R50/53 Spare tire help

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Aug 2, 2015 | 10:28 AM

geodav

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Spare tire help

I see various recommendation for a donut spare from a Honda Civic. Then somebody will post that it won't clear the brakes on my 2006 S.
Does anybody know for sure which donut spare will work?

Aug 2, 2015 | 11:08 AM

rckrzy1

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Originally Posted by geodav

I see various recommendation for a donut spare from a Honda Civic. Then somebody will post that it won't clear the brakes on my 2006 S.
Does anybody know for sure which donut spare will work?

the MINI spare , I gave up on trying . None will fit on the front, the brakes are too big to clear donuts, so if you get a front flat you gotta swap the tires.