I was wondering I notice there is a pacer wheel makes some steel wheels.
Has anyone tried to put a full size spare in place of their donut?

Maybe a 16 inch or a 17 inch?

 

May I ask why? The modern "doughnut" spare serves its purpose rather well.

 

Just a guess here, but maybe for non sport guys upgrading to Akebono's this would be cheaper than finding a sport model spare wheel/tire?

 

Never touched spares as long as I can remember. Might be better removing it and put a can of fix-a-flat just in case.

 

I wouldn't recommend that. In the event that you actually have a blowout you will be stranded till help arrives. Although a blowout is rare it could happen and it never happens in the best place. If you have the doughnut at least you can put in on and drive off.

 

Only reason I ask is. I drive my vehicle in rural area's where there isn't too many tire shops and especially would not have my tiresize. It can be middle of no where or somewhere with windy roads which would be a little bad with a doughnut.

 

Gotcha. Makes total sense.

 

Totally agree. Even the horrible "run flats" many of the German brands are so fond of using are a recipe for disaster. A few years ago, a friend of mine suffered damage on the freeway in his BMW. It was to the sidewall, and rendered the run flat tire un-drivable. So, instead of a ten-minute swap with a spare, he had to wait an hour for a tow, rent a car (because it was late and all the dealers were closed), come back the next day, and pay for a brand new tire.

Some technological advancements are exactly advancing anything.