you can get one on eBaySo prompted by reading another thread about cargo mats I came to realize I have no spare tire. I want a spare tire. An air pump only helps for slow leaks. Anything else require a $150 tow and then I still have to spend $200 on a tire. Then there is just the shear inconvenience of it all. I couldn’t find all the answers I needed through search. (Not without reading for 3 days straight) So first my specs and then my questions. 2026 Bronco Sport Big Bend. 1.5” lift with optional 245 65R 17 tires.
1. What is the spare tire size? (That fits properly underneath the mat)
2. Will a spare tire even help me with the increase tire size and lift?
3. In the posted pictures, the foam under the cargo mats is held in by a plastic piece in the center. It does not appear to unscrew. Do I just yank it straight out?
4. Do they sell a replacement foam that fits along with the tire? (For a scissor jack and spade) No tire will fit with what I have under there currently.
Thanks
I fit a 235 into the Badlands spare tire well with zero issue (no cargo floor adjustment). Depending on the rim, it may require flipping the rim so the outside is facing down.
Yes just pull the foam out, you're not going to be using it.I have to decided to go with the 225 65r 17 for the spare. One question that still hasn’t been answered yet is how do I get the foam mold out. The peg holding it just spins. (repeat pic for reference)Do I just rip it out?
I just yanked on mine. The peg stayed in place and the foam pulled over the head of it. That might have enlarged or ripped the hole in the foam a bit but I didn’t worry about that. I was just test fitting my neighbour’s doughnut (donut?) so I had to put the foam back. It didn’t easily go back over the peg head and I was in a rush so it’s just kind of sitting there on top of it for now. I’ll play with it when I have some time. Like was already mentioned, if I end up putting a spare in there I won’t be using that foam anyway.I have to decided to go with the 225 65r 17 for the spare. One question that still hasn’t been answered yet is how do I get the foam mold out. The peg holding it just spins. (repeat pic for reference)Do I just rip it out?
Just an FYI, with the bronco being all wheel drive, you are going to want your overall spare tire diameter to be the same size (or as physically close to it as possible) otherwise you could develop transfer case and / or differential problems.
I think your comment was probably for the original poster, but yes I did mention in this thread that I’m looking to do the same thing as him and will probably need to find as big of a donut as the space will permit because my tires are a bit oversized in diameter over the OEM tires on my OBX (245 60 series as opposed to 225 60 series) which makes them a bit taller not just wider.
It was. My apologies. I saw you had quoted it, and hit reply.I think your comment was probably for the original poster, but yes I did mention in this thread that I’m looking to do the same thing as him and will probably need to find as big of a donut as the space will permit because my tires are a bit oversized in diameter over the OEM tires on my OBX (245 60 series as opposed to 225 60 series) which makes them a bit taller not just wider.
Well I would not be driving on the spare except to get to a tire shop. If my math is right a 225-65 is about a 1/2” shorter than my 245-65’s. I could bump up to a 225-70 17, assuming one exist, and that is only .08” shorter than my 245-65’s. That brings me back to will it fit? I guess I could put one of my tires in there and see what it looks like. (Width would be an issue, but At least I would have an idea) All this crap could be avoided if Ford would just put the damn spare in there from the get go. Also, I read (on this forum) that the Bronco doesn’t have a traditional transfer case.
