Steven--
* *When I bought my '54 100 it still had bias tires so I switched up to
175-15 Michelins (which I have used ever since--and wish I could get more
of). Anyway when I went to load in the spare I had the same problem that
you are experiencing.
Covering the tire with dry cleaning bags allowed me to jam it in but it was
almost impossible to subsequently remove. Ultimately by employing a small
scissors jack I was able to spread the opening just enough to accomodate the
tire.
Best--Michael Oritt
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On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 2:37 AM, <ATIGHTPROD at aol.com> wrote:
> So I'm driving down the road with a spare on my left rear, (an older
> Michelin) and the tire separated, blew apart and bent my left rear fender
> up
> pretty good. But I survived, didn't crash and the car will be fine, so all
> good there. My problem now is that I bought a Vredestein 165x15 to use as
> my
> new spare and it won't fit in the spare wheel well of my 1953 BN1.
> Anyone else have this problem? And if so, how did you solve it. The
> new tire is wider than either my old Michelin, which was my spare and the
> tires I have on the car now. Concords, made by who knows who, but I like
> them
> a lot and they perform well. It seems the Vredestein is wider and only
> goes
> part way in before it wedges and stops.
> Any suggestions? And I'm only running 28 lbs of pressure and it's
> still too fat!
> Steven Kingsbury
> BN1 #598
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