mountie
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Want to take my 2010 Yukon XL Denali with 180,000 miles for a family trip from Michigan To Florida - Can you help me make this a success!
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It's an original tire from 13 years ago.
mountie
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Then the tire is junk. The rubber is beyond it's shelf life.
I was looking at that online as well. I'm going to get a new one. Will any tire shop put it back on the spare wheel?
Sparksalot
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That’s what I was guessing. It’s on borrowed time.
mountie
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That's what tire shops do.... ( ( ?? ) )
mountie
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Just visit Discount Tire, in the area where you live....
I say screw that spare fill it and if you have to use it then so be it, I carry one of these and a little 12v compressor
cheaper and easier
cheaper and easier
iamdub
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+1 for replacing the tire. As for the rust on the wheel, it's just surface rust. If if it were mine, I'd wire wheel it, prime and paint it. No need to wire wheel the whole thing, just where the rust is and the surrounding areas where the paint easily brushes off. Or, have a tire shop remove the tire then bring the wheel and hoist assembly to a place to get media blasted. Pretty much every good powder coat shop can media blast. I'd say all those parts can be blasted with regular sand, no need to get exotic abrasives. Take it home and spray paint it. Or, maybe the powdercoat shop will hook you up. Then have your tire shop install a fresh tire. My point in having the tire removed is so you can clean and paint the inner lip as that can be a point of constant leaks if there is corrosion between the lip and tire bead.
Or, if the cost-versus-hassle dictates it, get a rust-free spare wheel and/or hoist to replace yours.
Or, if the cost-versus-hassle dictates it, get a rust-free spare wheel and/or hoist to replace yours.
I figured they'd take one look at the rust on it and say no.
