Al.Fresco

He could have strapped 4 more on his whale tail.

LexVan

I'm more concerned and afraid of short distances. Car doesn’t get up to temperature; oil, coolant, gear lube. Distracted city drivers texting and such. Traffic lights, stop signs, law enforcement and traffic jams. I like to strap in & buckle-up and go for 200-300 miles of country roads. If the trip is less than 50 miles round trip, I'd rather take the daily driving SUV.

R_Rated

That reminds me... i just watched the new Mad Max Movie for the first time this weekend. Pretty intense.

fast1

Granted it's a risk, but how much of a risk. I have never had a flat in over four decades of driving; the worst was a very slow leak from a nail in a rear tire. Even for those who have had flat tires, how often did they occur? I have no data to support this, but I expect that there's about the same chance of being involved in an accident as getting a flat tire.
If I were obsessed about getting a flat tire on a long trip, I'm certain that there are many rental cars to chose from that have spares.

911Enthusiast

Great info. 2 questions:

1. Tire plug kit: I have one too. But found that if the breach is towards inside of the rear tires, then accessing it becomes an issue
2. I've thought about purchasing floor jack. Any recommendations? (found this thread: http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/9...have-seen.html). Also, whats the right spot on 911 to place the head of the floor jack?

CSK 911 C4S

Need at least one of these little pucks which goes into the hole in the frame under the car at the jack point.



And the little blue floor jack from Harbor Freight is fantastic and pretty light weight.

If I ever get a puncture I'd probably remove the wheel to fix or at least jack it up so the tire could be observed to find and repair the puncture.

NVRANUF

After reading this thread... I wonder how some folks can get out of bed each morning!

OCD much?

Shawn C

Only issue with tire plugs is that there are almost impossible to shove through these tires, I bored it out properly and could barely get enough plug in. Had to use all my might and I am not a small guy lol. The steel belting makes it a bitch.

LexVan

Yes, they are very hard to do. No doubt. About the only way I've been able to do it on the 911 is to dis-mount the wheel. I figured if this happened on a road trip, I may have to limp somewhere, find a service station with a lift, and bribe someone.

I used to think that I worked-out 5 days a week to preserve the integrity of my young dating daughters.....now I convince myself that I do it in case I need to plug a tire, on the shoulder of a road, with a low slung 911, with a hot muffler above my head.

Penn4S

Amen.

Porsche_nuts

See post 8 by fasttr. No reaming and they work.

Need4S

Do they make anything like this for the 991? This is a BMW jack for an e39. It only weighs a few pounds and is very compact. About $100. With this and a plug kit, seems like at least some "insurance ".