JBMB Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 Does anyone have a spare tire in thier GT-H? I want to know your experiences. Did you get a mini spare or full? Does a full fit in the trunk well? Can a mini spare fit over 14" front brake assembly? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffJ Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 Does anyone have a spare tire in thier GT-H? I want to know your experiences. Did you get a mini spare or full? Does a full fit in the trunk well? Can a mini spare fit over 14" front brake assembly? Thanks! Discussed in the past. See this thread: http://www.teamshelby.com/forums/index.php?/topic/48796-whats-in-your-trunk/page__p__814228__hl__spare__fromsearch__1&do=findComment&comment=814228 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbuckland Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 Discussed in the past. See this thread: http://www.teamshelby.com/forums/index.php?/topic/48796-whats-in-your-trunk/page__p__814228__hl__spare__fromsearch__1&do=findComment&comment=814228 While the above thread link was helpful, my 2007 GT-H is without it's spare tire in the trunk. getting a tire I would think would be simple. but what rim did th spare tire come on and can I get it from shelby? Any details on the jack and where tp purchase one would also be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffJ Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 While the above thread link was helpful, my 2007 GT-H is without it's spare tire in the trunk. getting a tire I would think would be simple. but what rim did th spare tire come on and can I get it from shelby? Any details on the jack and where tp purchase one would also be appreciated. Shelby did not provide the spare, the inflator came with the car from Ford in 2007. In 2006, there was a spare. Do a search in the Shelby GT section. There are many pages of posts about the spare tire issue. 2007 Shelby GT-H, did not come with a spare. Only the inflator kit. Best bet would be to look in a salvage yard or other for a 2005+ Mustang GT. Most will have what you are looking for. Here's a good thread: http://www.teamshelby.com/forums/index.php?/topic/52214-spare-tire-vs-inflation-kit/page__p__881776__hl__spare__fromsearch__1&do=findComment&comment=881776 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBMB Posted April 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 Shelby did not provide the spare, the inflator came with the car from Ford in 2007. In 2006, there was a spare. Do a search in the Shelby GT section. There are many pages of posts about the spare tire issue. 2007 Shelby GT-H, did not come with a spare. Only the inflator kit. Best bet would be to look in a salvage yard or other for a 2005+ Mustang GT. Most will have what you are looking for. Here's a good thread: http://www.teamshelby.com/forums/index.php?/topic/52214-spare-tire-vs-inflation-kit/page__p__881776__hl__spare__fromsearch__1&do=findComment&comment=881776 Thanks for the input! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spbmustang Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 Does anyone have a spare tire in thier GT-H? I want to know your experiences. Did you get a mini spare or full? Does a full fit in the trunk well? Can a mini spare fit over 14" front brake assembly? Thanks! My 2007 GT-H came with a spare, a jack and the inflator. So, I'm not sure why you're being told that they didn't come with it. In fact, I am currently using my spare tire. It actually looks good on the car (unlike most spare tires on a car). You may need to buy the spare from Ford. A full size tire will not fit well in trunk. I already tried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffJ Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 My 2007 GT-H came with a spare, a jack and the inflator. So, I'm not sure why you're being told that they didn't come with it. In fact, I am currently using my spare tire. It actually looks good on the car (unlike most spare tires on a car). You may need to buy the spare from Ford. A full size tire will not fit well in trunk. I already tried. The GT-H convert did not come with a spare. If yours has it, it would be because Hertz put it there. There are quite a few Hertz locations that did add a spare, but it did not leave Shelby with one. The fact that you also have the inflator adds to that. They certainly did not have both. Hearing from many other folks, it looks like Hawaii was one of the locations that seemed to add the spare quite a bit. The inflator kit usually fits down where the tire goes. If you have both where does the inflator kit live? P.S. so you are one of the lucky ones that already has the spare added. I sure would want that more than the inflator kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBMB Posted April 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 The GT-H convert did not come with a spare. If yours has it, it would be because Hertz put it there. There are quite a few Hertz locations that did add a spare, but it did not leave Shelby with one. The fact that you also have the inflator adds to that. They certainly did not have both. Hearing from many other folks, it looks like Hawaii was one of the locations that seemed to add the spare quite a bit. The inflator kit usually fits down where the tire goes. If you have both where does the inflator kit live? P.S. so you are one of the lucky ones that already has the spare added. I sure would want that more than the inflator kit. Mine came from Hawaii and had NO spare. I was told Shelby removed spare and replaced with inflator in LVegas. Anyone ever consider a mini so as not to add too much weight in trunk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT-C0056 Posted April 27, 2011 Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 Mine came from Hawaii and had NO spare. I was told Shelby removed spare and replaced with inflator in LVegas. Anyone ever consider a mini so as not to add too much weight in trunk? I second that..Mine came from Maui, HI. Unless I just did not look hard enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffJ Posted April 27, 2011 Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 I second that..Mine came from Maui, HI. Unless I just did not look hard enough I never said all cars in HI, just some of the folks that were lucky enough to have a spare, seemed to be from HI. I've seen 3 so far. I imagine that Hertz threw spares in cars where people either requested, or a car that they need to go rescue due to a flat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT-C0056 Posted April 27, 2011 Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 I never said all cars in HI, just some of the folks that were lucky enough to have a spare, seemed to be from HI. I've seen 3 so far. I imagine that Hertz threw spares in cars where people either requested, or a car that they need to go rescue due to a flat? I know what you meant, It's just one more thing that makes these cars special..not all of them were identical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffIsHereToo Posted April 29, 2011 Report Share Posted April 29, 2011 It seems to be to be an easy explanation. All cars left SA with the inflator Renter gets a flat Renter uses inflator Hertz local operator wants to get car back in service Ford takes time and $$$ for new inflator Hertz local throws in spare tire and jack not understanding the jack won't fit Hertz local thinks that's "good enough" and never replaces inflator Done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffJ Posted April 29, 2011 Report Share Posted April 29, 2011 It seems to be to be an easy explanation. All cars left SA with the inflator Renter gets a flat Renter uses inflator Hertz local operator wants to get car back in service Ford takes time and $$$ for new inflator Hertz local throws in spare tire and jack not understanding the jack won't fit Hertz local thinks that's "good enough" and never replaces inflator Done! Yep!! Here is what the spare tire well would have looked like when it left Shelby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBMB Posted April 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2011 Yep!! Here is what the spare tire well would have looked like when it left Shelby Yep.....that's what mine looks like. A word to the wise.....you can use it for air only and no gunk. I learned this the hard way as I used the gunk to just inflate tires a bit on a cold morning. I had to have tire dismounted to remove gunk inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT-C0056 Posted April 29, 2011 Report Share Posted April 29, 2011 Could of used it yesterday. if I would of looked. Woke up to a flat, so I rode half a mile and aired it up. Ended up buying new tires Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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