Long story short, 1 day before I replace all 4 tires, my back passanger tire gets a flat. Its unfixable...my problem is my parents are buying me the 4 tires, which requires me to get to their home town which is about 50 highway miles away, so they can come w/ me and basically pay the bill. If I keep it under 50 mph, and drive in the right lane, will the donut be okay for the trip?
2006-11-24 08:35:29 · 20 answers · asked by Jazy 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
It all depends on what the road conditions will be. I've seen people drive hundreds of miles on a dougnut tire and driving well over 50 MPH. Also a good thing is not to load the car with too much weight. Is your car RWD (rear wheel drive)? If it is, then accelerate cautiously, doing so prevents you from spinning out and the doughnut from losing grip. Other than that you should watch your speed; changing the wheel size affects your actual speedometer reading; you may be doing 50 MPH on the speedo but you could be doing 55 MPH instead. But don't take speed too seriously maufacturers design tires to withstand more than they legally state on doughnuts. Good luck!
2006-11-24 08:50:47 · answer #1 · answered by DJ FK Roland 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, donut tires are only supposed to be used for short distances at under 45 mph. Anything over that and you're risking blowing out the tire. If you can find some back roads so you can keep your speed down, even if it takes longer, you'd be safer. Or, if you haven't already, try going to a tire repair place and seeing if you can get a patch so hold you up until you get home.
2006-11-24 08:44:14 · answer #2 · answered by Sarah C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you keep it under 50 mph, drive in the right lane, AND use your hazards, you should be fine for JUST THIS TRIP. Most people don't realize that with a donut, your car is unbalanced and could do damage to the frame and axle as well, but for just this once, you should be fine as long as you are careful about it!
2006-11-24 08:47:51 · answer #3 · answered by purplepartygirrl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the donut tire is on the drive axle, YES it will! But as you stated, which is what you will find in your owners manual, under 50 mph and under 50 miles is acceptable. I'm assuming you have a front wheel drive car, so if it was on the back axle it doesn't matter.
2006-11-24 09:43:30 · answer #4 · answered by Charles B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is this an unused donut or not.Being on the rear of the car,a new
donut should be just fine for 50 miles perhaps a lot more as long
you're not out there trying to "burn" up that super-slab.
The MFGs. put restrictions on them for SAFETY reasons.I could
give less than a S_ _T what all these arm-chair X-perts have to
say on the subject!!!
Is it at all possible to borrow a spare to carry for the trip?Things
can get pretty ugly when you get a flat & NO spare.
I wish you luck.
2006-11-24 09:09:32 · answer #5 · answered by huppercupper 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every body is partly right. The main consideration on a compact spare is the air pressure in the tire. If it is not inflated to the value on the sidewall, you may not get out of town with it. Inflate it properly, and do not exceed the speed limit on the sidewall. If you flat was on a driving wheel, pull one off the other end of the vehicle and put the spare on the non-driving end.
2006-11-24 12:22:39 · answer #6 · answered by eferrell01 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't see a problem, just use your 4 way emergency flashers so you don't get rear ended. However, the spare tires are only guaranteed to last about 25 miles, but nothing should happen. But yeah some states don't allow spares to be used on the highway.
2006-11-24 08:44:18 · answer #7 · answered by diamond_joe1979 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok, there is a manufacturers recomendation and the real world problem...so of course, people that play by the rules will tell you "no, its not ok"...my personal opinion is that you will be fine...the tire is about half the circumference of a normal tire so therefore spinning twice as fast...this is why its important to keep your speed down...it will heat up and just wasnt designed for high speeds...can it handle it..yeah, for a short time...doughnuts are actually a reasonsable quality tire...just small. you are in a pinch and so looking for if it is possible not if its recomended...so keep your speed down and you should actually be fine for 100 miles...of course this will get thumbs down because "thats not what the manufacturer says"....yeah well, if they werent good for 50 miles at 50mph, they would have lots of lawsuits...they need to under-rate them so that they dont get sued.....
2006-11-24 10:25:48 · answer #8 · answered by FJ40spencer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, your donut tire will do fine but I would suggest that you keep your speed between 45-50. Anything over this will cause the steering to pull to one side.
2006-11-24 08:46:28 · answer #9 · answered by fluffychuckledunkin4765 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep your speed at or below the recommendation for the donut, and you'll be fine. I had to drive around for several days on a donut years ago, and had no particular problems.
2006-11-24 08:44:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋