# Need a spare wheel, what vehicle uses a 16" rim, 5x4.5" bolt pattern, about 3.75"-4" backspacing? **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [May 7, 2011, 12:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/need-a-spare-wheel-what-vehicle-uses-a-16-rim-5x4-5-bolt-pattern-about-3-75-4-backspacing/64451 "2011-05-07T12:16:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dentedvw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@dentedvw](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dentedvw)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2011, 12:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/need-a-spare-wheel-what-vehicle-uses-a-16-rim-5x4-5-bolt-pattern-about-3-75-4-backspacing/64451/1 "2011-05-07T12:16:24Z")
I am looking for a second spare wheel for my Jeep Wrangler Rubicon. I am taking some extended trips into the desert this year and next year, and I am bringing a small trailer behind the Jeep. It will haul some camping gear, supplies and a few common spare parts. I have an extra tire that is unmounted, and is the same size as the rest of my tires (285/75-16"), but no wheel to put it on. There will be room to mount it on the tongue of the small trailer, and I thought why not, especially since it’s possible to have multiple tires damaged in the desert. I thought it would be great if I could simply find a wheel from another vehicle at an auto salvage yard, if possible. Partly because I am cheap, and partly because it’s the second spare, so it doesn’t need to match exactly. I have a feeling it’s a longshot, but why not try. ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2011, 1:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/need-a-spare-wheel-what-vehicle-uses-a-16-rim-5x4-5-bolt-pattern-about-3-75-4-backspacing/64451/2 "2011-05-07T13:04:23Z")
Your best bet is to either get the correct wheel from a boneyard or order a steel replacement wheel from the internet based upon your vehicle year, make & model. Bponeyards have cross reference data. They can tell you what wheels will fit. ---
**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2011, 7:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/need-a-spare-wheel-what-vehicle-uses-a-16-rim-5x4-5-bolt-pattern-about-3-75-4-backspacing/64451/3 "2011-05-07T19:48:44Z")
I think the steel (or alloy) wheels on Ford Panthers, (Vics, Marq’s, T-C’s) will meet your needs…