Looking for Spare Tire (Doughnut) - 97 Boxster
 

Hi folks,

Does anyone have a little red rim with tire laying around they don't need?

I forgot I was driving with a doughnut and blew the tire on a sharp turn :(

Don't care what condition it's in - just needs to hold enough air for an emergency.

Best,
Marty

If you need to borrow one, I'm in glastonbury and its just sitting in my basement.

I also have some tires for sale - (2) 205/50/17 Kumho ASX

Appreciate the offer alm001.... need a permanent spare though.

Best,
Marty

This is a challenge. I too have a 97 and my spare was used a couple of times by POs when it wasn't fully inflated and the sidewall was damaged and it no longer holds air. A replacement tire cannot be sourced for it unless someone on this forum can point me in the right direction.

To the OP: Woody in Bastrop TX has a bunch of them for sale that he's salvaged from cars.

The problem is that the rubber is very old and brittle and it's dangerous to use.

The cost of a new one from Porsche is rather high. As I recall, they want $400 or something outrageous like that for it.

The size of the spare tire is 105/95/17 (24.9" diameter), there are none in that size on TireRack but there is one tire in 125/80/17 that has the same rolling diameter of 24.9" that seems like it would be a good match, the extra 20mm of width shouldn't keep it from fitting:

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I will be driving through Texas on my trip.... just want something to get off the highway should I get a flat. Can you give me more info on Woody from Bastrop TX?

Much thanx!../mc

If you are driving through the Syracuse NY area I have one. If you are interested I'll check to make sure it still holds air.

Thank you Tommy583 -

Syracuse would be too far north to deviate....departing from Hebron CT 06248

Best.../mc

Get a AAA premier membership
Give you 1 200 mile and 3 100 mile tows per year

If you get a flat, call them and they tow you to a tire shop
Other benefits as well

Thanks Jay.... I have AAA Premier - will drive to TX w/o spare to pick up.

Plan is to ship Boxster to vacation home in MX from TX - no AAA in vacation spot :(


Best../mc

Marty: send a pm to this forum user: itsnotanova

This is Woody. He has a boxster graveyard. It's both cool and sad, all at the same time.

I was just looking at that tire when you posted this reply. Thanks! I wasn't aware of the tire size.

You can call or text Woody at this number. 512-925-9171. I'm sure he will hook you up. Have fun on your trip.

I would be interested to find out as well as I am planning a long drive with my wife for our anniversary and don't want to get stuck on a national park away from civilization...
:(

Ya know, that might not be such a bad thing ... I think I could take a break from the human race for awhile.

Humans wants to save your wonderful world, huh?

You get a feeling of whoever that might be, or ALL for that matter, it just don’t know how to do it nor where to begin?

I think I know exactly what you mean. I say, yup to National Park is going to work however rules are quite different there, careful.

Don’t feed the Bears :D

This seems to be a common thread to dealing with break downs.
Travel with a credit card and cell phone, all is well.
Also how many tire shops will carry a tire that fits a Boxster and can not scratch the S!#& out of your expensive rims
This is reasonable if you have cell service when you break down and your near civilization
BUT Murphy's Law, No cell service, getting dark and it's raining and your out in the sticks (Where the Twisties live)
My spare is holding air but I also know that it's a 14 year old tire so when I have to use it how will it do.
I would love to replace it to actually have a reliable spare. I do carry 'Fix-a-Flat' and 12v air compressor just in case
This 125/80/17 maybe the ticket

I have spare wheels for $50 each and some of them have never been used. I've never seen any that show any signs of deterioration from age. They spend their time out of the elements and are made from a good grade of rubber. I wouldn't hesitate to use any of the ones I have. Ill take theses old ones over a new Chinese tire any day.
I did have one spare tire that someone had replaced the tire with a Kumho brand. I don't remember the size but it was a inch or two bigger in diameter.

I always bring 4 spare tires just in case. And tools and a jack.

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Keep your weight savings and fix-a-flat. Give me a spare any day. I also roll with 2-3 lbs of air compressor weight.


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This discussion made me realize that on my '03 986S (which has been mine since '04) I have never checked the pressure in my spare. I've had 3 sets of replacement tires, but just forgot about the spare. On my list for this weekend!

Carlos

That's a great idea to check your spare air pressure. I have a few of those that you can tell were low on air pressure when used. Some of them almost look like they were driven with no air in them at all and the side walls have marks from the rim wearing away on them.

Thanks for starting this thread Marty97....I have a road trip coming up and just checked the spare. It was down to 36psi :eek: but back up to 60psi now thanks to this discussion.
I've only had to use it once but it saved my @sh in the middle of nowhere. Driver's front hit something and took out the sidewall, fix-a-flat wouldn't have helped.
Since then it's comforting to know I have options.

The other thing to remember about these mini spare tires/rims is that Porsche designed the Boxster to keep the passengers safe in a front end collision by placing that spare tire where it sits.

I take mine out for track use to lighten the car, but it goes right back in afterwards when I'm out on public streets, even though it won't hold air. It might just be the only thing protecting me from crushed legs.

Randy I'd be much more worry to get my fingers clipped between my teeth and the steering wheel. If it ever goes that deep anyway loll

Never realized you had to check the air level in these tires. funny, 20 years later. And I won't check... lucky like I am I'll have a flat next week if I do

(touching wood now I tell ya)

Here is one on Ebay for $95 with free shipping.

For Sale One Used 17" Spare Tire for Porsche Boxster 05 12 | eBay

Thanks everyone! Will check on that e-bay tire and follow up with woody...


steved0x.... cool setup!!

Just used my spare tire for the first time. Had to air it up to 60psi, *and* retrieve the security lug bolt adapter from garage at home. (Luckily only 3 miles away from where parked when I noticed one of the rear wheels had lost all air pressure). As a side note, the standard Porsche super-lightweight tire changing jack worked great!

The spare is not really great to drive on, but did get the job done for the <15 mile trip to get the leaking full-size tire fixed.

I also discovered through this that not even one of the optional, super-wide 18" rear Porsche tires could even fit in the rear *or* the front trunk even with nothing else being in them - therefore, carrying the full size rear tire in the passenger seat was necessary! (Good thing Porsche included a tire bag in the tool kit to help keep the leather interior clean.)

In summary, while checking the spare tire air pressure, don't forget to also check for the security lug bolt bit if your car has those! :p And if you happen to have a passenger with you while encountering a problem with an optional wide rear tire, you might not be able to take everything with after mounting the space-saver spare tire.