There was a massive storm today and I couldn't do much, so I tinkered in the heated garage on my new (to me) Corvette.  I decided to go through the procedure of dealing with a flat. In the past I have had only 2 and both were on trips well away from home.  Both were fixed for free, while I drank free coffee.  So...  I found that all of the tools were intact, indeed never used, and stowed just exactly where they were supposed to be.  And I learned that GM put factory locking lugs on those wheels, another thing I was happy to see today.  I removed the tray and cleaned everything up (I really got into all of this because I was cutting the left muffler off and everything kind of fit together to do all of this).  Then I found that the dorky emergency tire was not carrying its 60 psi.  I washed the wheel, then brought it inside and pumped it up to 55 or so (my gauge only goes up to 55!).  I sprayed the tire with a special cleaner, and that's when I noticed that the rear rim was happily bubbling the cleaner pretty much the whole way around.  And...  I know that tire people tell everybody to replace tires that are a decade old.  This tire is 3 times that old.

  I think I will be going the goop in a can route.  A call to a tire store today confirmed that these tires are expensive and are not available in tire stores -- you have to go to a Chevrolet dealership.  And now I have matching mufflers and one bright cherry red brake caliper!

Flat Tire, It's always a good idea to check your spare tire to make sure it's ok. Years ago I ran into the same problem because I didn't check my spare and tools, I had a flat and a flat donut spare. My 94 Vette has that odd donut spare but I'm going to buy a regular size rim and tire for my spare. A friend of mine bought a new 2016 car and had a flat and like you she discovered all she had was the can of goop and a pump. After her AAA came out and helped her she went to the car dealer and bought a rim and tire to use for her spare....by the way the salesman never told her about the goop and pump when she bought her new car.....

I can guarantee you will regret this!   A full sized tire will fit in the space, but you will need to lower the tray to get it into that carrier, and the tire will be VERY visible (and ugly).   Best to use one of your existing tires in the space to see how you like it, before making a decision.

I just got a 1988 convertible there was no spare I just purchased a green slime set up it pumps slime and it is a air kit cost 40 bucks I saw this as some cars new have this system. To purchase a rim and tire would have cost a lot more.
Good luck and enjoy your ride.  

Am I missing something?

Hi Guys and Gals,

  Now I am thinking about trying to get the rim of the wheel cleaned up and the bead to seal with some kind of wet solution shops use, and then getting 60 psi in and calling it good, but using the cigar lighter pump and Fix-a-Flat if I need to, leaving the big fat tires where they are supposed to be.  Redundancy.   What are you flying in your avatar?

Hi Katana,