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Originally Posted by redpoint5
It's been discussed before, but it's been a while. You're not going to see any improvement in fuel economy unless you're exclusively in stop and go traffic.
In my view, if you need the extra space, then ditch the spare tire. Otherwise, you might as well leave it in.
I consider tire plugs to be a permanent fix, and capable of fixing ~90% of tire "incidents". My preference is to plug even when a spare is available.
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Carry a spare. I ran over some dropped metal on the highway and put a hole in the middle of the tire I could almost stick my pinky finger in. No plugging that.
I see people complaining all the time on the leaf forum that the leaf doesn't have a spare.
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1984 chevy suburban, custom made 6.5L diesel turbocharged with a Garrett T76 and Holset HE351VE, 22:1 compression 13psi of intercooled boost.
1989 firebird mostly stock. Aside from the 6-speed manual trans, corvette gen 5 front brakes, 1LE drive shaft, 4th Gen disc brake fbody rear end.
2011 leaf SL, white, portable 240v CHAdeMO, trailer hitch, new batt as of 2014.
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