If all you need is an emergency option, one of these $23 Slime compressors is perfect. That’s what you’ll use to reinflate your tire after you fix the puncture, or how you’ll air back up to road pressures if you’re airing down for off-road driving. Like other kits, it includes rope plugs and the tools you need to install them, but this one goes above and beyond by including items like needle-nose pliers, spare valve cores, and a folding razor blade. The best tire-repair kit I’ve found is made by Boulder Tools and costs $38. There’s really no excuse for not carrying this stuff in your car or truck. And they’re hundreds of dollars cheaper than calling for a tow. The tools you should have to fix a flat tire yourself don’t cost much more than getting a tire plugged at a tire shop. And man, that’s going to cause a big problem if you’re not prepared or if it happens somewhere you can’t easily call for help. You should avoid using a space saver on a dirt road or trail if at all possible.Īnd even if you have a full-size spare with a matching tire and wheel, it’s still possible to puncture more than one tire at a time.
Space savers, or donuts, are only designed to get you a very short distance at very low speeds-across town to the tire shop, basically. It’s become less and less common for new vehicles to come equipped with a full-size spare tire.
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