What size are the spare rim size?
Are they 8.5" or 9"?
If they are 8.5" can I mount the 26-11.5-16 MT ET streets on them? Need to know I know its been covered before. Sorry need to know.

 

I'd like to know too.

 

The spare tire rims are stamped 16x7. The MT ET STREETS 25X11.5R16 work fine on these rims without the tubes.
Noel
PS this is covered in the new FAQ but may not be up yet. Hoped you looked first.

 

I've read that the Lightning spare rim is 16". You can mount the 26x10.5 MT ET tires on the Lightning spares.

I should've said that I've seen several others who've done exactly that. The rims from Ford are like $64 ea.

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2001 Red Lightning ordered 7/17/00
And now the waiting game begins....



[This message has been edited by SVT_Wannabe (edited 08-20-2000).]

 

The spare tire is a P235/70R16 and weighs 56 lbs including the rim. The MT 26x11.5x16 literature says an 8-10" rim width will work. Even thought the Lightning spare rim measures 8.5 inches from outside to outside, my spare has 16x7 stamped on it. If it was me, I wouldn't (and didn't) feel comfortable using an "L" spare rim to mount the ETs. I bought some 10" rims to use for the MTs because I think it is more stable at speed (at low pressure) than an 8 inch rim would be (I don't have any proof of this, but it makes sense to me). I'm not sure about the 26x10.5x16 as posted above by SVT_Wannabe.



26x11.5x16 MT Streets on Centerline Autodrag III 10 inch rims.



[This message has been edited by GO_RILA (edited 08-20-2000).]