Spare Tire for '08 GXP ??
12-08-2009, 07:08 PM
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Spare Tire for '08 GXP ?? I put a set of Blizzaks on '04 Comp-G wheels on the wife's '08 GXP. I found a jack with the foam insert, etc now I need a spare tire. Will I need a 16" or 17" compact spare? I was looking around eBay but wasn't sure what I needed as IF the GXP would have come with a spare. Would the 17" compact spare fit in the spare tire well in the trunk? One of you guys has probably figured all this out already. Thanks
12-08-2009, 09:46 PM
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No 16" rim will fit the GXP, best bet would be to find another Comp rim, because I'm unsure as to whether a compact 17" will fit either, the only downfall of larger rotors. 
I recently acquired a rear GXP rim that will be my spare.
I plan on it just chillin' in my trunk, doubt it'll fit in the hole that they so lovingly teased us with.
I recently acquired a rear GXP rim that will be my spare.
I plan on it just chillin' in my trunk, doubt it'll fit in the hole that they so lovingly teased us with. 
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12-08-2009, 11:13 PM
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The 16" that comes in V6 W-bodies may fit the rear....maybe. I got a flat on my right rear on the GXP a couple weeks back. Once I got the car home I threw it on just to see if it would clear the calipers and theres about a hair width if I remember between the caliper and the valve stem. I wasn't going to drive it to the shop like that but I goofed and totally forgot and drove it...it made it but it was only a short distance. So there is NO way of course it would clear the front calipers.
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No 16" rim will fit the GXP, best bet would be to find another Comp rim, because I'm unsure as to whether a compact 17" will fit either, the only downfall of larger rotors.
I recently acquired a rear GXP rim that will be my spare. I plan on it just chillin' in my trunk, doubt it'll fit in the hole that they so lovingly teased us with.
I recently acquired a rear GXP rim that will be my spare.
I plan on it just chillin' in my trunk, doubt it'll fit in the hole that they so lovingly teased us with.
12-12-2009, 02:08 PM
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Solution for GXP spare http://www.clubgp.com/newforum/tm.asp?m=4007587
Look at how tight that is over the brakes...
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12-12-2009, 02:39 PM
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The 16" that comes in V6 W-bodies may fit the rear....maybe. I got a flat on my right rear on the GXP a couple weeks back. Once I got the car home I threw it on just to see if it would clear the calipers and theres about a hair width if I remember between the caliper and the valve stem. I wasn't going to drive it to the shop like that but I goofed and totally forgot and drove it...it made it but it was only a short distance. So there is NO way of course it would clear the front calipers.
