hardcore Member 92 Member For: 17y 1m 24d Gender: Male Posted 14/03/10 09:13 AM Share Posted 14/03/10 09:13 AM Hi Guys,I had a flat today, Changed tyre with the spare which looked to be brand new. 16 inch rim.Put it on went to drive away and the car felt like something was catching. Took tyre back off to notice scratches on the caliper from the rim. Had to leave my car on the side of the road for the in a dodgy suburb, as I will have to take my flat in to get replaced.Has anyone else had this problem? looks to me like the previous owner has done a dodgy.Anyone got a spare that will fit they want to sell? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/66894-had-a-flat-today-spare-would-not-fit-over-brake-calipers/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 18y 4m 2d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 14/03/10 11:30 AM Share Posted 14/03/10 11:30 AM Have you got bigger brakes? If they are stock brakes the 16 should fit over them,,, Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/66894-had-a-flat-today-spare-would-not-fit-over-brake-calipers/#findComment-991063 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAP No boost, no bottle, just my foot on the throttle! Lifetime Members 7,935 Member For: 21y 3m 26d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 14/03/10 11:41 AM Share Posted 14/03/10 11:41 AM should have put the spare on the rear and the rear on the front to get you by, as the rear brakes are much smaller. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/66894-had-a-flat-today-spare-would-not-fit-over-brake-calipers/#findComment-991064 Share on other sites More sharing options...
winstor Member 611 Member For: 16y 3m 12d Posted 14/03/10 12:10 PM Share Posted 14/03/10 12:10 PM Not quite true ZAP. Some BF MKIs and MKIIs have the larger 328mm rear discs and bigger (than normal) rear calipers. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/66894-had-a-flat-today-spare-would-not-fit-over-brake-calipers/#findComment-991078 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardcore Member 92 Member For: 17y 1m 24d Gender: Male Posted 14/03/10 10:23 PM Author Share Posted 14/03/10 10:23 PM Tried it on the back also, same size caliper. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/66894-had-a-flat-today-spare-would-not-fit-over-brake-calipers/#findComment-991116 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardcore Member 92 Member For: 17y 1m 24d Gender: Male Posted 22/03/10 08:57 AM Author Share Posted 22/03/10 08:57 AM I had a look today and on it written in permanent paint pen is EL, Do you guys think this wheel is from an EL falcon?Can someone confirm 16's do fit? do I need a different offset or a bigger size? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/66894-had-a-flat-today-spare-would-not-fit-over-brake-calipers/#findComment-993637 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjc Donating Members 2,823 Member For: 21y 9m 5d Gender: Male Location: Townsville Posted 23/03/10 04:45 AM Share Posted 23/03/10 04:45 AM that's dirty! I just carry a couple of cans of that run flat stuff. Should get me to the nearest tyre place or servo...should! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/66894-had-a-flat-today-spare-would-not-fit-over-brake-calipers/#findComment-993910 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest XR09 Guests Posted 23/03/10 06:02 AM Share Posted 23/03/10 06:02 AM I never even thought to look at that. Wonder what the quazi spare, the diet coke of spares fits, cause that all I got......... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/66894-had-a-flat-today-spare-would-not-fit-over-brake-calipers/#findComment-993938 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjc Donating Members 2,823 Member For: 21y 9m 5d Gender: Male Location: Townsville Posted 23/03/10 06:19 AM Share Posted 23/03/10 06:19 AM Wonder how two space savers would look on the front of the car, like front runner/cheese cutters at the drags...lol Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/66894-had-a-flat-today-spare-would-not-fit-over-brake-calipers/#findComment-993944 Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Knight Donating Members 73 Member For: 15y 7m 20d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 23/03/10 07:12 AM Share Posted 23/03/10 07:12 AM I picked up a couple of 16" steel chasers for, uh, spares and found they wouldn't go over the 322mm rears. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/66894-had-a-flat-today-spare-would-not-fit-over-brake-calipers/#findComment-993954 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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