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randyjohnson1

07-07-2017 @ 7:46 AM

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Hi,
I have a bracket for mounting the spare wheel upright in the back of my trunk of my 47 Ford sedan coupe. Does the stud on the bracket just go thru a lug hole in the wheel, or is there a part I'm missing. It's difficult to get the stud to line up with a lug hole and it looks odd.
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len47merc

07-07-2017 @ 8:15 AM

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Hi Randy - could you post a pic of what you've got? Picture would be very helpful - thanks

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42wagon

07-07-2017 @ 8:52 AM

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Randy
Are you using 16" wheels or did you change to 15 "?

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07-07-2017 @ 8:54 AM

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Randy,
While it may look odd, that's the way it is. Picture attached is of a well preserved (unrestored) '47 coupe of mine that should show you how it was installed.
The outside diameter of the tire will make a difference in how it "sits" in your trunk. This tire is a 6:50 x 16", about 1 1/2" taller than the typical 6:00.

Mike "Kube" Kubarth

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07-07-2017 @ 8:59 AM

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Thanks Kube! And I'm still using the bias ply 16 in wheel. I saw a special NOS "nut" on ebay that was for mounting the spare for mercs and fords of these years. It's a lug nut that is capped with a groove around the side. Is that legit?

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07-07-2017 @ 9:54 AM

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Randy - does the picture Mike posted match your car? You indicated you had a 'Sedan Coupe' (i.e., 2 door sedan). Bottom line - does your spare mount in the center or on the side as shown in Mike's photo? And Mike/others - would this make a difference of significance?

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07-07-2017 @ 12:42 PM

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Steve there is a difference between a Sedan Coupe 79A-72B and a Tudor Sedan 79-70A or B
The Sedan Coupe looks like a coupe except it has a back seat. Not the same shape body as a Tudor Sedan. Whether that affects the spare tire location I cannot say.

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07-07-2017 @ 2:42 PM

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Thanks 42wagon - normally I'd do some research before posting a question like this but I was in a hurry today. I've heard 2 door 'sedans' (full back seat) referred to, apparently erroneously, and surpisingly at Gettysburg last year, as 'sedan coupes'. Thanks for responding.

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07-07-2017 @ 3:29 PM

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Yeah, the spare is off to the side in mine too. Any thoughts on the odd lug nut that was on ebay I described above?

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07-07-2017 @ 3:50 PM

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Randy
I don't have a picture of the lugnut in question however such a nut was supplied with Model As for securing the outside mounted spare tire. The groove was for the plunger on a tire lock. Don't know why a nut with a groove for a lock would be required on a car with the spare in a locking trunk.

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