Spare tire question

[SiCkSTi04]

MY SS came with a full steel spare which i don't care to have in my trunk. local junkyards only carry N/A spare tires and i know the SS has a bigger front brake system, so are the spare tires between N/A and SS the same? wondering if Subaru carried two different spare tire rim sizes or just left it at one which could fit both.

[kimokalihi]

It might be bigger. The stock SS wheels are 15" and the stock NA wheels are 14". I don't think I have a spare in my car.

[dscoobydoo]

Unless you use the plastic box in the trunk, I recommend taking it out and putting in a full size spare. You can get a steel rm at a JY and a used tire for pretty cheap,and you have a very useable spare ( unlike the toy spares)

[SiCkSTi04]

I want to use my plastic box =p

[dscoobydoo]

I want to use my plastic box =p

You still may be able to fit a larger spare in there. I would measure and see.
You could always look for an 04 STI spare.

[evolutionmovement]

Unless you move to a larger overall diameter for your wheel/tire combo, you should be able to fit a skinny with a big enough diameter wheel without a problem. In the case of actually having a larger diameter tire, the spare tire well is larger than it needs to be and I would guess could easily fit an extra inch diameter.

[Apex3]

A shame you live in Florida, I'd trade you my spare.

I drive 300 miles back and forth to school and I don't like the idea of driving 50 miles at 70mph on a donut

[SiCkSTi04]

So does anyone have the rim sizes from both a N/A and SS?

[Apex3]

So does anyone have the rim sizes from both a N/A and SS?

I don't know about the spares but the brakes barely fit under the 15" wheels so I'm fairly certain an NA spare won't fit, but since I don't have a 14" spare I can't tell you with 100% certainty

[SiCkSTi04]

i'm thinking a spare tire from 99 legacy would fit. its got a 16' rim

[PhyrraM]

A WRX spare would also do fine. Nasioc was full of '02-'05 spares when I was looking for an '06/07 spare to clear the 4-pots.

[Apex3]

Yea, as long as the tire size isn't any bigger(so it still fits in the trunk) I don't see why a 16" wheel wouldn't work

[Legacy777]

The spare for the 02-05 WRX fits in the trunk. I've got one since I upgraded the front and rear brakes.

[SiCkSTi04]

Hey Josh would you happen to know the tire and rim size for the wrx spare?
thanks

[Legacy777]

Unfortunately, no I don't.

[tahiti350]

The '99 forester we parted out also had a 16" spare...