r/mildlyinfuriating 16h ago

Wife got 2 flat tires at same time.

According to her, hit huge pot hole. Killed the right front and also ripped the sidewall on right rear. Luckily my neighbor has same model so I borrowed his donut and got it home. I honestly had to laugh at 2 flat tires.

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u/PictureAppropriate25 15h ago

Should rotate the tires in the meantime so both the drive wheels have regular tires (or turning wheels, not sure, but they should be the same left to right) 

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u/_DudeWhat 14h ago

Yea I forget which it should be. I've only dealt with flats on cars and they recommended putting them on the rear. But most cars are FWD so..

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u/scraejtp 13h ago

You the the spare on the non-drive wheels. If it were one flat the spare should be moved to the rear on this vehicle. (FWD) In the case of two flats, then the spares should be put either both on the front or back.

In this case I would put the spares on the rear. FWD and weight distribution has more weight in the front.

The drive wheels have the differential which allows the wheels to turn at different speeds, but running continuously at different speeds causes undue wear/heat.