Can Someone Please Check if Your Wheel Fits in the Spare Tire Space?

[kulfyur]

Now that a few of us have mustangs in hand, I have a request that seems to be plaguing a few of us here on Mustang6g. Would any one be so kind as to remove one of their wheels on the car and see if it will fit in the spare time compartment. It doesn't matter what trim or options you have on your car. All the cars have the same total wheel diameter (give or take a .1 inches or .2). I think the most important thing to share is if the diameter fits. Would also be nice to know if the depth of the compartment too and how the width of the tire(s) fit. Please please please please include pictures. Thanks for helping out your Mustang6g family.

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[ricknco]

Was at my dealer today and ask about buying an 18" spare with jack and accessories. He said it would cost close to $1000 from the parts dept. So if you plan to get a spare, order it as an option with your car. My car was Dealer ordered without a spare.

 

[kulfyur]

Mine and many others' cannot be ordered with a spare. It's not an option. So it has to be.

 

[robb]

Dealer told me it wasn't even an orderable option. Another thing you may want to know is...if you use the emergency inflator gel you'll have to replace the TPM in that tire. This is not a good option so I'll just have it towed instead of paying for the TPM which will be $150 minimum.

 

[Spartan]

What I would do is if you order, order a spare tire, but have the dealer put it on another car that can actually get it with a spare, then have the dealer swap it to you. You paid for it, it's just coming with another car then they can swap it out and adjust the sticker on the other car and take your tire kit.

 

[Tcnarber]

What I would do is if you order, order a spare tire, but have the dealer put it on another car that can actually get it with a spare, then have the dealer swap it to you. You paid for it, it's just coming with another car then they can swap it out and adjust the sticker on the other car and take your tire kit.

Huh?

 

[phil1336]

Was at my dealer today and ask about buying an 18" spare with jack and accessories. He said it would cost close to $1000 from the parts dept. So if you plan to get a spare, order it as an option with your car. My car was Dealer ordered without a spare.

Who ever ordered the Vehicle (without) the $300 optional Spare Tire option should be Fired!

 

[slcoddity]

wonder how much does a donut cost? since I didn't order it with the car

 

[foghat]

Was at my dealer today and ask about buying an 18" spare with jack and accessories. He said it would cost close to $1000 from the parts dept. So if you plan to get a spare, order it as an option with your car. My car was Dealer ordered without a spare.

Isn't the spare tire just a donut? If so, how could it possibly cost $1000 for a scissor jack, donut and lug nut wrench?

 

[GNS]

Can all 4 of the Mustang wheels (with tires) fit inside the car? Just thinking of transporting wheels to and from the wheel shop.

 

[JimmyTwoTimes]

Isn't the spare tire just a donut? If so, how could it possibly cost $1000 for a scissor jack, donut and lug nut wrench?

Because that's what those parts cost out of the Ford parts book. I found that out in August a couple of months after I'd already ordered my car and frantically called the dealer to change the order and add in the spare tire.

 

[fionic]

Because that's what those parts cost out of the Ford parts book. I found that out in August a couple of months after I'd already ordered my car and frantically called the dealer to change the order and add in the spare tire.

too bad you can't get it with the PP....

 

[Tony Alonso]

I believe I saw somewhere that the spare tire is 18" x 5". It would seem that NONE of the stock wheels would be flush with the wheel well cover in place, since all of the wheels are larger than 5" in width (7.5, 8, 9, 9.5).

 

[foghat]

Because that's what those parts cost out of the Ford parts book. I found that out in August a couple of months after I'd already ordered my car and frantically called the dealer to change the order and add in the spare tire.

And here I thought I would be getting away from ridiculously inflated parts pricing in my move to ford from bmw.

 

[JimmyTwoTimes]

And here I thought I would be getting away from ridiculously inflated parts pricing in my move to ford from bmw.

Most parts are very reasonable -- the spare tire and jack/wrench assemblies are ludicrously unreasonable. I asked a parts guy about it once, and he said it was because of their scarcity -- he'd been working at a Ford dealership in New York City for eight years and had never seen a single car get a spare tire replacement. Items that nobody ever buys are, by their nature, going to be more expensive than volume products.

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