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I hope one of the knowledgeable people here can help me.
My requirement is for a spare that will be safe for up to 500 miles at reasonable speed (70ish). I often drive from Austin to Santa Fe and would not want to spend days stranded between these waiting for tire/wheel replacements. From the threads here it would appear none of the frunk friendly offerings would be recommended, the Modern spare is probably closest.
I have a GT with 20 inch wheels. Would it be sensible to get a spare 20 inch wheel (not necessarily Lucid) fitted with a 245/40 tire? This would be the same size as existing for the front, but the rears are 265/40. Would there be a problem driving 500 miles on that mismatch at the rear?
Since I rarely use the frunk (I was put off by the hood bending issues on early Model S) I could put this up front for these long trips.
My requirement is for a spare that will be safe for up to 500 miles at reasonable speed (70ish). I often drive from Austin to Santa Fe and would not want to spend days stranded between these waiting for tire/wheel replacements. From the threads here it would appear none of the frunk friendly offerings would be recommended, the Modern spare is probably closest.
I have a GT with 20 inch wheels. Would it be sensible to get a spare 20 inch wheel (not necessarily Lucid) fitted with a 245/40 tire? This would be the same size as existing for the front, but the rears are 265/40. Would there be a problem driving 500 miles on that mismatch at the rear?
Since I rarely use the frunk (I was put off by the hood bending issues on early Model S) I could put this up front for these long trips.
