Will a real 17" spare fit inside the spare hole in an 04 CTS trunk?

[z06bigbird]

Will a real 17" spare fit inside the bottom of an 04 CTS trunk? I suspect that the space for the spare is the same on both the CTS and the CTS V. Tire size is 225/50/17.

I just bought this car, but I will not pick it up for about 30 days.

Thanks,
Ed

[Jon]

I was able to fit a 245/45/18 in there. The only problem is, the cover will rub on your rim if you put things in your truck. This will eventually cause scratches. If you flip the rim around and make it face down, then there's nothing supporting the cover, and heavy items in the trunk will damage it.

Also, I don't think you're ever going to find a 17" rim that will fit the V. Most of the 18" rims won't even fit it, because it won't clear the brake caliper. For example, the SRX has the same bolt pattern, but you can't use those wheels.

[z06bigbird]

Thanks for very useful info. The car I bought is a CTS and not a V. I sent this thread to both sections to make sure that I received some info.

Long story short: I bought a regular CTS (sport and luxury). It has 17" wheels, and I want to put a real spare in there. You are right about the scratching because I have squeezed a real spare in my LeSabre, SDV, Taurus, and a few others. Good potential for scratches. As we used to say in half latin and half russian: Semper Gotovi. "Always prepared." I am nutty enough (when I drive across the country on vacation) to take a real spare; then I also take an extra spare tire. If I put the real spare on the ground, then I no longer have a spare. I always worry about losing a tire on a Sat or Sun, when I would have to pay 3 X what it is worth, and even then it might take several hours to find a tire. Interesting thing is: I am 63, and I have had only 1 tire problem on a trip to Corpus (from San Anton). That is a short trip too. Never any problems on any trips across the country.

Again, thanks for help.

Ed

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Dont forget a red cts is a 5 lug and a cts-v is a 6 lug. Only a cts v spare tire will fit on a ctsv and a reg cts spare tire will not fit!