I may have a spare spare - I'll check and if so, it's yours.
Dick Benjamin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Swingle" <mark.swingle@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 8:49 AM
Subject: RE: IML: 80's Imperials
> I'd suspect the Cordoba/Mirada used the exact same space saver tire you
> want. I'd also bet other 15" cars of the time period used it like the
> M-bodies (82 and up Fitch Ave, Diplomat, etc) and possibly the R-bodies
(St
> Regis and the like). I'd guess the Aspen/Volare used a different one
since
> they had 14" regular tires.
>
> You could also find a minivan spare tire IF the minivan came with 15"
tires
> from the factory. They used a 5x114mm bolt pattern which will fit your
> 5x4.5" car, but the offset could be too much. Some Jeeps use the same
bolt
> pattern too.
>
> Mark
> 1992 New Yorker Salon 47K and a sunroof
> 1990 Chrysler Imperial
> 1991 Plymouth Grand Voyager LE
> 1994 Chrysler LeBaron LX convertible
> 1997 Dodge Neon Highline sedan
> Atlanta, GA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Rob P
> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 10:42 AM
> To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: IML: 80's Imperials
>
>
> I just received a compliment on my '83 Imperial. The younger mechanic at
> the shop where my car has been sitting came out to ask if I did my own
work
> on the car and told me "that's a NIIIIICE car." It came as quite a shock
> considering the fact that my car has been sitting on the lot for the last
5
> months with a flat left rear, the front seats all torn up and the paint
> peeling off the roof. I guess the kid just has taste.
>
> Does anybody know what cars came with a spacesaver spare that will fit the
> Imperial? When I went to change my flat I took out the correct jack, the
> correct lug wrench, the fancy spare tire well cover and when I went to put
> the tire on...wrong bolt circle. Seemed like it came off a GM. Good thing
I
> never got a flat while it was running.
>
> Rob
>
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