Spare tire delete kit

[SlickMachine]

Be easy here...I threw this together with what I had laying around in about an hour. Used my home built hot wire foam cutter for the negative shapes. I think the donut and the jack/tools are an easy 45#. Kit weighs less than 5# and is built on an aluminum plate. Came out pretty good.
Used the Slime kit plus their tire plug kit.



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[ntsantos]

Pretty good idea for raceday!

[SlickMachine]

In leaving it in all the time. Donut sucks!!

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[achan]

The S7 guys will have to leave the foam piece in as it supports what looks like the valve/distribution mechanism for the air supsension. I'd also advise keeping a tire plug kit and higher output compressor in the car. Trying to fill a tire with a sub-par compressor takes forever...

[SlickMachine]

The S7 guys will have to leave the foam piece in as it supports what looks like the valve/distribution mechanism for the air supsension. I'd also advise keeping a tire plug kit and higher output compressor in the car. Trying to fill a tire with a sub-par compressor takes forever...

Tire plug kit is in there.

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[Glacier6]

Would the spare tire still fit with the remolding you did on the sub box?

[Chris@EPL]

Most of the new Volvo's come like this and it saves weigh. But when you cut a sidewall on a pothole you are completely stuck and only a flatbed will work. And then totally dependent on a shop that has at the least the same size tire. It happened to me in the snow in a bad area of town with 2 toddlers, not a fun way to spend a Saturday. Especially to save 40lbs on a 4000+ pound luxury car.

[SlickMachine]

Would the spare tire still fit with the remolding you did on the sub box?

Yes no problem there.. and I will say that without a doubt bass response and volume improved noticeably after removing that donut.

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[SlickMachine]

Most of the new Volvo's come like this and it saves weigh. But when you cut a sidewall on a pothole you are completely stuck and only a flatbed will work. And then totally dependent on a shop that has at the least the same size tire. It happened to me in the snow in a bad area of town with 2 toddlers, not a fun way to spend a Saturday. Especially to save 40lbs on a 4000+ pound luxury car.

Take the good with the bad Chris. ... And watch those potholes.

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[SpectreGadget]

Most of the new Volvo's come like this and it saves weigh. But when you cut a sidewall on a pothole you are completely stuck and only a flatbed will work. And then totally dependent on a shop that has at the least the same size tire. It happened to me in the snow in a bad area of town with 2 toddlers, not a fun way to spend a Saturday. Especially to save 40lbs on a 4000+ pound luxury car.

Happened to me too, tried a tire sealant which worked for maybe 20 miles and then started going flat again. Was glad at that point that i had the donut!