On a FWD car, I would say put the toy spare on the rear and do 50 MPH all the
way in to your destination.
On a BMW, not so much. Running with the spare on the rear will wear your
differential. Running the spare on the front is pretty dangerous. I'd say
repair the tire with a plug-patch. If you can't find someone to patch it, put
a plug in the tire and run it on the rear and keep the speed down.
Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA
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----- "Jim Stone" <jandkstone99@msn.com> wrote:
> From: "Jim Stone" <jandkstone99@msn.com>
> To: shop-talk@autox.team.net
> Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2009 9:16:58 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
> Subject: [Shop-talk] Maximum speed with a limited use spare
>
> I am writing this from a hotel in Harrisburg, PA. My wife and I are
> driving
> her BMW 323 to Eastern Long Island and had a flat tire today. That
> isn't a
> big deal as we are close to needing new tires on the car anyway. I
> will
> probably just order a new set from TireRack and have them delivered to
> where
> we are staying. However, we still have 275 miles to our destination
> and the
> spare says not to exceed 50 MPH. I am not sure which is more
> dangerous:
> exceeding the maximum speed on the tire or driving 50 on the NJ
> Turnpike and
> Long Island Expressway. I assume the 50 MPH sticker on the tire is
> primarily
> there for liability protection. Does anyone know what a reasonable
> safe speed
> would be with this tire? I promise not to sue you if you are wrong.
> The
> spare is on the rear, assuming that makes a difference.
>
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