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So? Did the cars with 255/60-15s spares fit in the tub?
I have 235/60-15s in the front & 255/60-15s in the rear. I'm about to get new rear tires and I was considering going to 235s all the way around and a new spare.
I have 8" rims BTW.
I guess if I get energetic I could go out there and experiment
So? Did the cars with 255/60-15s spares fit in the tub?
I have 235/60-15s in the front & 255/60-15s in the rear. I'm about to get new rear tires and I was considering going to 235s all the way around and a new spare.
I have 8" rims BTW.
I guess if I get energetic I could go out there and experiment
I had gone with a 235/60-15 the first time to use as a spare tire to match my front. It did not close. That is why I tried the 205s and that is what worked.
The real question is whether or not the tires on your car will fit in the spare tire tub or not.
What will you do with the tire that went flat if it won't fit in the tub?
Leave it on the side of the road?
I don't think you could get it behind the seats unless you removed one or both seats.
I can see why many members are using the tub to carry a repair kit and a small compressor, or they just call AAA.
From: Loud, Raw and Dangerous 1968 327 4S in Southern California
Use a luggage rack?
Originally Posted by OldCarBum
The real question is whether or not the tires on your car will fit in the spare tire tub or not.
What will you do with the tire that went flat if it won't fit in the tub?
Leave it on the side of the road?
I don't think you could get it behind the seats unless you removed one or both seats.
I can see why many members are using the tub to carry a repair kit and a small compressor, or they just call AAA.
Yep....don't think the wife will hold the tire for me. This might be a good reason to put that chrome luggage rack on I have been thinking about. I can also use it for the car run chairs and a small easy-up.
All good and well until you're standing out in the desert when it's 120° in the shade..... and you're in the direct sunlight with a rupture or blowout!
I have a convertible and carry a large plastic bag, so i could always carry the broken spare home somehow on the rear deck..... I might just go 235s all the way around since that's what I have on the front already.
Originally Posted by OldCarBum
The real question is whether or not the tires on your car will fit in the spare tire tub or not.
What will you do with the tire that went flat if it won't fit in the tub?
Leave it on the side of the road?
I don't think you could get it behind the seats unless you removed one or both seats.
I can see why many members are using the tub to carry a repair kit and a small compressor, or they just call AAA.
Last edited by carriljc; May 30, 2019 at 11:12 AM.
Getting ready to install my replacement spare tire carrier (that I bought 30+ years ago from the local chevy dealer that no longer exisits) so I decided to check and see if the 255/60-15 will fit.
Hmmm... fit's really quite easily.
To use it would require adjusting the length of the forward carrier bolts, but the circumference of the tray is more than adequate. Now I have to decide whether to get 235s (and match all around) or get another set of 255 rears? hmmmm.. Decisions, decisions...
Last edited by carriljc; May 29, 2019 at 09:04 PM.
I will give it a try... hopefully tomorrow. I've got to get under there and replace that dang tub with the new one anyway. I'll even try doing the adjustment. You'da thunk somebody has already gone through this, eh?
I'm thinking I'll get this size as a SPARE also. Should match the 235/60R15s as far as height, and it should fit in the tire carrier with the 7" rim that my spare is on.
Originally Posted by gunrunr
Well I put a 205/70R15 in the spare tire carrier and it closed nicely. With that headache down, its off to the next one.
Last edited by carriljc; May 30, 2019 at 11:41 AM.
Ok, I picked up some 235/60R15s for the rear yesterday. So my four tires on the car will be 235s on 8"rims (what it came with). I removed my spare (big monster I bought ages ago) and bought a 205/70R15 and that is on a 7" rim (I really didn't know that till a couple of days ago...never had to use it in 34.5 years ).
I will be cleaning and painting today and I will see if I can adjust it some to hold the 235s. If not, then it will surely hold the 205/70R15 since the tire it replaced a bit bigger.
I used the website below to guesstimate the diameter of a spare tire to be approximate to the 235s (well, that and unrunr comments in this thread). Sure seems pretty close now that I have them in hand.
From: Loud, Raw and Dangerous 1968 327 4S in Southern California
Looks like my PO painted the brackets and the tub. Bracket is a steel brown/gray color and the tub is black. Tub is fiberglass as I can see the glass hairs showing thru the black paint. Does not look too bad on a red car.
Worked on my tub replacement today. My tub was in worse shape than I thought..... Per the part number on the sticker, it looks like the guy at the chevy dealer sold me an 82 Tub 30+ years ago! (I gots not recourse!!
Looks like it will fit just fine. I cleaned it and clear coated it today. I can always paint it later if need be. I stripped and primered the support bracket .... I had to tweak it to form fit the tub but it was relatively easy. I also cleaned and primered the frame where the forward tub bolts bolt on. Also sprayed some of that Eastwood Inner Frame paint(green)r since I was under there.....I had some leftover from doing the inside of the frame rails between the wheelwells.
If I'm feeling energetic then I'll the paint the support bracket and car frame... and bolt the tub & bracket it together tomorrow. I will probably fabricate a TOP COVER since nobody reproduces it and I can't imagine a used one being in any shape. Here 2 views at the new vs old tub:
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