GTS Center Locking Wheels Question
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IMO, if you’re left stranded because of a flat, getting an appropriate replacement tire will be a bigger challenge than tackling those center locks…
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How much of that is different between center locks and standard 5-lugs? As far as I know, the tools required to change wheels are not included with any 992.
IMO, if you’re left stranded because of a flat, getting an appropriate replacement tire will be a bigger challenge than tackling those center locks…
IMO, if you’re left stranded because of a flat, getting an appropriate replacement tire will be a bigger challenge than tackling those center locks…
Either way you will be calling Porsche Roadside Assistance.
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How much of that is different between center locks and standard 5-lugs? As far as I know, the tools required to change wheels are not included with any 992.
IMO, if you’re left stranded because of a flat, getting an appropriate replacement tire will be a bigger challenge than tackling those center locks…
IMO, if you’re left stranded because of a flat, getting an appropriate replacement tire will be a bigger challenge than tackling those center locks…
Two points:
(1) In addition to not having the tools to replace the tire, on the spot…there is no spare to replace it with. So, unless your bud is gonna bring out a spare tire for you, you are left with option #2.
(2) Use the (included) leak patching goo, and then inflate the tire (with the included compressor)…OR, wait for a ftalbed to arrive and haul you off to the nearest Porsche dealership (wherever that might be), and they will order you a new replacement.
I have used that goo and inflated flat tires before and they have been perfectly fine, and remained sealed until the tread wear required I replaced them. Depends on how sever the puncture is? That said, if I was planning to track, I would never keep that tire on my car. I opted for the Porsche tire replacement plan, so if I got a flat, I would only use the goo to get me home and to the dealership the next day.
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Two points:
(1) In addition to not having the tools to replace the tire, on the spot…there is no spare to replace it with. So, unless your bud is gonna bring out a spare tire for you, you are left with option #2.
(2) Use the (included) leak patching goo, and then inflate the tire (with the included compressor)…OR, wait for a ftalbed to arrive and haul you off to the nearest Porsche dealership (wherever that might be), and they will order you a new replacement.
(1) In addition to not having the tools to replace the tire, on the spot…there is no spare to replace it with. So, unless your bud is gonna bring out a spare tire for you, you are left with option #2.
(2) Use the (included) leak patching goo, and then inflate the tire (with the included compressor)…OR, wait for a ftalbed to arrive and haul you off to the nearest Porsche dealership (wherever that might be), and they will order you a new replacement.
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LSM111 (11-29-2021)
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In all my cars, except the Porsche, I run non-flat tires. I no longer track the M4, so having run flats don’t bother me. Far from optimal in spirited driving, they sure do give me tremendous piece of mind on a trip…knowing there’s little chance I will be stranded on a busy highway, in rush hour waiting for the flatbed.
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