I'm running 14" wheels with six lugs. They won't fit in the spare tire location under the hood. Are there any 6 lug wheels with tire that will fit that spot?

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 

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.

All first and 2nd gen had room for full size spares.

Edited July 26, 20178 yr by Subaru Scott

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.

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.

\\\Original Bridgestone 175/70 13 in my 83.

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 

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

 

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

 

With an air hose, then just carry a plug kit, and forget the spare altogether!

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.

 

 

I'm thinking about drilling one of the factory 13" rims to 6 lug