Thread: spare tyre...should it be the same width/tread pattern?

Originally Posted by weeds

i bet there will be legal reasons.........

used to work for a certain "Automobile Club" insurance company - in Queensland at least, it is illegal to have two tyres of different make/tread fitted to the same axle. (Did i just give the game away?? )

In three years with the company I knew of two insurance claims cancelled on this basis.

Originally Posted by 45tr0

used to work for a certain "Automobile Club" insurance company - in Queensland at least, it is illegal to have two tyres of different make/tread fitted to the same axle. (Did i just give the game away?? )

In three years with the company I knew of two insurance claims cancelled on this basis.

thanks 45.....kinda thought there would be a legal thingy....i guess i'm just wondering how many others do it

Don't some passenger cars have "space saver" spares?
They must be different.

Originally Posted by 45tr0

used to work for a certain "Automobile Club" insurance company - in Queensland at least, it is illegal to have two tyres of different make/tread fitted to the same axle. (Did i just give the game away?? )

In three years with the company I knew of two insurance claims cancelled on this basis.

Never heard that - might be insurance company policy - but I doubt it is a "law" thing. If it were the case, space saver wheels and tyres would be illegal. These have the same rolling diameter but different tread, width and aspect ratio to the main tyres.

I have a BFG ATs on my car and the spare is a Wrangler of the same size - passed rego no issues.

I believe there is a legal issue mixing different sizes to the tyre plackard and mixing tyres of different construction such as conventional and radials but that is about it.

Garry

reading this post,
I ask if I'm strange,
as even my trailer has the same tyres as my car,
save on spares
235/85/16 Cooper ST

I don't know about Qld, but in the NT the spare doesn't even need to have legal tread depth! I guess it only becomes illegal when you put it on.

usual answer is it doesn't really matter unitl the spare is actually fitted

the normal answer is you should try and keep spare in line with tyres on vehicles

most things l ahve read about spares of different size are to limit their use to 100km or less and don't speed over 80kph on them

space saver tyres are meant to enable you to get to a service station and change rpair your puncture they aren't made to drive around on it for long periods.

Originally Posted by cartm58

space saver tyres are meant to enable you to get to a service station and change rpair your puncture they aren't made to drive around on it for long periods.

In fact, the law says that if you fit a space saver spare you are required to go directly to the nearest place of repair / replacement of the flat tyre.

You aren't allowed to go home first, you can't detour and do shopping on the way, etc. It doesn't matter if the nearest place is in the opposite direction to that which you were going.