toyotas got some splainin to do! this hapeened @60 mph on 294 this mornin.

 

OMG that's hilarious! Wait, crap, I've got the same one.... That looks like it was fun to handle to get off the road. What's the speed rating on those anyway?

 

if you got hurt, there coulda been some money your way

...xb spares are black? mines got that special yellow coating on it which probobly prevents situations like this.

 

I can't see the pic from here... but don't the spares say to not go over like 45 or something?

 

yeah not over 45 or 50

 

Still... that speed warning is more due to the tire, not the wheel itself. That wheel should've held up.

 

i would of moved a rear tire to the front and put the spare on the rear so it doesn't ruin the transmission...

 

^ I agree, wouldn't want to run any space-saver type spare on the front of any FWD car.

 

or rwd

but not sure about awd thou? unless it comes with a full size spare

 

awd typically come with full size spares

 

The only explanation I can come up with is the wheel got too hot from either low pressure in the spare or the heat from the flat tire before or that the lug nuts were improperly tightened (either too loose or too tight). Of course, you can't rule out what you can't see so there might have been flaws in the metal construction of the rim.

 

Holy poo!!!

 

that purple thing looks like hub centering ring??? if thats the case that might of caused your spare to abandoned ship on you...

its just an idea...

 

Haha, definitely didn't notice that but yes I agree compeletely.

 

Yea, I bet it was that hub ring. The spare is already hubcentric, no need for a ring. The ring would've prevented it from fully seating properly. Regardless, it shouldn't have broken like that, but if it was just floating over the hub ring and you hit a pot hole, it's possible.

 

glad you are okay. how bad was the damage to the box? no other accidents?
so your going to sue toyota?

i don't know, you were going too fast. not sure what the exact rating is, but it should be over 55 mph. then on a front wheel drive car, it should be switched to the rear wheel. and lastly, unless a toyota dealership or garage put that on, it could be that you didn't properly torque it down.

 

The torque and speed dont matter when you have a hub ring on there still. It won't seat properly and will wobble enough to heat the bastard up and it'll eventually break. "for temporary use only"

 

yeah but if theres no directions on the spare, or in the manual saying to remove the ring before putting the spare on, and the ring is what caused it, then that could be pointed at toyota.

 

The ring isn't on there from the factory. It is put on when you put aftermarket wheels on the vehicle. When the aftermarket wheel was took off to put on the spare the ring should have been removed also...

 

yeah, that ring should definitely not have been on there.