space saver spare in 15in

[M3M3]

ooo...cool. may have to look for one. still a bit "short" in tire size to be optimal. 40mm less diameter than a 195/50. would not be able to use on rear with LSD.

the cobalt rim has a 115/70 15 tire. a touch bigger, but still not big enough. wheel design does not look to clear the brakes though.

VW B3 B4 Passat Corrado MK3 Jetta Golf Spare Tire T125 / 80 R15 CST17 4x100 15" is 5mm taller than 195/50.

[jgerock]

I think the SMART cars use an odd-sized 15" tire (maybe 195??) Could find a tire to match another 15" rim....

[M3M3]

(nt)

[M3M3]

SMART also use a three bolt wheel. yikes.

[Ian]

Perhaps just throw a spare track wheel in the trunk, and forget the luggage!

[M3M3]

yup..that is worst case solution...i have this cherry set of trunk boards i would like to use though!

one of these days i may give up on this charade of it being a street car too!

[dlhoovler]

Even if the space saver is too short for the rear, you could always, in the event of a rear flat, put the spare on the front and move one of the front tires to the rear. Yes, it'd be a pain.

And 2002 wheels are lugcentric. The original steel wheels are not a precision round center bore (it's actually pretty uneven), and the hubs are not designed for hubcentric mounting--look at a stock rear drum/hub: no lip. Also look at this factory rear wheel bearing diagram I swiped from one of CD's posts. There's a lot of space betweean the center bore of the wheel and the hub.

-Dave

[eurotrash]

Or two pizzas for the LSD.. lol

Perhaps just throw a spare track wheel in the trunk, and forget the luggage!

[jimk]

Even if the space saver is too short for the rear, you could always, in the event of a rear flat, put the spare on the front and move one of the front tires to the rear. Yes, it'd be a pain.

And 2002 wheels are lugcentric. The original steel wheels are not a precision round center bore (it's actually pretty uneven), and the hubs are not designed for hubcentric mounting--look at a stock rear drum/hub: no lip. Also look at this factory rear wheel bearing diagram I swiped from one of CD's posts. There's a lot of space betweean the center bore of the wheel and the hub.

-Dave

Go out and fit one on the car, it will be different than a dwg intended to show rear bearings. Send photo of the fit.

[dlhoovler]

Go out and fit one on the car, it will be different than a dwg intended to show rear bearings.

I do run steels on my car, and they are not hubcentric. The rear hub is tapered, not stepped like a true hubcentric setup, and the wheel center bore is not an even circle. I actually have a good 1/8" or more between the center bore of the steel wheels and the hub. BMW apparently started with the hubcentric fitment on the e21--the 02 is clearly different than my e30 in this regard. What wheels are you running? I wonder if alloys are a tighter fit. Also, do you have a big brake setup? E21 hubs might make an 02 hubcentric.

And I'm not intending to get into a contest of wills over this; just sharing my experience and the fact that every thread I've seen on the topic has come down on the side of lugcentric.

-Dave

[Ian]

I just realized that the Mini tire is 115/70-15 , not 110. I updated the original post, in case anyone cares.

[jimk]

Has the "piza" spare been found? If so, what was it from?

[Conway]

Has the "piza" spare been found? If so, what was it from?

X2

Have we found anything else that works??

[M3M3]

my guess is that this would work.

VW B3 B4 Passat Corrado MK3 Jetta Golf Spare Tire T125 / 80 R15 CST17 4x100 15" is 5mm taller than 195/50.

but i have not found one to test yet.

[AlanM]

ooo...cool. may have to look for one. still a bit "short" in tire size to be optimal. 40mm less diameter than a 195/50. would not be able to use on rear with LSD.

the cobalt rim has a 115/70 15 tire. a touch bigger, but still not big enough. wheel design does not look to clear the brakes though.

VW B3 B4 Passat Corrado MK3 Jetta Golf Spare Tire T125 / 80 R15 CST17 4x100 15" is 5mm taller than 195/50.

 

I have also found that a late model Mazda MX5 (Miata) runs a 15" space saver with 4 x 100 pattern.  I just have to find a wrecker with one.  Earlier cars had a 14" space saver.