The donor vehicle was a late model Chrysler product of some ilk (like a Stealth or something). Of all the vehicles I checked, only Chrysler used our 4" square bolt pattern. Unfortunately Chrysler also seemed to only use 14" factory rims. I of course needed a 15" rim. Eventually the above vehicle was located with aftermarket 15" rims -- right combo of diameter and bolt pattern! The rim is standard 8" width, so a real (versus donut) 195/50R15 tire fits it and the spare tire well. I've uploaded a picture of my spare to #5939's photo album. Your easiest bet would be to buy a suitable rim from a catalog. Bill Robertson #5939 >--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Scott McMullan" <smcmullan@...> wrote: > > Did you happen to note the donor car of your "new" spare rim? > > >On 10/31/07, content22207 <brobertson@...> wrote: > > > > The biggest challenge I faced was finding the right combination of rim > > diameter, width, and lug pattern in a junk yard. I'm sure a suitable > > rim can be custom ordered new, but I needed a cheap one in a hurry (my > > car had no spare). Took all afternoon, but I ultimately found one. > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/