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Steve2525

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  1. Have a 2015 Fusion Hybrid with 225/50r17 tires. Now using a T155/70r17 donut spare that has same 5X4.25” (aka 5X108mm) bolt pattern as the wheels on car and a jack and wrench from a 2002 Ford Windstar. I recall that spare was from a wrecked Escape, 2016 I think. I’m sure other Fords have same spare. Some higher trim Escapes have an aluminum spare with same donut tire. For trial drive, I put the spare on driver’s side front and took ~4 mile round trip to grocery store. For jacking the car, instructions from a 2013 Fusion owner's manual worked fine. You’ll need to be careful to keep Windstar wrench aligned to avoid rounding off the cheap capped OEM wheel lug nuts or replace with aftermarket solid lug nuts. On the trial drive, car did pull intermittently to right (opposite side vs. spare), as if differential was frequently over compensating for spare have 0.32” less height and 1” less circumference vs. the 225/50r17 tires on rest of car. But it was an easy drive and no bells and whistles when off, so I’m confident that spare is good enough to get someone to a tire shop. It barely fits in the Fusion hybrid spare wheel well in trunk once the foam insert holding the fix a flat kit is removed. If you want a narrower spare (but similar tire height and circumference) for a better fit in trunk, I’ve seen elsewhere on this forum that some get a T125/80r16 spare from a Ford Focus or Fusion wreck and remount a T135/90r16 from a Nissan wreck on that wheel. I’m sure there are other suitable options with 5X4.25” bolt pattern. Oh, there is a ~2” hole at base of my Fusion hybrid spare wheel well that the foam insert covered that I re-covered with duct tape before storing the spare.
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