[Shotimes] '96 brakes spare tire?

[Kevin & Cheryl Airth]

Jon:
 The stock doughnut will not fit the 96 upgrade nor will your 15 inch full
size spare. 2 ways to fix this. Get the correct doughnut from a 96 and up
SHO which I did. Also 95 and up Lincoln Continental will work. Someone also
posted that the Gen IV Taurus uses this spare too but I am not sure? Or keep
the stuff you have and if you get a flat on the front be ready to swap a
rear slicer up front and put the spare on the rear. Boy that full size spare
takes a lot of trunk space and then the floor is no longer flat too. Pretty
rare option as I have only seen this in pictures and I must have been thru
at least a 100 or so Taurus/Sable/SHO's in the junk yards!
 If you use a slicer for your spare, it fits poorly in the trunk well. I
would shop around for the proper spare just to conserve trunk space.
.
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> 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