Anyone using donut spares?

jos51700 said

I recently needed spares on a trip home from Arizona. Just go full size. If road racing weight is your concern, pull it out and leave it in the pits.
If drag racing weight is your concern, move it to the back of the trunk for traction.

If you run mismatched, you're just kind of hosed if your rear won't fit the front

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Thanks for the feedback.

Weight is not a concern, just ability to get it either home or to the nearest cell phone signal to call AAA. I am not leaving this car anywhere, even though the crime rate in this small town is low, there’s still low life drug activity, but that is everywhere this day and age. Living in WV there are enough cell phone dead zones that you are guaranteed to be on your own for a little while to sort things out yourself.

I have no choice but to run mismatched tires front and rear, I’m going for that late 70s, early 80s look and feel out of my 1972 Duster. With my B body axle I am running 5.5” of backspace out back, so thinking smartly if I run a modern donut those have lots of backspace which move the tire in, if I run an 18” it will probably clear the caliper and the fender if needed on the front, but still be tall enough for Sure Grip rear...

Luckily I don’t wouldn’t to go anywhere faster than 55 to get home. Mostly just back roading the car anyway.