Why the spare tire

[drunken_panda]

I have a question on the location of the spare tire. I got a flat this weekend and had to empty my trunk to get the tire out of the well. Why don't sedans hang the tire off the bottom like Vans and SUVs do? This would also get rid of that stupid cardboard thing, which on my 93 has gotten wet and cracked.

[RningOnFumes]

lol...not in your case, but i beleive it's more convenient.

it's a passenger car, you don't need to get the long tire stick to wind the spare down, all you need to do is rolld up your sleevs and get to buiness

as with a truck or suv, they have no other option but to stick it under there. with it truck, it's obvious, you wasn full use of the bed. with a suv, i think it's more to do with the manufactuere, but still most suvs are based off of trucks, and the trucks have the spares under neath.

i'm not sure if any of the smaller toy suvs have the wheels mounted inside or not so i won't say.


personally, i like haveing the spare in the trunk rather than underneath

[majorgercko1]

man that would look so lame, i would not want my car to have a tire hanging down, hell no. Just keep ur trunk clean and you should be ok.

[Dave's]

Try changing the tire when the suspension mechanism doesn't work from rust and road grime. The trucks at least have room to crawl under as you try to figure out another way to remove the tire.

[drunken_panda]

Well, since there is already a well, I don't think you could see the tire hanging. What I'm thinking is they build a flat floor and have the tire hang from that.

I've changed tires on Previas, Sierras, and a Sonoma with no trouble getting the thing down. It is no problem when the trunk is clean, but when you are carrying a lot of stuff, then it becomes a hassle.

[Eye8Pussies]

changing a spare is always a hassle anyway and something that you don't hope you have to do

so better to have things look good usually, have everything work properly for sure, and on the odd unfortunate occasion that you do get a flat, just deal with moving all the crap out of your trunk

[leasaunce]

the way the spare tyre located at the moment is the best place IMO (easy access)

[chesstompowell]

I'm glad mine is in my trunk . It ensures that the tire stays in mint condition until you need it. I've taken a look under a few old trucks and i''l tell you, the spare under there is pretty much useless because of the rust.

[dirtdiggler]

the concept is to keep everything clean and rust free. also it helps in a "crumple zone" design, which is a full size rear tire is used. the full size rear tire helps in absorbing rear end hits.

dirt diggler

[terrastrife]

aerodynamics yo :P

[jhbhatia]

the way it is, is the best system, i had a tough time trying to get my punctured tire back on the underside of my dad's cressida wagon...in the end, i just put the tire in trunk thingie of the station wagon...and a tire shop fixed it back to the car.