[Shotimes] '96 brakes spare tire?

[Jon Heese]

Steve,

Ahh, I guess I wasn't clever enough to think of the double swap; much
better idea.  And don't worry, I was planning on doing the upgrade
anyway, just wanted to make sure that I covered all the bases first.

Thanks.

 - Jon

On Tue, 2004-12-07 at 11:24, Steve Tatro wrote:
> 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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