Spare Tire
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Spare Tire
I am sure this has been asked before but will a full size spare fit in the well under the bed of an 05 baja
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Re: Spare Tire
Other forum responses have indicated that a full size spare will indeed fit...I haven't tried it myself but perhaps I will find a spare wheel someday and see.bajama wrote:I am sure this has been asked before but will a full size spare fit in the well under the bed of an 05 baja
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When I bought the car, the dealer salesperson assured me repeatedly that a Full Size spare would fit. The owner's manual says never to put a full size spare in it.
Ground clearance is already limited to 8". If the full size spare sticks an additional 4" down, does this cut overall ground clearance to 4"?
The circumfrence of all the tires can vary no more than 1/32" of an inch with the AWD system, or else you risk severe damage to the AWD system.
The reason I considered a full size spare is so I don't have to disable the AWD system (read the owner's manual--it says you need to pull out a fuse to disable AWD with the spare).
With road wear, my fear is that there would likely be more than 1/32" difference, even with a full size spare.
I'd be interested in finding out from owners of other types of Subarus (like Outback, WRX, etc) if they have full sized spares, or if you still have to disable AWD with a full size spare?
Ground clearance is already limited to 8". If the full size spare sticks an additional 4" down, does this cut overall ground clearance to 4"?
The circumfrence of all the tires can vary no more than 1/32" of an inch with the AWD system, or else you risk severe damage to the AWD system.
The reason I considered a full size spare is so I don't have to disable the AWD system (read the owner's manual--it says you need to pull out a fuse to disable AWD with the spare).
With road wear, my fear is that there would likely be more than 1/32" difference, even with a full size spare.
I'd be interested in finding out from owners of other types of Subarus (like Outback, WRX, etc) if they have full sized spares, or if you still have to disable AWD with a full size spare?
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With the traffic in this area, a standard shift is not a good choice. It took me 3 hours to get home last night (15miles) because of traffic accidents. My normal 12 mile commute is anywhere from 25-45 minutes.stefan wrote:Yup only for Auto Trans- I skipped right over it (see that is Why Standards are Better!!!!)
that's what I was figuring.stefan wrote:You can "lock down" a full size in the bed- or get one of those cool cargo boxes for the roof rack- other than that- your stuck in "donutland"
I think I'll go lockdown.
I want to keep the roof free and open most of the year. Except maybe coem ski-time, then it is cargo box time.