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Re: Compact spare for your mopar
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Yep. I started looking for the SVO and LSC spare early on, but they are rare as hens' teeth. I think they have a bit more offset than the Town Car spare.
The TC / Panther spare is going to be the easiest to find with the best offset. Pretty much guaranteed to be able to find one in any salvage yard.
I actually did a much more in-depth write-up of what wheels might work and what ones won't. I edited it down quite a bit for posting in the forums.
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Re: Compact spare for your mopar
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04/26/12 10:31 PM
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The TC / Panther spare is going to be the easiest to find with the best offset. Pretty much guaranteed to be able to find one in any salvage yard.
I thought that when I saw one laying in a trunk at the JY but it wasn't half-price day so I didn't buy it. Figured, I'd just go back and they'd be all over the place but I was wrong. I spent six months looking for another. I've yet to see another one other than the spoke one I got. Of course I don't walk down the Ford rows every time I go. I do look for them because I've had other trailer friends looking for spares as a lot of old travel trailers use Ford pattern wheels.
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Re: Compact spare for your mopar
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04/28/12 10:52 AM
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I will admit that it took some shopping around to get my Town Car wheel at the price I paid. Several of them on Ebay now for $65+. Just checked my records and saw I only paid 20 bucks for the Jeep half of the equation, delivery included. 
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Re: Compact spare for your mopar
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04/28/12 11:20 AM
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I will admit that it took some shopping around to get my Town Car wheel at the price I paid. Several of them on Ebay now for $65+.
Just checked my records and saw I only paid 20 bucks for the Jeep half of the equation, delivery included.
I can probably get the Jeep spare here easily. During cash for clunkers I could have got hundreds of them there were so many Jeeps in the yards. A lot of Crown Vics too but I wasn't looking for the aluminum wheel at that time.
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Re: Compact spare for your mopar
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04/28/12 12:15 PM
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WOW'' Very good article. I have been looking for a small spare for my 72 cuda for years.15 inch 5x 4 1/2. Anyone know what wheel would work? Maybe the dodge entrepid spare?
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Re: Compact spare for your mopar
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04/28/12 12:34 PM
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Great info. Thanks for taking the time to do the write up.  I have a donut spare from the last generation Dodge Intrepid in my 71 Challenger. I forget the size, but it's tall. I'll try to remember to look at the size tomorrow, and report back. If I remember correctly, it was within a half to three quarters of an inch on the 275-60's on the car. 
Can you tell me what year intrepid if possible. Have been looking for small spare for years for my 72 cuda.
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Re: Compact spare for your mopar
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04/28/12 05:05 PM
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Sorry for the late reply.....been out of town all week. I just went out and checked it, and it's a T135/80D16. I couldn't get to it to get it out because of where my car is sitting, but the best measurement I could get on it was 26". I've never had to use it, but I put it on the front of my car to make sure it cleared the brakes, and it does so without using spacers. I have 11.75 rotors and pin type calipers on my car. I have Torque Thrusts on my car, so I keep 5 regular lug nuts tie wrapped to one lug hole. That is covered by the jack plate, so nobody ever sees it.
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Re: Compact spare for your mopar
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05/01/12 01:44 PM
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When a brought it home, I stood it up next to the 275 on the back of my car....and it was less than a half inch short. But that was with no weight on it. I think what I will do is try to find a 155/90-16 and have it installed on my wheel. The wheel fits great, but my tire is probably too short to drive very far. It would work for AAA to get it drug up on a rollback though. 
What wheels are you using?
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