Donut spare

[Jarlaxle]

Planning to make my Duster a daily driver...currently has a 14" wheel and a very old 185/75 tire. I'm considering grabbing a Jeep donut as a spare (T125/90D16, from base-model XJ Cherokees, about 25"). Anyone done this? I see absolutely no reason this will not work.

 

[HemiSSDart]

Do you have disc and drum brakes? Just get the spare and try it on the front and rear and if it has no clearance issues then you are good to go...

 

[Jarlaxle]

Stock 73 brakes, though I'll probably go with 11.75" B-body rotors when I replace the fronts. I'm not worried about clearance-it's a 16" wheel. Just wondering if I missed something obvious here.

 

[HemiSSDart]

I was talking about clearance on the hub and how it sits on the hub...

 

[Jarlaxle]

I was talking about clearance on the hub and how it sits on the hub...

Since I have seen Jeep steel wheels on old Mopars before, I don't expect a problem.

 

[33IMP]

Bolt pattern the same?

 

[Jarlaxle]

Bolt pattern the same?

Definitely-XJ, YJ, and TJ Jeeps use the AMC/Mopar 4.5" bolt pattern. I've seen people running 15x7 Jeep wheels on Mopars.

 

[halfafish]

I did this for the spare for my 69 Dart. I used a larger tire, but the same idea and wheel from a Jeep.

 

[qkcuda]

I used a Ford spare in the Charger. 17 inch rim and 27 inch overall diameter, same as my road wheels.

 

[Jarlaxle]

I used a Ford spare in the Charger. 17 inch rim and 27 inch overall diameter, same as my road wheels.

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Crown Vic?

 

[qkcuda]

Ford Edge

 

[BrianT]

Some of the 90's Lincoln Continentals came with an aluminum spare.

 

[Jarlaxle]

Town Cars, too.