I decided to simplify & move the basic information that we learned about getting a larger than stock Spare Tire and Wheel. The objective was to get a spare tire that is as close to the 18" optional W/T as possible and still have it fit in the trunk. The humungous working Thread with all the Posts is seen here, this new Thread only has the final, workable solution I came up with. It may be done another way by someone else, this is only my version of getting the job done. Information about obt