[Shotimes] '96 brakes spare tire?

[Steve Tatro]

It's been talked about.  Might even be a reference to it on www.shotimes.com.

It's one of those "old news" items to most of us so it never gets discussed.

If you want to keep your spare you'll just have to do an additional
"swap" if you get a front tire flat.  Put the spare on the back, move
the back wheel to the front, put the flat front in the trunk.  Pain in
the butt, but how often do you get flats?

I think there are cars with 16" spares with the proper lug pattern,
but can't remember what they are.  Maybe a Lincoln or two?

Good luck.  Don't let the spare stop you from doing the upgrade!

Steve Tatro
Red/Black '93 with 180k miles
Monroe, Ohio


On Tue, 07 Dec 2004 10:37:05 -0500, Jon Heese <heese@digi-net.com> wrote:
> Question for those of you who have performed the '96 brake upgrade:
> 
> Does your stock spare fit over the brakes in the front?  It's my
> understanding that it takes a 16" rim to fit over the bigger rotors and
> calipers, but I've never heard anyone discuss the need for a bigger
> spare.  I understand that most Tauruses came with donuts, but my '95
> came with a 15" full-size spare; is this why my case is different?
> 
> I haven't yet installed the brakes, otherwise I'd already sorta have my
> answer.
> 
> If I get the answer I'm expecting: is anyone looking to get rid of one
> poor-condition slicer for cheap? =)
> 
> - Jon Heese
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