RE: Re: Space saver spare tires are a joke

[Don Hoefer <hoefer@jaxom.eng.pko.dec.com>]

Ron,

> OK, one more for this thread...  Can you and if so how fit a full size
> spare in a 4ks in place of the donut?

They fit flat in the bottom of the trunk between the frame rails.  That's
where a friend told me they install them in England.  I expect that the
175/70-13 would be a trimmer fit, the 185 would be a little fatter and
protrude above the frame rails.

Don Hoefer
'82 Coupe

Massachusetts, USA