1955 Repositioning the spare tire

[NickIt]

Hi everybody,
To save space I'd like to reposition the spare tire right in the trunk but I don't know exactly where to weld the bracket ....does anyone have a pic of this detail?
Thank you

Nick

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[Tom Alpers]

Hi everybody,
To save space I'd like to reposition the spare tire right in the trunk but I don't know exactly where to weld the bracket ....does anyone have a pic of this detail?
Thank you

Nick

Have you considered getting one of those small donut space saver spares?

Here's a thread on facebook talking about where people have that tire. One shoved it up sort of under the package shelf.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/**************/posts/10159806204485418/

 

[Birdielasalle]

Nick, I'm having the same issue, and here are a few alternatives in no special order:
1. Keep old spare in trunk and aim to store less in the space God intended you to have;
2. Move old spare to your garage, fill extra space with tools and stuff you don't use and have a blowout out in the country on 36-year-old tires that should have been replaced 30, 24, 18, 12 and 6 years before, then luckily have a young Good Samaritan stop, drive you back into town for your spare, return you and spare to the Bird, and change flat for you;
3. Reduce chance of a blowout by moving old spare to the garage and always driving on new tires like the set I bought after above incident, or
4. Spend a lot of money on a donut tire, move old spare into needed space in garage, fill extra space in trunk with unneeded "essentials" and your wife's luggage on out-of-town trips, and place a travel kit with your gear on the front seat between you and your wife on those trips.
Me, I like the donut idea. Full-size spares are really heavy and Good Samaritans can't be relied upon to.show up and wrestle them around the times you have a flat.