blk12svt Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 Over on the fordgt500 forum there is a thread by an owner of an '07 who has solved the delima of having no spare. He says the mini spare (145/80/18) for a 2010 and up Dodge Challenger will fit the Shelby bolt pattern and spare tire well and is about the same diameter as a stock '07 tire but he was unsure if it would work on '10 and up Shelbys. Just wondering if anyone with a '10 - '12 had come up with a solution of their own or tried the '07 owners solution? I would like to take a road trip to the Gulf sometime soon but just not comfortable knowing all I have is a bottle of goo and a pump. Will need a jack and lug wrench too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Dennis Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 Get a tire repair kit and an air pump. That will fix most flats in 5 minutes without the need of a jack. A proper repair can be done at your convenience. I have done this twice on 2 different cars over the past few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zimm17 Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 I got a full sized spare tire setup from discount tire. Here's the thread with pics and part numbers: http://www.fordgt500.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10681 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blk12svt Posted March 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 Thanks for the info. Repairing a tire wouldn't have been a big issue for me 20 years ago but can't see too well now and if it was dark it would be near impossible for me to find the hole. I was also concerned about a blowout and the SVT look-a-like setup looks like the way to go for this old geezer. Thanks so much!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDan Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 I just keep a Racestar skinny and jack in the spare tire well. It should get me home vs being stranded in god knows where. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boidster Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 I got a tire plug kit and a good air pump, figuring I didn't really want to rely on the goo to do the trick. Imagine my surprise, as a n00b, when I pulled up the carpet this weekend to find that there's actually a spare tire well back there. I figured I'd find just a little compartment to fit the goo/pump kit. Dang, the car is already 56/44 weight distribution - an extra 20lbs in the trunk might help, Ford! Where's my spare? On the plus side, I guess I have a sort of semi-circle-shaped extra trunk area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boidster Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 I got a full sized spare tire setup from discount tire. Here's the thread with pics and part numbers: http://www.fordgt500...ead.php?t=10681 Would stock lugs not work with that wheel? Or did you switch over to all spline lugs? Also, is the jack just a standard Mustang jack from the dealer? Great solution. It's on my to-do list, just below pulley & tune. Until I blow a tire and can't plug it effectively, then it becomes #1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibraltar Posted April 5, 2012 Report Share Posted April 5, 2012 Just ordered mine from Discount Tire. the guy (Sam) was super helpful. Ordered the Drag DR-34 wheel and the Goodyear Eagle LS2 in size 225 50-18. He discounted the splined lug nuts because I only need 5 but they are sold as a full set of 20. Total $269 Including: Valve Stem, Mount, Balance, freight. Next a jack and lug wrench. Still trying to decide between the Ford stuff and a Walmart special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachane Posted April 5, 2012 Report Share Posted April 5, 2012 Very interesting and practical thread. The next time I'm near my 2011, I will look in the owner's manuals (the Mustang and the GT500 ones) and see what they advise about flat tire situations. If nothing, I'll try a call to Ford and see what they say. If anything helpful, I'll report it here. I am generally reluctant to experiment with wheels, tires, nuts on a car which is designed for what it's got on it, for fear that I might damage other components or the car's geometry by driving on a jerryrig, even temporarily. Much rather call AAA and have the beast flatbedded to a tire shop for a repair/replacement. The drawbacks in that are (a.) delay and (b.) sometimes you're in the middle of nowhere on Sunday evening. I am thinking that a goo bottle, or the repair kit/air pump is the most prudent, but want to see what Ford says. Also want to make sure that nothing I do jeopardizes my overall car warranty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goin2dirt Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 I got a full sized spare tire setup from discount tire. Here's the thread with pics and part numbers: http://www.fordgt500.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10681 That's what I did. It's awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zimm17 Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 Splines required. $5. Discount tire sells enough of these to know what you need. Glad I started a trend. You need a late model mustang jack- forgot the year break. Found one on eBay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMAv Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 Spare tire .... you drive your GT500???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torched10 Posted April 8, 2012 Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 good idea--does it fit flat under the trunk mat, or does it bulge up?? Also what exactly is a spline and why do i need it??Also since we have 18/19 in wheels I think ( my car isnt here right now), will they 18 fit and 19 in wheel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Greenwell Posted April 8, 2012 Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 for the money spent on these cars they should have been equipped with a run flat tire. it is an absolute pain to change a tire in traffic and there is no provision for a blow out that will not seal. poor planning on Fords part. GG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachane Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 I just telephoned Ford SVT (800-367-3788). I said, "There's a discussion on Team Shelby about what to do if you get a GT500 flat tire. I looked in the GT500 Owner's Manual supplement and it says absolutely nothing about this. So suppose I get a flat tire. What does SVT want me to do?" The nice man said, "This is a high-performance car with special wheels and special tires, different front/rear. If you put on a mismatched wheel and/or tire, you could damage the car's geometry/settings/tolerances by driving it thus. Also at anything over putterspeed, a mismatched anything could be dangerous in terms of vehicle control." I said, "What about quick-fix solutions: goo cans, tire-fix kits & air pumps?" He said, "We don't recommend them. You don't know the type or extent of a leak problem, and goo cans can also create a hell of a mess inside the tire and make it unrepairable." "So what do you want me to do?" "Call Ford Roadside Assistance (800) 241-3673 and let them deal with it, which essentially means flatbedding the car to a qualified tire repair facility. We recommend FRA rather than AAA because flatbedding these cars requires special attention too. This is discussed in the SVT Owner's Manual supplement, but FRA will be more familiar with it. Also, if Ford handles the flatbedding, Ford is responsible for it being done correctly." He added, "We're all in the habit of wanting an immediate, owner fix for a flat, but that's for ordinary cars, not this one. This is a quantum different high-performance car. This is one of the limitations of this kind of car." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torched10 Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 good post--thanks. i have 2 other perf cars, a 2007 vette vert and a 2008 very rare STS V--neither have a spare and both use run flats---theres lots of discussion of a bad variety as to ride, wear etc, but ive had flats on both, could get where i was going then drove to the tire dealer the next day and got it fixed with a plug.They also have different size wheels--so the question is can we use run flats on out cars--Man thyre expensive like 500 ea for the STS and 400 for the vette--but ourcarsarent cheap either_Ive only got 6,000 miles on my 10 shelby and Im going to check out run flats when the time comes,proably early next year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachane Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 ... the question is can we use run flats on our cars? Good question. If I have a chance, I'll call SVT tomorrow and see what they say about that, and report back here. I've also had a Vette with RFs and didn't mind them. My '11 GT500 SVTPP already rides like a buckboard, particularly over San Francisco's lovely streets, so my spine shouldn't mind being additionally shortened by a couple of more inches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torched10 Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 must be fun going downhill in 2nd gear in SF--sound should be fantastiuc echoing off the buildings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boidster Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 I just telephoned Ford SVT (800-367-3788). I said, "There's a discussion on Team Shelby about what to do if you get a GT500 flat tire. I looked in the GT500 Owner's Manual supplement and it says absolutely nothing about this. So suppose I get a flat tire. What does SVT want me to do?" The answers you got are interesting, given that the car includes a temporary tire repair/inflation kit. Why didn't they just say, "Use the included kit, if the puncture is small and not in the sidewall."? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89Saleen215 Posted April 12, 2012 Report Share Posted April 12, 2012 What about the other thread on here about using the Genesis 3.8 Track spare with a spacer? It seems like a good solution. 18" rim with a 4-5" width, lightweight, clears the brake calipers, get a tire with the a matching diameter of your rear tire...sure beats a 9" rim and tire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachane Posted April 12, 2012 Report Share Posted April 12, 2012 This morning I again telephoned SVT and asked, "What about run-flats?" The nice man said that for performance driving the car is designed for the tires it has on it from the factory, and that they don't recommend any other tires [or wheels, lug nuts, etc.]. He went on to describe "performance driving" as the sort of extreme speeds and handling you'd see on a racetrack. I said, "What about normal street/highway driving, i.e. less than 100 mph and so on?" He said for normal street driving run-flats would be OK as long as they are appropriately speed-rated and sized to the OEM tires. He added that run-flats would not harm the car's geometry or jeopardize/invalidate the Ford warranty or Ford ESP in any way. That was basically it. Out of curiosity when I next have a chance, I'm going to drop by my favorite tire place in San Francisco, show them what's on the GT500 and see if they have a run-flat replacement and what it would cost. As usual, will post here anything interesting I learn. In answer to Shelby Amateur above, I wasn't aware my 2011 had such a kit. Maybe it's down in that cavity under the rear trunk? Will have to take a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boidster Posted April 12, 2012 Report Share Posted April 12, 2012 In answer to Shelby Amateur above, I wasn't aware my 2011 had such a kit. Maybe it's down in that cavity under the rear trunk? Will have to take a look. Hmm. I think GT500s have always had them? Not really sure. Mine sits right in the middle of the spare tire well. Looks kinda like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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