tires with tubes question

On my previous car I ran tubeless radials,so I carried a tire plug kit,can of fix a flat and a 12v compressor No room for spare tire
So now I am running bias tube type tires and don't have a ton of trunk space for a spare---I see they make slime for tubes---anyone use it or any other suggestions as to what can be done in case of a flat without a spare? I have AAA,but don't know if it would help in that situation

 

Used it and it works to get you going. Plan on replacing the tube soon after.

 

yeah, bottle of slime and your little compressor will keep ya on the road....i have used it as a more permanent fix and had good luck with it.........have even used it as a preventitive measure on a fleet of OT vehicles......

 

A little slime goes a long way. I broke a tire down today that had WAAAAAAY too much in it. peace

 

So--do you put it in the tubes and run with it in there all the time,or do you wait till you get a flat and then put it in?

 

You read the instructions.

 

Can't live without it here on the ranch. ATV, tractor, golf cart, flatbed, all have at least one tire with it in it. Have noticed it will rust the rim where some leaks out before it seals the hole, so it souldn't be considered a permanent fix.

 

I have it in my garden tractor and they are tubeless, but never used it in any car tires or tubes---was wondering if it affects balance or handling or ant negative aspects of using it in a daily (spring,summer,fall) driver---car sits in winter---don't know if it would all go to bottom of tire & screw it up for the next season?????

 

Are you absolutely sure that your bias ply tires are tube type? Tubeless technology preceded radials.

 

Why not just pack a tube in your tool kit? I developed a slow leak in my 700 16 rear tire in Ocean city Md...a tourist town. It would go down in about an hour. I was sure that I was stuck. Believe it or not a local Pep Boys type store had one in stock. I got it installed at a gas station and I was good to go.

I don't worry too much about breaking down. I've had my share but I've always worked it out. I get a kick out of the guys that carry a trunk load of spare parts...just in case.

 

I do carry spare tubes--but what if you get a flat on a turnpike or some other limited access road? shit,I haven't tore a tire down by hand for 50 years---used to use the bumper jack to break the bead---don't have them anymore!

 

Hell you'll probably have them lined up to take your tire to the gas station and bring it back.

I broke a spring perch last fall and the first guy that stopped to help went and got a trailer and towed me home over 40 miles. Maybe I'm just lucky but with a hotrod on the side of the road it's been my experience that it won't take long for good hearted people to show up. I had no cell phone (with me). I'm so unprepared.

 

like Tommy said....carry a tube...OK, I see you do...and yes AAA will fix it or take you to a place to get it fixed...Good as it gets....Real hotrodders don't leave another rodder stranded....We're gonna stop and help out!

 

triple A card... fits in wallet

 

....Ditto....Real hotrodders help stranded rodders......carry a cell phone for help too

 

OK,so the question is---is it worth it to put the slime in the tubes? How many of you guys do?

 

I don't want that shit in my tires/tubes.

 

unless the tube was pinched or folded over itself and wore thru to leak...my experience with a tube is the thing is shot (as in blown apart) and/or the valve stem goes inside where you can't get it back out the hole without breaking the tire down anyway...I'd vote to forget the slime,carry a tube if no room for a spare and pray before each trip...