Got a quick dumb question! I was changing a wheel on my HHR SS, the spare tire/wheel in the trunk is a 15” wheel. Is this correct? The wheel will not clear the front of the brake caliper. Is there a magic spare wheel for the SS???
P.S. The spare fits the rear wheel fine.
Thanks, Larry in East China MI.

 

Nope.

If a front tire goes flat, you have to put the spare on a rear tire and then move the removed rear tire onto the front where the bad tire was.

At least this is true for a Brembo brake system. My son was driving mine and had to do the multi-wheel move.
when a front tire went flat.

I'm not sure if this is true for a non-Brembo SS.


Steve

 

It is true for the non Brembo SS also. The trick is don’t get a flat in the front!

 

Thank both of you for the quick reply!
Larry in East China

 

It's not a good idea to put a tiny spare on the drive axle of any 2-wheel drive vehicle.

 

So much for the Trick !!

My last 3 flats have all been on the front.
All small nails.

Silverfox.

 

Link to Owner Manual in my sig

 

Weird. The OP's bio says he has a 2005 SS.

 

Prototype?

 

Yes, in my bio it said that my HHR SS is an ‘05. When i was purchasing it i actually hadn’t even looked at it yet. Once i went to pick it up i found it was an ‘08. Sorry for the confusion. The deal was i was buying the HHR SS, and a buddy was buying the SS wheels and he gave me four space saver spares, since i was going to modify the HHR into a pick-up styled truck. I figured the spares would be fine for rolling it around the garage. Then when it was complete, i’d buy a set of aftermarket wheels. Well i guess i’ll be keeping the SS wheels until i’m done with my conversion. Hope that clears up any confusion!
AND,
Thank You for all of the information!
Larry in East China Mi.