Question: what do you guys do to your rear after taking spare wheel away?

WWJD · 02-15-2012, 12:42 PM

I'm thinking of taking my spare wheel and other stuff in the car away to save some weight, but the shape of the rear is kind of wired, it's hard to cover it up. I wonder what do you guys do with that?

kenchan · 02-15-2012, 12:50 PM

how about make a CF trunk floor to cover it up?

TreeSemdyZee · 02-16-2012, 12:42 AM

If you're trying to save weight for running at the track, why don't you just take the tire out when you go to the track and leave it in the rest of the time?
As many flat tires as I've gotten, I would hate to not have a spare.

phunk · 02-17-2012, 12:11 AM

The spare isn't heavy enough to bother... You should keep that in a street driven car and also do not forget to keep at least 5 stock lug nuts back there too because the nuts holding on your aftermarket wheels will not work with the stock spare... I remembered that a couple months ago when I had a flat and had to call someone to grab my stock lugs from my house

WWJD · 02-17-2012, 02:06 AM

Thank you guys for all the tips. I will just keep it in place and take it off at the track then

Rusty · 02-17-2012, 05:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phunk

The spare isn't heavy enough to bother... You should keep that in a street driven car and also do not forget to keep at least 5 stock lug nuts back there too because the nuts holding on your aftermarket wheels will not work with the stock spare... I remembered that a couple months ago when I had a flat and had to call someone to grab my stock lugs from my house

Thanks for the tip on the lug nuts.

fuct · 02-17-2012, 10:04 AM

...pray you dont get a flat, thats what you do.

02-15-2012, 12:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
WWJD Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: SoCal Posts: 396 Drives: PW 370Z Rep Power: 15	Question: what do you guys do to your rear after taking spare wheel away? I'm thinking of taking my spare wheel and other stuff in the car away to save some weight, but the shape of the rear is kind of wired, it's hard to cover it up. I wonder what do you guys do with that? __________________ My Journal #1 My Journal #2 Build by The R's Tuning, Irvine Laguna Seca 1:43.073 (stock power)/ Buttonwillow 13CW 1:59.532 (full exhaust)

02-17-2012, 12:11 AM	#4 (permalink)
phunk A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 3,669 Drives: 370 Rep Power: 974723	The spare isn't heavy enough to bother... You should keep that in a street driven car and also do not forget to keep at least 5 stock lug nuts back there too because the nuts holding on your aftermarket wheels will not work with the stock spare... I remembered that a couple months ago when I had a flat and had to call someone to grab my stock lugs from my house __________________ Charles @ CJ Motorsports : Website \| Facebook \| Instagram \| YouTube Home of the 9 second, stock longblock, stock drivetrain 6MT 370z. 9.91 @ 142mph

02-17-2012, 02:06 AM	#5 (permalink)
WWJD Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: SoCal Posts: 396 Drives: PW 370Z Rep Power: 15	Thank you guys for all the tips. I will just keep it in place and take it off at the track then __________________ My Journal #1 My Journal #2 Build by The R's Tuning, Irvine Laguna Seca 1:43.073 (stock power)/ Buttonwillow 13CW 1:59.532 (full exhaust)

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02-15-2012, 12:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	how about make a CF trunk floor to cover it up?

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TreeSemdyZee Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Kentuck-IANA Age: 60 Posts: 4,886 Drives: '09 370 & ‘14 Juke Rep Power: 27409	If you're trying to save weight for running at the track, why don't you just take the tire out when you go to the track and leave it in the rest of the time? As many flat tires as I've gotten, I would hate to not have a spare.

02-17-2012, 10:04 AM	#7 (permalink)
fuct A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Sugar Land Posts: 3,692 Drives: 97' Ranger :) Rep Power: 24	...pray you dont get a flat, thats what you do.