I have 94-95 cobra spindles on my car and i need a spare tire since i've done the 5 lug conversion,i was wondering if i can use any 5 lug spare tire. I know i can't use it on the front unless its a 93 cobra spare i heard.
You shouldn't have any problems on the rear if you have drum breaks, but when you start changing the breaks to disk or want to use a spare on the front then you will need to make sure your spare will clear the calipers.
Yep... Those are aluminum too.. very expensive if you can even find it... And the regular 94+ Cobra spares go for 200 bucks. Expensive for a spare tire lol.
You can find 5 lug Ford spare tires with the 5 x 4.5” bolt pattern on many vehicles, Rangers, Explorers, Bronco II, Lincolns, Crown Victoria’s and the 94+ Mustangs to name a few. Most of the spare tires you will find will be 15” in size. This is the stock spare tire size on the 94+ Mustangs also with the GT and V6 package.
There is another solution. Get a 15 or 16” spare from one of the many applications already listed. Now that spare will not clear the front 13” brakes, but will clear the rear brakes just fine. So if you get a flat on the rear, you can just change the tire with the spare. Now if you get a flat in the front tire, what you are going to have to do first is change the spare to the rear tire. Then take the rear tire and swap it with the front one. Keep in mind that this trick only works if you have the same sized wheels on all 4 corners of the car. If you do not, then plan to spend the money for the 94+ cobra spare.
Supposedly with a spacer they will clear Cobra disk brakes...however my lazy ass hasn't pulled the spare out of my GT to confirm this so don't take my word for it.
Thanx,i just hope i dont get a flat before i have a chance to buy a spare. I have my 4 lug spare,i wonder if the junkyard will just do an even trade for it.