After a lot of digging before I bought my car I found a thread that talks about what size tire fits in the spare area that also works with these bigger breaks, but I can't find it now.

Anyone have the info on what I need to get?

 

Check your owners manual. The owners manual can be downloaded from one of the stickies.

 

The regular size non-donut spare I got with my 2010 fits fine over the big XKR brakes, but since you have Alcons, they are slightly larger but should still fit. I have 20" wheels on mine, but 19s will fit.
You ARE looking to get a full-size spare, Right???
Do you have the boot 'Spare and Jack Holder' foam, right? Or are you starting from scratch? Entire units sometimes show up on eBay.

 

I started that thread. Here's the link: https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...-brakes-67260/

My car came from the factory with a molded carpet liner in the well. It had to be removed for the spare to fit - and it's a tight fit. Here's how everything fits in the trunk. The long black plastic case in the top left corner is my torque wrench, and the spacer is above it. That's the 12v inflator with the orange band.The spare fits the front without any mods, but you'll need a spacer for the spare to clear the rear caliper. Everything's explained in the above link.

 

Cee Jay,

Alcon brake XKRs were fitted with a 12v tire inflator and a spray can of sealant similar to Fix-A-Flat. Since it didn't have a spare, there was no jack or any other tools or the foam holder. Before I put all the pieces together, I kept a Bible in the trunk and prayed that I wouldn't get a flat.

Stuart

 

I sorta knew that, which is why I suggested a full-size and all the accoutrements.

 

I'm not sure if a full-size will fit, but it's worth a try.

 

Been there, done that. And the front tire will not fit.
But what's the point really?? Pray that the flat only happens on the front as opposed to the rear on our staggered stance?

On the two occasions I suffered a flat this car, the flat bed was less than an hour away. Three hours later the car was good to go.

 

Those with the flat fix spray should think twice before using it.
Talking to my local tire shop, they tell me once the insides have been coated with flat fix, they can not (or will not) fix the tire.

I guess cleaning the interior is a nightmare, and without doing so it cannot be properly re-balanced. So then the labor costs often exceed the price of the tire itself.
When they did do it right, they still received customer complaints over the excessive time and cost, so they just made the policy to not do it at all.

I've not asked other tire shops about this, but I found it interesting to think that they shy away from flat fix itself, making its one time use a verry very expensive repair in the long run!

I do carry my OEM spare, but also a "Plug repair kit" and compressor just in case!

 

I mis-spoke...... not FULL size, but full diameter. Some spares are smaller diameter and mess **** up. I'd never think that a full-WIDTH wheel would fit below the deck.

 

My OEM Selena wheels are 20" staggered and my spare tire is a 19" donut. That spare uses a taller profile tire that is approximately the same diameter as my 20" tire. As a result, there shouldn't be an ABS warning light. I'm not positive because I haven't needed to use the spare.

 

Thank you!

 

She was a great singer. Is it named after her?
Mine are named after Greek island Kalminos for some reason.

Wiki says nothing else is named Selena https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selena

 

Selena is probably derived from Selene - Greek goddess of the Moon. Kalimnos is also Greek and if you ever have to buy a replacement wheel, you will find out why it is named after one of the wealthiest islands.

Graham

 

Well, then Senta must be derived from Santa, because everyone is happy to see them!

 

This must mean my Tamana wheels were inspired by Gilda Radnar's 'Roseanne Tamannadanna' character. Emily Litella would say, in the case of wheel rash, "it's always something"!

 

Ok its an IQ test and I am not going to fail this one too.

Tamana is an island in Japan.
So the theme is island.
But logically it should have been Lesbos the 3rd largest island.

 

Yup, too many brain cells wasted.....but the bigger picture, Emily was right after-all.

 

I also added a plug repair kit for my wife's Cadillac SRX. They don't offer the spare but you can buy a replacement Tub for the spare to fit for $400 at which point you can add a spare. They come equipped with fix a flat and a tire inflater. Dealership and tire shops have all said the same thing. If you use the fix a flat, we won't repair the tire, only replace.