Oh the humility! Reply #15 – June 22, 2009, 03:22:10 AM Quote from: blu84302;278954Now my whole world is upside down. I was taught that you put the spare on the rear due to steering reasons. *research time*Full size spare. Done.*coming from the guy with a stack of extra rims and tires but donut in the trunk* Quote Selected
Oh the humility! Reply #16 – June 22, 2009, 07:49:24 PM I've got a full size 14" steel wheel in the trunk of my 88 T-bird (it's actually one of the original wheels for the car) in case I get a flat. Once I get some time I'll clean up the other Snowflake wheel I have and get a tire mounted on it so I have a matching spare :D Quote Selected
Oh the humility! Reply #17 – June 22, 2009, 07:57:03 PM I've got 11" front brakes, so a 14" wheel wouldn't work. As often as I drive it, and as often as I might get a flat, the extra room a 15" or larger spare wheel would take up in the trunk isn't worth it. Quote Selected
Oh the humility! Reply #18 – June 23, 2009, 02:42:54 PM All I ever carry in the trunk is a small tool box, some cleaning stuff for the car, a couple of fold up bag chairs for car shows, and the full size spare tire. I never put anything else in there so the spare can have all the room it wants Quote Selected
Oh the humility! Reply #19 – July 25, 2009, 08:31:29 PM When I bought my '88 Sport, the temporary tire was on the left rear. I put on a full size spare tire shortly after. I found out that I had rear end noise like bad axle bearings but the seals were not leaking. In time, I bought axle bearings w/seals and found out that the right rear shaft was grooved because of the temp tire on the left rear when I got it. I never used the temp tire after that and made sure that all of my vehicles have a full size one. Quote Selected
Oh the humility! Reply #20 – July 25, 2009, 08:53:00 PM My car originally had a full-size spare with a 14" steel wheel and felt cover (dealer option?) I swapped the spare with Jim when I went up to 11" brakes and now I keep a full-size spare on a snowflake rim. Quote Selected
Oh the humility! Reply #21 – July 25, 2009, 09:27:49 PM My '85 had the full size spare. It was one of only two options the car had (metallic paint being the other). Quote Selected
Oh the humility! Reply #22 – July 26, 2009, 08:05:15 AM Mine came with the full size spare and cover as well. It takes up alot of space but that's okay with me. Quote Selected
Oh the humility! Reply #23 – July 26, 2009, 09:06:03 AM Quote from: Thunder Chicken;283795My '85 had the full size spare. It was one of only two options the car had (metallic paint being the other).remember front tag holders were options too!!! LOL:rollin: I HATE donuts. I think my car would drag the ground on one now. The one in the SHO wount fit over the brakes so it is dead weight. Quote Selected
Oh the humility! Reply #24 – July 26, 2009, 12:00:49 PM Quote from: DVP;283835remember front tag holders were options too!!! LOL:rollin: I HATE donuts. I think my car would drag the ground on one now. The one in the SHO wount fit over the brakes so it is dead weight.My car didn't have a front tag holder :raspberryFunny thing is, they were required back then. I bought it from the original owner, and he never had it installed, and never got pulled over. Shortly after I bought it they did away with front tags here anyway, so that car had an unmolested bumper. Unfortunately my 88 had a front tag holder, as did the parts TC from which I got the front bumper cover that's on it now.As for dragging on the ground, mine was dangerously close. It's lowered about 2-2.5" in the front and about 2" in the rear :hick: Quote Selected
Oh the humility! Reply #25 – August 09, 2009, 11:39:24 AM Is there any information posted by you folks about the 11" front brake conversion? I am interested, the stock brakes on my'88 sport coupe just aren't getting the job done, and I already installed 15' wheels. Thanks for your time. The conversion I am looking for is 11" 4 lug, as I want to retain the turbine wheels I have. I searched Turbo coupe brakes and didn't fin anything.I found the info at COOLCATS. If there is anything you can add to it , it would be most appreciated. My car is my one and only daily driver, so I need to have everything ready to go for the swap. Quote Selected
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