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Spare tire question
Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 6:51 am
by 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.
Re: Spare tire question
Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 10:26 am
by 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.
Re: Spare tire question
Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 4:34 pm
by 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)
Re: Spare tire question
Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 4:42 pm
by SiCkSTi04
I want to use my plastic box =p
Re: Spare tire question
Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 10:40 pm
by dscoobydoo
SiCkSTi04 wrote: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.
Re: Spare tire question
Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2010 1:18 am
by 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.
Re: Spare tire question
Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2010 3:59 am
by 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
Re: Spare tire question
Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2010 8:11 am
by SiCkSTi04
So does anyone have the rim sizes from both a N/A and SS?
Re: Spare tire question
Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2010 8:32 am
by Apex3
SiCkSTi04 wrote: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
Re: Spare tire question
Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 9:53 pm
by SiCkSTi04
i'm thinking a spare tire from 99 legacy would fit. its got a 16' rim
Re: Spare tire question
Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 5:50 am
by 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.
Re: Spare tire question
Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 9:11 am
by 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
Re: Spare tire question
Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 6:36 pm
by Legacy777
The spare for the 02-05 WRX fits in the trunk. I've got one since I upgraded the front and rear brakes.
Re: Spare tire question
Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 8:00 pm
by SiCkSTi04
Hey Josh would you happen to know the tire and rim size for the wrx spare?
thanks
Re: Spare tire question
Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 3:17 am
by Legacy777
Unfortunately, no I don't.
Re: Spare tire question
Posted: Wed May 05, 2010 3:27 pm
by tahiti350
The '99 forester we parted out also had a 16" spare...