[Dimitrij]

So, does anyone know from real-life sources if the Volt 2016-2017 donut will fit the Bolt?

 

[Richard Neilson]

Ended up at local dealer as I wanted OEM replacement. No OEM tires to be found in this county from shops or dealers. Dealer said on "back order" with no indicated receipt date. Substituted tire, Michelin Energy Saver A/S, but without SelfSeal. It will be my spare if/when OEM with SelfSeal comes in, or someone wants to send to me one! Anyway it was sidewall damage to the tire, no fix available. Something gouged inside sidewall, just above rim. Actually in Michelin Man's armpit. It appears that Michelin did not foresee a lot of sales.

 

[DaV8or]

Ended up at local dealer as I wanted OEM replacement. No OEM tires to be found in this county from shops or dealers. Dealer said on "back order" with no indicated receipt date. Substituted tire, Michelin Energy Saver A/S, but without SelfSeal. It will be my spare if/when OEM with SelfSeal comes in, or someone wants to send to me one! Anyway it was sidewall damage to the tire, no fix available. Something gouged inside sidewall, just above rim. Actually in Michelin Man's armpit. It appears that Michelin did not foresee a lot of sales.

Thanks for letting us know what the deal was. That sucks that not even Chevy dealers can get you an exact replacement! Flats are going to happen. Of all the replacement parts they should stock, that would be the one. Maybe that's why the roll out has been slow, they can't get enough tires! :laugh:

 

[Zoomit]

The OEM tire looks to be available on Tirerack.com

https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Michelin&tireModel=Energy+Saver+A%2FS&partnum=15HR7ESASV2&vehicleSearch=true&fromCompare1=yes&autoMake=Chevrolet&autoYear=2017&autoModel=Bolt%20EV&autoModClar=

 

[Richard Neilson]

OEM Tire has SelfSeal

That is the tire I purchased, has the same nomenclature and size as OEM, but does not have SelfSeal properties. Check the Michelin website for description of OEM for Bolt EV.

 

[Zoomit]

Check the link again. Did you purchase this one?
https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Michelin&tireModel=Energy+Saver+A%2FS&partnum=15HR7ESASV2

This one?
https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Michelin&tireModel=Energy+Saver+A%2FS&partnum=15HR7ESAS

Or this one?
https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Michelin&tireModel=Energy+Saver+A%2FS&partnum=15VR7ESAS

They sell Bolt EV, Volt and generic versions of the Energy Saver A/S tires. The Bolt EV version has Selfseal.

 

[Richard Neilson]

I don't see it.

Nice tires all. But I don't see any reference to SelfSeal. Go look at your OEM tires, see the little SelfSeal logo? Michelin evidently also responded to GM's request for a particular blend of material for the tire itself. It appears many tires will fit a Bolt. Thank you for the links, I could have saved some money v. dealer prices.

 

[Zoomit]

Help me understand your logic. Do you think the Bolt-specific tire that Tire Rack sells only has the tire compound that GM wanted for the Bolt but does not include the Selfseal? Why would Michelin make and sell a Bolt-specific tire and not include the Selfseal? I don't know what market that would serve, other than Bolt owners that have decided to purchase the accessory tire inflator kit.

For reference, here's an article that mentions the unique compound and self-sealing technology in the Bolt EV-specific Michelin tires.
https://www.wired.com/2016/05/hidden-battle-make-perfect-tires-electric-car-divas/

 

[LynneV]

Today I ran over a tire balancing weight. Needless to say with 3/4 of it stuck into the tire it went
flat quickly. Had to wait an hour for a flatbed truck to haul it home where we took off the tire and took it to the tire shop.
This place is great when it comes to fixing tires, they very often put a patch on the inside to seal the leak.
Because of the self sealing crap in the tire they were not able to do that so I am waiting for my new $185 tire to show up tomorrow. If there was a choice I would not get self sealing tires again.
If I get another flat I will simply replace all of these crappy tires for some decent tires.

 

[Zoomit]

...So maybe there is a market for the Bolt-specific tire compound but without the Selfseal. I think the Selfseal adds 2-3 lbs to each tire.

 

[DaV8or]

...So maybe there is a market for the Bolt-specific tire compound but without the Selfseal. I think the Selfseal adds 2-3 lbs to each tire.

Isn't that exactly what Tire Rack is selling now? I think it is.

 

[Zoomit]

Yep, that's the question--Does the Bolt-specific tire that TR sells include the Selfseal?

 

[Oldskybolt]

There is a good option for having a donut style spare tire (which nicely fits "under" the rear trunk area) for the Bolt. I'd bought a Cruze donut spare wheel, a tire that, combined with the Cruze wheel, closely matches the correct diameter of the car's original wheel /tire diameter (which is important). Look at my earlier postings for exact details. If not, I can be contacted directly by email.

My wife and I feel much more comfortable with the Bolt, going on 200 plus mile trips, and having a spare tire, jack and details from Chevrolet on where to correctly jack the car, in the "trunk".

Best,
Oldskybolt

 

[quirkySquirt]

I have a full size oem volt Gen 2 rim and tire. I bought it after I had a confrontation on the freeway with a piece of metal after only 800 miles on the car (volt). The tire inflator kit didn't fix it as it was a sidewall cut.

I can't afford delays because of flat tires and even run flats are only good for 50-100 miles or so. So I need a full size spare until I have time to fix it.

I made my dealer put on my spare rim and tire on the bolt and they confirmed that it works without problem.

not only that but the spare with tools fits perfectly under the false floor in the truck, so it's out of sight and doesn't really take any space away on a daily basis.

I went with the oem rim for the volt as none of the aftermarket rims did fit at the time and I had a 50% off coupon from Costco that made it a "reasonable" $250 - well worth my piece of mind.

sorry bad pic quality ... I have some foul weather gear next to the tire and below the tire in the "second false floor" compartment is my charger and extension cord ...

I have a Gen 2 Fullsize spare as well with a similar tire cross section width of 8.9". I haven't purchased the false cargo floor for my Bolt LT yet because I noticed my fullsize spare doesn't sit beneath the edge of the rear lip where the false cargo floor rests (see attached pic). I measured from my cargo floor to the top blank for the false floor bracket and it came to 8.5" to 8.75". I measured the rear lip for the false floor and it was 8.5". So I'm thinking a fullsize spare that measures 8.9" in width can't possibly fit underneath the false floor. flmgrip, is your fullsize spare actually thinner somehow so that it fits under the 8.5" height of the false floor? Or did you figure out another way of fitting the 8.9" fullsize spare underneath the false floor?

 

[madpsintst]

I really cannot see the value in having a tire inflator kit for these self sealing tires [...].

That might be true for warm climate regions, but in regions where severe winter weather occurs, most people swap out their OEM "all-seasons" for much safer snow and ice tires. Because these winter tires are not self-sealing, it will be important for Bolt EV drivers to carry some type of emergency tire sealing/inflation device with them whenever they do not have self-sealing tires.

 

[wfmccormack@optonline.net]

are you saying 2 different tire donughts go on front or rear ?
what size donight is for spare
does chevy sell donught ?

 

[Sean Nelson]

are you saying 2 different tire donughts go on front or rear ?

With a donut spare, when you have a flat on one of the front tires the recommendation is to mount the donut on the rear tire and move the rear tire to the front to replace the flat.

 

[ProfessorBolta]

With a donut spare, when you have a flat on one of the front tires the recommendation is to mount the donut on the rear tire and move the rear tire to the front to replace the flat.

Right, because it's front wheel drive you want those to be the stock wheel.

 

[Sean Nelson]

Right, because it's front wheel drive you want those to be the stock wheel.

Not to mention steering!

 

[DanBraz]

One thing that made me uneasy was the standard Cruze or Sonic Jack. The Bolt doesn't have designated pinch weld sections for these types of jacks. I feel uneasy to jack it up at the pinch weld knowing that my car weighs 4514 lbs.

The lift points for this vehicle are these metal areas under the car with round alignment holes that remind me of those for a Pontiac Solstice or even the C4 / C5 Corvette:

Hi tk1971, is the missing picture in your post the one from the rear jack point? If so, could you post it again please?

Looking at the Bolt's service manual diagram, the rear jack point would be the pinch weld, but since the same holes as in the front can be found on the frame at the rear (higher up), I'm wondering if this is a "printing" error. As a result, I'm now hesitant as to which jack points I should use. Maybe both are fine.

Thanks!