mustangGT90210

OP, glad to see you can handle yourself when things don't work out right!

You wouldn't happen to drive a 2010+ Mustang would you? I know those only come with a tire plug kit and no spare, so if I could fully understand if your first instinct was to go for that.

jkaufman_95

My 2013 caddy has the same I believe, so yes if that's the case I don't fault him, but I'm assuming he's driving a fiddy

mustangGT90210

Yeah he's in the fiddy but if it's new to him or anything it might just be habit to think he doesn't have a spare maybe?

Just call me Sean

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I wasn't trying to start anything. I just couldn't figure out why someone would go through the trouble of removing the wheel and then not use the spare. Trucks don't come with donuts, you can't use a donut with 2000 pounds in the back. I use plugs regularly but I don't remove the wheel to install them. If the wheel has to come off the spare goes on.

Tussin_Wolf

I think that's why most people have a spare tire.

Butters_33

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I don't want to drive around with a spare on. It would look completely out of place. The tire repair kit works excellently, and does just as good of job as the tire shop. Since I had the time, had the tire off, had all the supplies, why not fix it? Or I could drive around with the goofy looking for a few days, then pay someone to do the job I can do myself.

And plus I was in the car wash. It was nice and warm. And I don't have a garage LOL!

dereku

I have never plugged a tire by taking it off....

Normally just find the issue and cram the plug in. Cut off excess, air up and drive on.

jkaufman_95

You can't even tell its the spare, and it is NOT THE SAME as a tire shop plug. A tire shop plug is inside and outside patched (I.e. they remove the tire from the rim) and how is a spare goofy looking? My spare matches my other rims and tires I could roll all five next to each other and you wouldn't be able to tell me which one is from under the truck

SultanGris

Mines different cause i have a lariat with 20s, but it's the same overall size, just a black steel 18 inch rim and a Goodyear wrangler instead of my 20" pirellis.

jkaufman_95

Fair enough. But even if you were running it, I'd go oh hey they got a flat, I've had that happen. Not OMFG how freaking lame and stupid does that truck look! Haha idiot shouldn't have hit a nail!