If i have a flat....I am screwed..Help

My fifty Buick is the only car i have ever bagged.I had a reality check today when i attempted to swap the rear tires.WTF!! it seems that if i ever have a flat on the side of the road i will have to drop the bags and un bolt the shocks to swap a tire right there on the roadside.Is this what comes with the territory or is there a fix for this ****

 

the absolute worst is when you blow a bag and a tire, then your really ****ed.

 

Run tubeless, carry a plug kit and 12v compressor.

 

And somehow this came as a surprise to you?

 

Has i mention...my first bag. Hell yea it come has a surprise.I have never even been in a conversation where this came up

 

All my stuff is equiped with AAA! Tow it home and work on it there.....

 

sounds normal for a bag over axle setup on a car like yours. If you had done a bag on bar setup you'd probably get enough lift to clear.

 

My directions did not come with that option...lol

 

I had a bagged Olds wagon that would lay frame. It was a major job to change a flat.

One night coming home from Austin, I had a blow out. Had to drop the rear end with the shocks to get the tire off. This is a ***** at 3:00am in 30 degree weather, without a spare. Its a long story, but I got home. Ruined my nice clothes. Then had to drive back to Waco the next day to bring the borrowed spare back.

Moral of the story, make damn sure you can change a flat in the middle of nowhere without borrowing a spare.

Im glad the guy had a spare, and not bad intention.

 

You gotta compromise to be cool sometimes!!

 

I always carry cans of "Whoosh" which is a sealant and adds some pressure as no spare at all with my rods.

 

I had the no spare problem on my 39 Ford truck on the way to Billitproof in Giddings this year....What a nightmare.I was running brand new coker plys and the back drive blew out in the middle of no where.Not trying to start a drama thing,but i mat take a hard look at Coker radials for this one simply for the piece of mind

 

for the bags, i used to carry some schrader valves in the glove box and a portable pump, just in case of a line break or compressor failure. they only seem to break at the worst time and place.

 

Thanks for the input fella.I will save this thread and for sure to write this good info down and use it before a trip....VIVA THE HAMB!!!!

 

i've been there. i've tested my chrysler and it is somewhat of a h***le, but is feasible with the bags at a certain height-but only because i'm running tires three sizes smaller than factory, and on the narrow factory wheels. each setup and scenario is different, it's all about figuring out how you're going to do it before you actually HAVE to do it.
(and carrying a spare!)

 

If he's got bags, then he likely already has a 12v compressor, and a tank, so he just needs a plug kit, and a hose.

 

Seems like he could tap a air fitting into the tank. Have some tube goo and a 25 ft air fitting line in the trunk.

If its a flat then you could be rollign again. If the tire seperates...AAA!

 

For what it's worth, can the tire be removed if you let all the air out? Then it just becomes getting one on after you have the flat... which you either carry a donut of some sort... or let the air out of the spare to put it on and run the compressor to fill it.

 

I have to fully drop the opposite side that I'm trying to swap and fully lift the side that I'm removing...and it's still tight.

I've got a fitting on my tank that allows me to plug in an airline that's long enough to reach any of the tires...And I carry a plug kit.

 

I have the same possible problem even without having bags on my car. Still need to unbolt the springloaded shocks to drop the axle far enough for the tire to clear the fender.
Besides that, I also need 2 jacks to lift my car.

Ain't cruisin' low fun?

 

I'm glad somebody posted this, I've been thinking about solutions to a flat like that. AAA dosn't sound too bad, I don't want too much junk in my trunk.

 

on my shoebox i did not have air bags but i had it blocked down so to change a tire i had to have two jacks ....one to jack the car up and one to jack the axel down

 

Flush fit fender skirts, so you can enlarge the rear wheel well opening big enough to accomodate a tire change

 

Newer Fords don't carry a spare.
Part number 8S4Z-19L523-A is the compressor/sealant kit.
Sealant comes mounted to the compressor and the unit is very small
and compact. Very nice little unit.

 

Brian, over the years I have had some really loooow hotrods and what has always bailed me out was puncture sealant in a can. Now before all you sceptics start raggin' about it you damn well ought to try it. It has bailed my booty out more than once. It will seal the hole and give you well enough air to get you to a destination. Actually, once when I used it, I forgot it was still in there and i ran that tire for a half season before getting it repaired properly. All the auto parts stores carry it. Just remember to get the one with the 6" hose attached so you can reach your valve without any issues.

 

Just remember to check the can every once in a while. I had one sitting in my trunk for ...well... longer than I thought, and when I needed it, the can was dead. Oops

 

There was a company that was selling air jacks that looked like a big black pillow and would lift a large vehicle. I can't find it on the web anyone got a lead on that type of jack?

Scott...

 

It's a pain! Thank god for AAA! I keep one of those import style scissor jacks in my truck.I lift the truck up with the regular jack and then I wedge the scissor between C notch and diff to give me an few extra inches.

 

I don't think I'm following... What exactly is the problem with changing a flat on bags?

 

It's so low, even aired up, that you can't get the tire out from under the wheel arch.

Mine was the same way, so I made the rear arch bigger (removing some rust at the same time) so now it's an: Air up the rear and jack from the frame operation. I'll make some skirts this summer.