Help with spare tire fitment ( 5 Bolt) |
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Help with spare tire fitment ( 5 Bolt) |
sixaddict |
Mar 18 2017, 04:47 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 794 Joined: 22-January 09 From: Panama City Beach, FL Member No.: 9,961 Region Association: South East States |
I have a conversion (74) that is ready to go to new home. Trying to install the spare but have issue with fit.
Car has 16 X 6 Fuchs but tire is too large to lie correctly in the stock location in the front trunk. Has anyone had specific experience and if so what size tire will allow it to fit with board on top as it is suppose to be. ...or will 16 just not fit? Thanks |
Dave_Darling |
Mar 18 2017, 11:12 AM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,980 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California |
If all else fails, try a 165-width tire. Might be hard to find a 25" diameter for such a skinny tire on a 16, though. Tire Rack doesn't carry any of those. They do seem to list something in 185/60-16, which is close to a 25" overall diameter and is at least narrower than most tires you can find on 16s.
Have you tried measuring the space available in the spare tire well? That would at least give you an idea of what kind of size you need to look for. --DD |
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