Spare Tire Solutions

[bigb56]

My original "temporary" spare tire has never seen the ground but it is now 18 years old. Discount Tire told me it is only available from Goodyear and is $289. It's a T175/90D18. He also told me that no other size will fit that wheel. It doesn't look like there is room for one of our full size tires in there which are 265/60 R-18s, the diameter looks OK but the width is too much to be able to fit under the floor. I'm wondering if there is a tire and wheel combination I could get for a spare or just buy the $289 original temp spare. Will probably never use it but if I don't have one I'm sure to need one. With only 60,000 miles on the car it still has quite a few years left in it.

2008 FX-35

[bigb56]

To follow up Discount Tire fitted the next size smaller in a Falken for about 1/2 the cost of the Goodyear.

[schuss]

It's good you replaced it - I need to do the same. What's the Falken tire you went with?

[bigb56]

It was a Falken T 160/90 R18. The "T" is for temporary I assume.