2top58

I have a 1958 and my spare tire sits to high in the storage area in the trunk. The wooden board that covers the tire will not fit in place. The rim is 15.5 with 6.70 15 Coker tire. The tire seems to thick to let the board sit in place. The board is raised up about 1 to 11/2 inch to high and will not sit in place to cover the tire. Is my tire to thick from the original spare. Anyone had this problem. Thanks

62Jeff

Yes, this is normal for reproduction tires.

62corvette

Original stock rim was 15x5. If you have rare optional rims, there is an enlarged cutout for the plywood. As per previous post, repro tires don't allow the board to sit down. Deflating the tire improves the fit, but defeats the purpose for the spare.

62vetteman

If you drive the car any distance and are worried about having a spare with the board sitting flush check out this post : http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c1-a...t-flush-2.html . It suggests using a late model C-10 p/u emergency spare.

Plasticman

Make that a S-10 Blazer or S-15 Jimmy, or perhaps a S-10 pickup. The Blazer and Jimmy temp spares were inside (and covered) and therefore more protected from the elements.

Don't know that a C-10 pickup spare would work.

Plasticman

62vetteman

My mistake meant to type S-10 not C-10. Must have had a brain f**t

2top58

Hey Guys, THanks for everyone's help with this problem. Its great to be involved with such a great group of guys that are willing to give their input and help with my problem. Thanks again

rfn026

Here's a tire that actually fits in the compartment.



You can get this tire on Amazon.com and if you have Prime the shipping is free. It was $58.85. The best part is that it fits and you can even put the jack in the correct position. That's because you're using the OEM wheel.

Richard Newton
The 1958 Interior Project