sbickle350z

I smashed up my wheel and I am trying to put the spare on to get it to the tire shop. The spare off my z and a friends z is not fitting over the brake caliper. Has anyone else had the problem?

Kwame

iTrader: (78)

Where is it not fitting? Hitting the brake calipers? What is it hitting?

terrasmak

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Do you have stock brakes, did you upgrade to OEM brembo's ?

Spike100

It sounds as though you are trying to fit a stock spare tire/rim on a car with brembo’s.

If you do manage to get that spare on your car, be sure to turn TCS/VDC off if your car has this. The spare is undersized and messes with TCS/VDC.

--Spike

sbickle350z

car does not have brembos. calipers on the back look smaller. I am going to try to fit it on the back and see if that works. car was bought 6 months used and i have not up graded the brakes.

Adrenaline Rush

Is it a front wheel? Did you take off the bolt on the front hub? It prevents you from putting the rear wheels on the front, but I think it may also interfere with the spare wheel.

davidv

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Yes but how does that help now?

cheshirecat79

iTrader: (9)

Are you putting the wheel on backwards

sbickle350z

I am an IDIOT!! I was not lining up that "6th" bolt on the front hub!!! I feel like I have never changed a tire before. Thanks for the help!!

davidv

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Do yourself a favor. Remove bolt #6, and toss it in the trash.

terrasmak

iTrader: (8)

+1 and ,Make sure you do it on both sides so this doesn't happen again.

sbickle350z

hahahahaha..... already done!!!