86.5 Silver
89 red

 

I test fitted the silver spare to the front of my 86.5. Fits...snug, but it fits nicely without any rubbing on the caliper. This was the first time I've pulled the front wheel off. That big caliper didn't look like it fit behind the silver spare. I've only seen larger calipers and thicker rotor on my old Unimog 416 (which is actually related to a 928 in that it had torque tubes - two in fact). The Unimog had TWO calipers on each rotor, 4 pistons each, and massive rotors, the largest I've ever discovered behind a wheel.

 

None of my '86.5s came with a spare. I use a red one on trips >100 miles. Otherwise, I remove it.

The aluminum spare starts w/'86.5 to clear the 4-piston calipers. Previous years have the steel boat anchor.



From the 1986 (technically '86.5) Service Bulletin:

 

What's a spare tire?

 

Okay here are the specs on my four:

#0223 & #1396 Silver (steel)
928.361.018.03
5Jx15 H2
ET - 55

#2641 Silver (Aluminum)
951.362.131.00
5.5 x 15
ET - 30

#2698 Red (Aluminum)
928.362.130.02
5.5 x 15
ET - 30

They all fit over the front calipers on the '86.5.

 

red spare never been used '88 S4........it sits in the corner of the shop, somewhere.

we debated quite sometime ago if they were even in our cars.........I carry a can of tyre inflation goop.

 

My 87 S4 has a silver one that won't hold air. Failed many years ago.

 

My 86.5 came with silver.

 

'85 silver aluminum.