Miata Mailing List: June 1997, Message #1275
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From: 	"John Yang" <jyang@telecom.tandem.com>

Subject: Need MIATA spare in D/FW or Hou. Texas

Date: 	Wed, 11 Jun 1997 10:32:02 -0500



Looking to buy a 14" MIATA spare wheel with tire.  Spare tire must be in

good condition and it MUST be a MIATA spare.  I am in the Dallas/Fort Worth

Texas area and will be in Houston this weekend.  If anyone has one or knows

a salvage yard that has one, please let me know ASAP via Email or page me @

(972)689-3551.  



John Yang





Misc Babbling on why I need one:

I did the spare tire/muffler relocation and had to trial-and-error on the

various combination for the muffler/tip/resonator fit.  Before I had the

third hanger added on the exhaust, it was moving too much that it touched

my spare and melted it.  The muffler shop got a bunch of spares from the

salvage yard but could not find one that fits!  The Miata spare is 14" and

the tire size is [I believe] 115/80-14 made by Yokohama.  The wheel must be

14" to fit the brakes and the tire must be made by Yokohama (?) because

other manufacturers' tires in the same size are too round and would not

clear the bumper.