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: 781 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 |
JmuRiz |
Mar 22 2017, 07:16 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,414 Joined: 30-December 02 From: NoVA Member No.: 50 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
I made an edit:
edit: My spare 16x6" wheel that fits w/o issue (front or back) is 195/50/16, total diameter is 23.5" A 951 spacesaver set I have for the 356, still with spacesaver tires mounted are: 165/15, total diameter 19.75" deflated. |
burton73 |
Mar 22 2017, 11:17 AM
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burton73 Group: Members Posts: 3,457 Joined: 2-January 07 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 7,414 Region Association: Southern California |
I made an edit: edit: My spare 16x6" wheel that fits w/o issue (front or back) is 195/50/16, total diameter is 23.5" A 951 spacesaver set I have for the 356, still with spacesaver tires mounted are: 165/15, total diameter 19.75" deflated. It looks like the space savers are for 15” wheels I can not find any for 16” The trick when mounting then is you have to fill them up with air until l they expand and then let the air out. They stay in the extended position and after the tire people mount them you hit the center of the tread with a bat hard and the tire springs back down. There must be some steel inside to make it spring out. Sounds weird but I got the tip from someone on this board a long time ago. There must be 17s but 15 is what is on older cars. Bob B |
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