I recently got a flat tire in the rear and put the spare tire on instead. I know this isn't the preferred method since it puts strain on the diff but Is it ok if I drive it just 2 miles under 20mph to get to the tire shop?

 

i think it should be ok not perfered obviously... the overall diameter is the same but not the weight so if you drive it slow and close i woudnt trip on it too hard

 

You'll be OK. Why not put the spare on the front and swap the front wheel to the rear, as the manual suggests?

 

Idk why people keep the spare in the car it's kind of useless dead weight. What I did was get a 12v air pump and a tire patch kit. The two times I got a nail/screw in my tire, I pulled the screw out, plugged the tire put air in it, then drove off. I know, what if I damage the sidewall, well that's unlikely to happen so I chance it. It's more likely that you end up with multiple punctures, and then a spare becomes useless because you have 2 or more punctures but one spare.

 

I have one of these kits, in each of my cars.

https://www.amazon.com/Flat-S50073-U...FBHDW18QXR3RFC

 

Perhaps it is the aviation blood I have but I am a big fan of redundant systems. I still keep the spare, have used it (yes I had to do the rear/front swap) and as an aside, was glad I had a rack to put the flat tire on as I was traveling far from home with the bride and a full trunk of gear.

I also have a 12v pump and tire plug system. I wanted the best so I did not mind spending a bit more for something that won't break or give out in the crunch. I keep it in the space of the spare rim. I got the Tire Plugger version with the "gun" to insert the plug.

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Why did I not use the Tire Plugger here? The tire failure was far beyond a simple nail flat.

 

That's understandable, if I have anything more than a puncture I'm probably going to need a tow truck anyway. As a suspension guy that's mounted a fair share of tires, I tend to discourage people from using fix-a-flat. Mostly because I'm lazy and I know that fix a flat makes a horrible mess for me to deal with.

 

The overall diameter is NOT the same. That is the problem. That is why Honda has you swap the front to the rear as the diameter is at least close.

That said, OP is likely OK at under 2 miles at low speed.

 

My front rims will not fit to the back, I tried rotating when I first got my car to save some tread for a lil longer and realized the stock centering rings are different. Just FYI on 07 ap2.
Then noticed different front n rear dimensions as well all I could do was swap left to right on same end.

 

The front hub bore is larger than the rear so it should fit on the back, the wheel just won't sit flush on the hub bore.

Front is 70.3mm and the rear is 64mm