thoughts on spare wheels.......

[phillpot]

Firstly would anyone have a couple of old spare wheel nuts please so I can attach my spare wheel (bring to Newark?)

In the longer term, rather than carry that huge thing around (and I don't have too much confidence in aerosol repairs), how about:

A. getting an S Series / Chimaera space saver re-drilled to fit?

B. using a skinny Triumph Herald (same stud pattern?) wheel with something like a 135 x 13 tyre?

[DeadSpider]

Hello Mike ,

I have some old wheel nuts you can have I will bring them along on Sunday.

I belive the Volvo V70 space saver fits straight in someone will be able to confirm I'm sure.

cheers

[brhmtvrs]

You can use space saver spare from early Nissan Z cars. I have a T135/70 D 16 I am using on my 3000S.

Bill

[Adrian@]

I thought it was S40...someone who has done it recently please correct us (as I am sure that V70 is 5 stud)
Adrian@ a man with hundreds of spare FOC wheel nuts....sad really when they are 2.00 each new!

[phillpot]

DeadSpider said:

Hello Mike ,

I have some old wheel nuts you can have I will bring them along on Sunday.

Thanks Andy, although I feel rather mean scrounging second hand now Adrian tells us they're only £2 new !

Will investigate the Volvo / Nissan Z thing

[DeadSpider]

Agh thats the one Adrian the S40

Fair comment Mike on the wheel nuts I need to buy some shiny new ones as well

Edited by DeadSpider on Thursday 15th September 21:41

[Loubaruch]

Definitely Volvo V40 or S40 (same wheels). I obtained a Griffith/Chimera space saver with the aim of drilling it to suit until some kind soul on here indicated that V40 wheels would fit. As I have a V40 easy to check and sure enough the same PCD. My son picked up a couple in a Bradford scrapyard for about £20 each. The extra space up front made closing the bonnet a great deal easier and much less weight to have to wrestle out. Original Triumph TR wheels also fit but a bit larger than the V40 space savers. My 1600M now sold in fact went within 2 days of the advert but have just found an original (new old stock) Borg and Beck diaphragm clutch and plate for the 1600 crosflow if anyone interested.

[Adrian@]

For the S40 wheel to fit you need a couple of washers to stop most wheel nut locking out on the internal of the nut...or to cut the studs down on the spare wheel mount.
Adrian@

[phillpot]

Little update....

Bought an S40 wheel but it's a big ugly steel thing so have now gone for plan two and had an S Series Wolfrace alloy re-drilled