Cayman Spare Tire

[a99C4tip]

I was able to retrofit a spare wheel with jack and took kit from an older Boxster (986) into my 2007 Cayman (987.1). Clears front lid without touching.  Takes up some of the space but I prefer spare and regular tires as opposed to run flat tires.

[Judi-Driver]

Is this the skinny inflated tire?  I thought they were too tall to close the hood properly?   And that the collapsed tire (that needed to be inflated) was a better choice.  Can you report on the total diameter of this spare?  Thanks.

Judi

[j davis]

Where will you put the wheel with the flat tire once it's removed?

 

jD

[Judi-Driver]

It helps to carry a large trash bag to put it in since it needs to go in the passenger compartment.  Thats what I had in my Boxster.  There's a guy at the Cayman Register that showed a rather inelegant mounting on the engine cover/rear trunk with the decklid secured with bungi-cords.  Works for short distances when you have a passenger.    I guess its "any port in a storm"!

 

Judi 

[ELCID86]

It helps to carry a large trash bag to put it in since it needs to go in the passenger compartment.  

 

Judi 

 

Or in the passenger’s lap?

 

Thanks. I’m in the market and the spare tire issue has nagged at me a bit.

[Vajd]

On 8/11/2019 at 3:45 PM, a99C4tip said:

I was able to retrofit a spare wheel with jack and took kit from an older Boxster (986) into my 2007 Cayman (987.1). Clears front lid without touching.  Takes up some of the space but I prefer spare and regular tires as opposed to run flat tires.

 

[Vajd]

Please explain how you mounted the tire and where the lug wrench and jack are mounted thanks