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Spare 'donut' tire

posted by  Kane on  Wed Sep 28 21:45 CST 2005
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A full size tire will fit, albeit will lift up the whole trunk floor cover a little bit.

If you want to keep it flush, do what I did. Mount a 165R15, a tire commonly used in old VW Beetles. They are within spec to mount on the narrow rim, but being a real tire, you will not be limited to the 50mph/50 miles that the temporary spares are designed for. Yes, the overall diameter is larger, but it will clear all components just fine.

Should run around $30 or so. Don't even waste money on balancing ... that tire will be sitting in the spare well for several years anyways.

-- Kane
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While I would never deliberately mislead anyone, take into consideration that any info and advice was provided at no cost to you.

5 Volvos and a Roadmonster in SoCal, from '64 to '94. See profile for info.






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