Flat tire. No spare.

[Fclmd]

Went out to the garage Sun am and found R1S with right front tire flat. Really flat.
Since the compressed spare was removed from my build and is not yet available in the gear shop, I have no spare.
I called roadside assistance and they said to have it Towed to a Discount Tire, and they could fix it or replace it.
They could arrange towing for $50 and $.35 per mile…

Discount Tire closed on Sunday.
Reinflated tire with garage compressor and drove it to Discount Tire on Monday. They do not have jack pucks for it, so they can’t help until they or I get Jack pucks.
So- ordered some.
Will take 2-3 days for them to arrive.

Very annoying- but what if I was out on the road somewhere?

When I learned to drive my father said never leave home without a good spare, a jack and a lug wrench.
Technically, I didn’t leave home, but…
Ugh!

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[Dark-Fx]

Very annoying- but what if I was out on the road somewhere?

If you did have the compact spare you're still in for hurt. It's only rated for 50 mph and it'll wear out quick.

 

[SoCal Rob]

That’s very annoying, sorry.

Your post reminds me that even though our soon-to-be-delivered R1S has a compact spare with the All Terrain package, I still need to order jack pucks in case I have to take the vehicle to a shop.

I hope they get you patched up quickly!

 

[jjswan33]

Did your truck not include the ‘repair’ kit?

Alternatively you could remove the tire yourself assuming you have a floor Jack. Or just remove the underbody panel yourself and have discount tire put it on a floor Jack. There are always other options depending on how resourceful you want to be.

like it or not a lot of vehicles don’t include a spare these days.

FWIW I lost two tires on an overlanding trip in Canada last summer so I did a field repair on one and got to a tire shop.?‍

 

[SANZC02]

Went out to the garage Sun am and found R1S with right front tire flat. Really flat.
Since the compressed spare was removed from my build and is not yet available in the gear shop, I have no spare.
I called roadside assistance and they said to have it Towed to a Discount Tire, and they could fix it or replace it.
They could arrange towing for $50 and $.35 per mile…

Discount Tire closed on Sunday.
Reinflated tire with garage compressor and drove it to Discount Tire on Monday. They do not have jack pucks for it, so they can’t help until they or I get Jack pucks.
So- ordered some.
Will take 2-3 days for them to arrive.

Very annoying- but what if I was out on the road somewhere?

When I learned to drive my father said never leave home without a good spare, a jack and a lug wrench.
Technically, I didn’t leave home, but…
Ugh!

Did you try the onboard compressor and fix a flat mixture? If airing up allowed you to drive to a tire store, would have been inconvenient but not stranded.

 

[Fclmd]

Didn’t try it because luckily the tire held pressure long enough to get to Discount Tire.
That was next option though.

 

[jplblue]

Tire repair kit seems to work well:



One of the reasons I removed the spare from my config.

 

[cohall]

Discount doesn't need the pucks to change/repair the flat. It makes it a lot easier on them, but there are specific instructions on how to lift the vehicle without the pucks in the user manual.

Bottom of page 262

 

[Jayhawkeye]

Does anyone have any good repair kits they recommend? Don't have a spare here, but this reminded me to get a kit...

 

[BadKarma!]

Please correct me if I am wrong, I was under the impression that the R1S cannot accept a full size spare like the R1T. We are forced to use the $400 donut if we want a spare, correct?

 

[LL75]

Please correct me if I am wrong, I was under the impression that the R1S cannot accept a full size spare like the R1T. We are forced to use the $400 donut if we want a spare, correct?

It definitely can. They just don't have room to put the full size one. Therefore they have the compact spare

 

[LL75]

Does anyone have any good repair kits they recommend? Don't have a spare here, but this reminded me to get a kit...

Any tires plug kit on Amazon would do. Don't forget you also have the sealant kit comes with the truck.

 

[steelwheels]

Went out to the garage Sun am and found R1S with right front tire flat. Really flat.
Since the compressed spare was removed from my build and is not yet available in the gear shop, I have no spare.
I called roadside assistance and they said to have it Towed to a Discount Tire, and they could fix it or replace it.
They could arrange towing for $50 and $.35 per mile…

Discount Tire closed on Sunday.
Reinflated tire with garage compressor and drove it to Discount Tire on Monday. They do not have jack pucks for it, so they can’t help until they or I get Jack pucks.
So- ordered some.
Will take 2-3 days for them to arrive.

Very annoying- but what if I was out on the road somewhere?

When I learned to drive my father said never leave home without a good spare, a jack and a lug wrench.
Technically, I didn’t leave home, but…
Ugh!

I literally had this happen to me yesterday. I was driving home from Houston to ft worth and got a flat in I-45 in Conroe. I contacted my insurance instead of Rivian and it took nearly 2 hours to get a tow truck. Then 2/3 open shops, pep boys and NTB, said they couldn’t handles Rivian. That left me with only Firestone. They of course didn’t have a matching tire.
i had planned on going down to road tires after my AT wore our. I only have 9k miles on them but had to go ahead and get a whole new set of tires.
i contacted my guide who this morning apologized and said they had to redesign part of be kit due to supply chain issues.
It ended up taking me almost 11 hours to make what is supposed to be a 4.5 hour drive. It’s completely unacceptable for what’s supposed to be an adventure vehicle to get stranded outside of one of the largest cities in the country.

 

[Trandall]

If flat no spare...
1. Get vehicle to nearest safe place you can access the wheel.
2. Place flag in window indicating truck is disabled. Hazard light while you are actively working.
2. Jack up affected corner and place a jack stand (optimal method)
3. Remove wheel.
4. Get alternate transportation to preferred (or nearest) tire center. (uber, friends/ family...)
5. Get new tire mounted/ ballanced.
6. Get alternately transportation back to disabled truck and hope it's still there and undamaged.
7. Install repaired wheel. (remember hazard lights)
8. Remove jack stand and lower jack.
* Depending on the location you may need/ want to notify police of the disabled vehicle and when you plan to have it moved.

Way better to just have a spare but like @jjswan33 said many new vehicles sell without spares.

 

[Tahoe Man]

This is where run flat tires shine. I have them on my bev, range drops but I can just drive it to a shop or drive it home if I'm less than an hour away and repair it myself.

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