Gary Tayman
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- Joined
- Dec 14, 2009
- Thunderbird Year
- 1964
Putting a spare tire in place. I never realized what a challenge this could be.
This project car came with mostly the wrong wheels, which are gone in favor of wires. However I've kept one of them, one I thought to be correct, for the spare. Also, all the jack hardware has been missing. Anyway I recently bought all this hardware, but I can't mount the spare tire in place because the jack base won't fit through the center hole of the wheel. I ordered a brand new base, same as the one I have. Wrong wheel? Wrong base? I've tried to get information from some other Bird owners, but I get conflicting stories.
We're talking about a 1964 hardtop. The center hole measures 2 3/8", the jack base measures 2 5/8", and someone told me the wheel should be 2 3/4". So I go looking for another wheel, and everyone I ralk to says their wheels are 2 3/8".
So what gives? Somebody out there must have a spare tire held in place. What size opening and what size base?
This project car came with mostly the wrong wheels, which are gone in favor of wires. However I've kept one of them, one I thought to be correct, for the spare. Also, all the jack hardware has been missing. Anyway I recently bought all this hardware, but I can't mount the spare tire in place because the jack base won't fit through the center hole of the wheel. I ordered a brand new base, same as the one I have. Wrong wheel? Wrong base? I've tried to get information from some other Bird owners, but I get conflicting stories.
We're talking about a 1964 hardtop. The center hole measures 2 3/8", the jack base measures 2 5/8", and someone told me the wheel should be 2 3/4". So I go looking for another wheel, and everyone I ralk to says their wheels are 2 3/8".
So what gives? Somebody out there must have a spare tire held in place. What size opening and what size base?