Get-you-home tyre foam

[colm_mcm]

What's the craic with leaving this stuff in your tyre, does it damage the rubber?

[Myfeckin FTO]

Not really - you could just let it back out through the nozzle and refill with air while the puncture is being repaired. I haven't had to change a wheel in years thanks to these repair kits getting me to the nearest tyre place.

[colm_mcm]

I found out that the spare wheel doesn't turn on my car, it's fouling the caliper. either the brakes are upgraded on the spare isn't the right one. can anyone post a picture of a proper FTO spare?


I used the foam last Saturday night as a last resort. haven't got around to fixing it yet.

[Muad_dib77]

It fouling your larger calipers on the front?

the spare should go on one of the rears..

what you'll need to do is move and alloy to the front (if you have a flat there) and use the spare crummy wheel on the back..

[colm_mcm]

It's enough of a pain in the hole changing 1 tyre

[Muad_dib77]

lol - yeah but I'm guessing your brembos are wider than the standard brakes..

[colm_mcm]

they're not even brembos!

[Muad_dib77]

huh?? I thought you had non-standard brakes on.. have you the original brakes on?

[colm_mcm]

They have Mitsubishi written on them, and there's drilled and grooved discs. No idea whether they're standard or not. They're certainly a lot better than other FTO's I've driven

[Muad_dib77]

hmm... can you stick a picture in?

[colm_mcm]

I've got my sensible car at home this evening, maybe I have one on file somewhere....

[colm_mcm]

best one I can find

[CJ]

Std GPX calipers.

Whats all this talk of the spacesaver not fitting the front? I'm sure I've used one up front a few times in the past...

CJ

[colm_mcm]

It won't fit, that's the story. If my calipers are standard, that means my spare wheel isn't one for an FTO.

(anyone got a spare one?)

[Muad_dib77]

yeah the look like painted fto calipers ..odd..

my spare fits the front just fine..maybe you have one with a different offset...

[CJ]

It won't fit, that's the story.

I was referring to this piece of mad talk:

the spare should go on one of the rears..

what you'll need to do is move and alloy to the front (if you have a flat there) and use the spare crummy wheel on the back..

The spacesaver will fit on either the front or rear (with std calipers) without probs.

(anyone got a spare one?)

What as in an spare spare? Steelroe will have one for sure...

CJ

[colm_mcm]

either way I need a pic of a proper FTO spare, so I can compare how mine looks. All I know is its yellow and it fits the studs on the FTO.

[Muad_dib77]

It won't fit, that's the story.

I was referring to this piece of mad talk:

the spare should go on one of the rears..

what you'll need to do is move and alloy to the front (if you have a flat there) and use the spare crummy wheel on the back..

The spacesaver will fit on either the front or rear (with std calipers) without probs.

Ah yes - it'll fit - but apparently - it's not best practise to have the spare on a driving wheel..

[Daz]

The standard egg yoke spare will fit the front of any standard FTO break set-up including gpx, the calipers ain't an issue, a recomendation i read once in a manual one time was, not to be driven on for more than 30 miles at a time and not above 50klm,

[colm_mcm]

I take it that my spare wheel is off something else so.

Thanks previous owner!

[Daz]

I take it that my spare wheel is off something else so.

Thanks previous owner!

I'm sure steelroe will have a few knocking about.

Daz...