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Old Mar 7, 2004
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removing spare tire?

Okay guys, my civic is really weighed down with stuff and I wanted to remove the spare. I've decided this because it takes about 30 mins to unbolt all the audio stuff just to get to the tire. And I can always call a tow truck or something to fix my tire, right?

So I'm wondering if this will affect the aim of my headlights by making them not shine far enough. Any ideas? Has anyone done this? It's just that the tire is so heavy--maybe 30lbs and I'll probably never use it.
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no man it wont affect them lol

think about it like this... if someone sits in the back of your car that weighs 200 pounds and dosent affect it, a 30 pound spare wont.

I havent had mine in there for like a year... its kind of a pain in the *** when you need it tho, I had to wait like 90 mins to get it when i got hit my a truck, and my tire went flat.
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I've got no spare, and I've had no problems. If I get a flat, it would suck to have 215/45/17 on 3 corners and a 14" donut on the third. I haven't ever put it on, but from just looking at it, it looks a lot smaller than what I'm running now.
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get rid of the spare and carry some fix a flat and some tar plugs for special cases. imp:
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I havent had mine in my car forever. It wont effect anything.
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Cool. Just took it out. Took me a half hour to take the lid off. Thanks guys for the advise.
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hahahahaha removing your spare tire will affect your headlight aim. but only by -.000000000000003 inches.

i took my spare out and did a amp floor install. i live inthe city now so if i blow a tire AAA will be my friend
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If you have subs back there then it's gonna counter the weight of the spare. My dumbass mounted my spare tire underneath my car. Not a smart idea. . I'm gonna pull it off completely one day.
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Originally posted by pheaton
If you have subs back there then it's gonna counter the weight of the spare. My dumbass mounted my spare tire underneath my car. Not a smart idea. . I'm gonna pull it off completely one day.
lol, and judging by the pic in your sig, your car looks lowered a decent amount too.
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Originally posted by ragencajun
get rid of the spare and carry some fix a flat and some tar plugs for special cases. imp:
Yea all the way fix a flat Rocks!!!!!!!!!!!! Can AAA put on a one size fits all spare tire ?
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If removing a spare make sure to purchase a can of tire foam and have your AAA card rdy
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I've got towing service, but no foam. Time to go shopping again...
 
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