts for use with the spare. If they are not used, the longer...

Spare tires come in all different types depending on the what the manufacturer felt was necessary for the design of the vehicle. Your spare tire (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/how-long-do-spare-tires-last) may be the most common type, which is a space-saver spare. There are also...