WTB: Brembo S197 spare tire.

[Duane Black]

I put the larger s197 brakes on my car (even gt over v6 means the spare wont fit the front) and now my factory v6 wont fit the front wheels, and if i put these gt500 rotors on the back, it wont fit there either.

I honestly dont know if a standard GT car and a Brembo car take the same spare

So does anyone have car they converted to track purposes that could sell me the OEM spare tire?

 

[Grant 302]

Brembo equipped cars didn't come with spares. Just the inflator and fix a flat kit. Maybe the older GT500s had one, but Boss/Brembo GT and Track Pack cars 2011+ didn't.

 

[Coz]

My car was born with the base GT sliding calipers.. The spare tire it came with fits fine over the upgraded GT500 rear brake assembly. I have a 2 or 2-1/2 inch adapter that will bolt to the front hub with a separate set of lugs and then the spare tire wheel bolt onto that.

You also have the option of carrying an extra scissors jack or 6x6 block of wood and swapping a good rear tire to your front tire and putting spare on the rear.

If you have a Torsen differential there are some additional complexities for a spare on the rear axle but it's enough to get you off the road to a service station.

There is also an alternative of getting a Weld drag wheel and a small tire that will fit in your spare tire well. I don't have that info readily available if you're interested I can dig it up

I will have to get back to you with the exact size of the adapter I use.

 

[Coz]

I've heard it mentioned that you should not drive with different diameter tires on the rear axle of a car with a Torsen differential due to the way it operates. I don't recall the difference between my 27" tires and the spare but I don't think it will matter if I drive it at 50-55mph or less to get off the highway or to a service station. I could always let a little air out from the other side to partially compensate.

To avoid that issue, a "full size" spare has been discussed as in full diameter but thin enough it will not poke above the floor cover,

This is the thread I was thinking about:
https://www.allfordmustangs.com/for...011-mustang-gt-brembo-package-full-spare.html

But I found this in the process of searching for the thread:
https://www.automotiveauthorityllc....-2015-2017-ford-mustang-gt-with-brembo-brakes

I can't find the adapter listing but here are pics from the ad that I saved. This allows the 18" spare to fit the 4 pot Brembos. Not sure if it will work for the 6-pot 13-14 GT500 calipers. No way the S550 calipers:

 

[Duane Black]

So then all I would need is a spare...

I do have a T2R on the back so that rear situation is important to me. I had a flat going to Florida and had to run a Hankook for 400 miles to Florida on the front.

 

[Duane Black]

Problem resolved- got a spare wheel

 

[Coz]

Problem resolved- got a spare wheel

OEM spare with adapter or one of the drag wheel types?

 

[Duane Black]

A 19x9 wheel with an all season tire

 

[Totalpkg]

This is what I use. No adapters needed.

https://www.automotiveauthorityllc....-2015-2017-ford-mustang-gt-with-brembo-brakes