Spare Tire - Big Brake - Fit?
Son and I installed the M-Tuned big brake kit last spring on my 96 M (comes with 15" wheels).
We didn't even think to test-fit the space-saver spare to see if it would clear the larger rotors. Just tried. Nope. Not even close. Anyone know if any later-model Miata spare will clear the M-Tuned big brake kit (Corrado rotors up front, MSM in back)? If not, it's fix-a-flat, tire plug kit, and baby compressor in lieu of a spare tire.... Boy, I feel dumb for not checking! Bruce MacKay |
who needs a spare.......
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every single time i buy another car - spare tire is the first thing that gets thrown away.
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Same for me, I have the M-Tuned BRK front and rear and now the spare tire is getting dust in my garage. I have replaced it with a small compressor and a fixing aerosol.
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On 01-02 sport brake cars, they came with a 15" spare to clear the OE sport brakes. The brakes and larger spare were standard on all 03-05 Miatas. These larger spares should clear your BBK.
But the real solution would be, if you had a flat on the front, to jack up the whole side, pull both tires off, put the rear on the front and put the spare on the rear. |
The best solution is to have the spare on the front, so you have equal diameters on both sides of your LSD.
I traded my stock spare for one from an MSM. |
Originally Posted by Ben
(Post 658800)
The best solution is to have the spare on the front, so you have equal diameters on both sides of your LSD.
I traded my stock spare for one from an MSM. |
I am aware that the difference in diameter can effect a torsen LSD, but it shouldn't if you get the problem fixed right away. Mazda knows this or else they wouldn't put a spare in the trunk and would have a can of puncture seal and a air compressor. If you're lazy and keep rolling on a spare, you deserve the consequences :giggle: When I go out for a smoke, I'll consult the owner's manual to see if it suggests always having the spare on the front. My personal solution is having a backup set of wheels in the garage and if something were to happen, I'd find a way home to grab two of them. On road trips I've carried the spare for a "must have" (total wheel failure) emergency along with puncture sealant, plug kit and a compressor for an minor problems.
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Originally Posted by Doppelgänger
(Post 658818)
Mazda knows this or else they wouldn't put a spare in the trunk and would have a can of puncture seal and a air compressor.
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Originally Posted by Doppelgänger
(Post 658818)
When I go out for a smoke, I'll consult the owner's manual to see if it suggests always having the spare on the front.
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Originally Posted by hustler
(Post 658840)
Shall we start a list of "stupid things Mazda did" on our cars that affect hairdressers and beauty queens?
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I have a spare tire from an 01 SE....
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Fix-A-Flat + AAA + plug kit = I've never actually had a flat on the miata.
Oddly though, I have run 10 psi in the old RT215 Azenis and it just felt a little squirrely. those sidewalls are STIFF. |
Factory wheel will not fit over rear MSM BBK now.
So, MSM factory spare will fit over rear MSM rotor with M-Tuned BBK? Call me nervous, but my last flat was a ruptured sidewall...hard for fix-a-flat to help with that. Since then I try to keep a spare handy.... |
310,000 miles on my miata and never had a tire issue that I needed a spare to deal with the situation. I have AAA, a cel phone, and a can of fix-A-flat. never used a spare tire in 30 years of driving cars. The only tires that ever got flats that destroyed the tires were Run-flats on the mini.
Bob |
Wow...never thought of this when I was shopping for BB kits. I'm sure my tiny '92 spare wouldn't fit them.
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I bought five 6uls when I got new wheels.
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I got a spare too (15x8 gen 1).
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2010 has only the compressor and liquid. Picked up a large chunk of metal and had to call AAA for the first time since subscribing in 1987.
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Originally Posted by y8s
(Post 659157)
I bought five 6uls when I got new wheels.
Originally Posted by Ben
(Post 659169)
I got a spare too (15x8 gen 1).
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