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Late 70's, early 80's GM thought it would be cool to provide these collapsable, inflatable spares with an air canister to fill it. Thereby advertising 1/2 foot more cubic trunk space. 

Probably all dry-rotted by now, if you could even find one... never mind.

 

Tailgate mount or roof basket would be cooler anyway  B)

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Presumeably your current tires are bigger than stock. IMO, a suitably-sized spare (compared to the 4 tires on it), is probably too big to fit under the hood. There isn't even room for a full size stock tire under the hood, so they included a stud to bolt it down in the cargo area.

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I'll admit, I've never tried it.

 

But I know 100% that Subaru built a captive nut into the rear cargo floor of EA82 wagons, and included a hardware kit with the tool kit to bolt the full size tire down after you install the compact. I can't imagine anything oversized would really fit.....

 

 

But, I'm ASSuming that we're talking about an oversized tire. I admit I clicked reply before I realized that it might be fairly close to stock sized.

 

It also occurred to me that we don't know what vehicle he's talking about. He's listed a Brat in the signature.

 

 

 

This is why I don't usually reply if I have to make ASSumptions.

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Yes it's a Brat. I've got 14" wheels with 195/70 tires, should have specified that originally. I tried one today and it won't even squeeze even part of the way in. Does the full size 13" actually fit under the hood. I haven't tried one of those. I do have the original doughnut. Guess I could drill the wheel on the doughnut and use it.

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But I know 100% that Subaru built a captive nut into the rear cargo floor of EA82 wagons, and included a hardware kit with the tool kit to bolt the full size tire down after you install the compact. I can't imagine anything oversized would really fit.....

Even my ea82 sedan had that in the trunk.

 

The spare tire space under the hood would be a perfect place to put a compressor and air tank for air horns  :brat:

See, even the brat smiley has it mounted to the tailgate  :D

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this thread http://www.ausubaru.com/forum/showthread.php?t=25947


 

 

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EDIT: you can read through this thread or take this as bleeding edge info



sizes that are known "good" for a matched set of 5 rims/tyres

13's - 185/75/13

14's - 185/70/14

15's- 185/65/15




Known "Bad" for the spare space

195/55/14

185/60/14

195/60/15



Running 195/60/15s can use/fit a 185/70/14 as your spare
(.4mm smaller diameter and a 1.2mm smaller circumference but its
"Thickness" will fit into the space under the windscreen) perfect if you
have 4 alloy pug 15's and a single pug 14 alloy as your spare as you
don't have to worry about carrying a non-alloy-pug set of wheel nuts for
your spare.



running 27" x 14 muddies - use a 175SR13 truck tyre on a steel 13" standard rim as your spare.



NOTE: a lift kit DOES NOT change the depth of the body cavity under the
windscreen - this continues to set the widest a tyre can be to fit unto
the standard spare space.

 

 

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