Captain_Slow

I have read, or heard that both fit, or that the silver will only fit over the rear calipers, or that the correct spare is the red wheel due to the S4 brakes. However, I've seen the silver rim in some 86.5+ cars (even an S4) and a silver rim spare was in my 86.5 when I bought it. The red rim appears to have more outboard "arch space" for big brake clearance with the red one. But was this necessary for the 86.5+ (S4 brakes)?

Jon

soupcan

Necessary, not sure. Both my 86.5 and 87 have the silver rim and it fits.

Captain_Slow

Thanks Brian. This makes me wonder if the red rim is intended for the GTS.
Jon

Bilal928S4

My 90S4 and 91GT both have the red ones.
Bilal

Shane

Three silvers and one red spare. The youngest of the four got the red one.

polecat702

My 87 has a red spare, I've never tried to see if it fits. It look like it's never been out of the car.

springman

Silver spare. Never been used.

Vilhuer

GTS red spare is different than S4/GT red so that it fits around big black front calipers. 5½x16" vs 5½x15".

Captain_Slow

Per chance does the part number on your silver-spare rim start with 951? I interpreted this as "944 Turbo".
Jon

SeanR

Silver in my '88. used it for the first time earlier in the month.

Cosmo Kramer

My 85 has a red one.

SMTCapeCod

probably would've been a good one for a poll

Captain_Slow

Yup...if I only knew how to do a poll. Seems there was a period between 86.5 and sometime in 87 when opening the tire cover in the back of your 928 was like opening Forest's box of chocolates....never know what you're gonna get.

Captain_Slow

Oops, I didn't see the 85 with red and 88 with silver. Ok...this is getting weirder. We have adopted tires looking for their original parents

babromovage

My 86.5 has a silver one.