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?

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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.

 

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.

 

Yes but how does that help now?

 

Are you putting the wheel on backwards

 

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!!

 

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

 

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

 

hahahahaha..... already done!!!