Real Spare Tire (20" Wheel) Woes

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Jmhm17 said:
So what about us 20" rim guys? We still get a 17" spare. What do we do when we get a flat? put it on the front? I can only imagine this destroying my diff.
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Math/geometry question for you.

If you have a 15" rim with a 35" tire...sitting beside a 22" rim with a 35" tire..

Which one has the larger diameter?
 
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AustinB said:
Math/geometry question for you.

If you have a 15" rim with a 35" tire...sitting beside a 22" rim with a 35" tire..

Which one has the larger diameter?
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Wait... 20's have the same diameter as the 17's? I thought the tires were way shorter on the 17's... Well I feel dumb now..
 
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Jmhm17 said:
Wait... 20's have the same diameter as the 17's? I thought the tires were way shorter on the 17's... Well I feel dumb now..
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They give you a different tire on the spare that is a little "taller" to make up the difference in wheel size.

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AustinB said:
Lol is that you? How in the fk does that happen?

Imagining something came apart or flew up? Or trying to shave with the wrong tool.
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I'm guessing a cut off wheel came apart. Which has happened to me a couple times and it'll scare the **** of you


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Real Spare Tire (20" Wheel) Woes

AustinB said:
Lol is that you? How in the fk does that happen?

Imagining something came apart or flew up? Or trying to shave with the wrong tool.
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Cutting a weld on a seat lug over an elevator shaft to weld on a new one. Face shield kept getting in the damn way, one hand for the tool, one hand for myself.....the rest , well you can see how that went. Sometimes those things kick like a mule...also I'm lefty in a right handed world.....
 
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Ronan said:
Cutting a weld on a seat lug over an elevator shaft to weld on a new one. Face shield kept getting in the damn way, one hand for the tool, one hand for myself.....the rest , well you can see how that went. Sometimes those things kick like a mule...also I'm lefty in a right handed world.....
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I feel your pain, I don't have the shield on my grinder either. I wear safety glasses but that's it. I really shouldn't use it without the shield, but it seems to always be in the way!

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