ZeroDCX Posted January 3, 2006 Report Share Posted January 3, 2006 People, when you do the 96' Front Rotor Upgrade and the 94+ Rear Brake Upgrade, please make sure you get the Spare Tire to go with it. Otherwise you could end up in an unfortunate situation like this, at 3am in the morning and 40 miles away from home w/ no Fix-a-flat (like that'd help ... lol) ... not to mention, with a spare that you can't use. Needless to say now, I have the bigger spare tire sitting comfortably in my trunk; For just such an occasion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stockgp Posted January 3, 2006 Report Share Posted January 3, 2006 :shock: wtf happened? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroDCX Posted January 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2006 Something apparently punctured my tire, while driving on I-95 at 85mph. One thing led to another and then when I stopped to check it out, That's what I found. The funny thing is that I heard the hissing sound when it happened and thought to myself, "Hahaha ... Some ass got a flat!" ... A couple hours later and a lot of walking/carrying crap, I got her up and running. ... I'm not calling a damn tow truck. P.S. - I know that there's tape on my left brake light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1990lumina Posted January 3, 2006 Report Share Posted January 3, 2006 Wow that sucks, good to see you got her going again though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SigEpCutlass Posted January 3, 2006 Report Share Posted January 3, 2006 yikes...well were you on 95 in the boonies or not? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TurboSedan Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 happened to me almost 3 years ago http://www.w-body.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2505&highlight=donut+spare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy K Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 ouch! Glad someone pointed that out to me.... I'm gonna have to check my spare tires! ummm Now that this is long passed..... I think the spare may still have fit the rear! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94CutlassSLCoupe Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 FWIW: my '94 has a mini spare with the 16" rim and it has the small front rotors....I think the spare was changed so it would clear the rear brakes as they are quite a bit larger than the original '88-'93 brakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy K Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 FWIW: my '94 has a mini spare with the 16" rim and it has the small front rotors....I think the spare was changed so it would clear the rear brakes as they are quite a bit larger than the original '88-'93 brakes. any other confirmations? what was the diameter of the older one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94CutlassSLCoupe Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 my family has 3 1994's and they all have the the 16" mini spare... IIRC...i think the quad has a 14" spare because its a 90 but i am unsure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stockgp Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 my 90 gp has a 16 inch spare... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy K Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 well that is what I was thinking... at least the tire was the same.... that they all have the same spare......... ARE you sure that the spare is not from a olds 88/98/lesabre/bonneville? I've used those in a pinch... they don't always clear the caliper though. Anyone got pics of the incompatable? Or a better description? All W body ones have NO holes in them(thus far in my experience) The 88/98... do have holes, with same bolt pattern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TurboSedan Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 i threw my original spare away since it was useless after i put the '94+ rear brakes on, but i thought it was 15". my STE didn't come with a donut spare so i'm not sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy K Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 94CutlassSLCoupe, pictures of that small spare please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1138 Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 You should have just turned the spare around and been like all those morons who do that to stock rims. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian P Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 You should have just turned the spare around and been like all those morons who do that to stock rims. :lol: I saw someone driving on a donut spare in such a manner...LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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