What size space saver do I require?

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Possibly some stupid questions herein.

I am after a spare wheel to replace the 10 year old foam can in my Accord. The wheel size is 225/45/17.

I can find space savers on ebay at size 135/80/16. Would these fit? Hundred quid for one too, mental!

The alternative would be to source a fifth alloy wheel and put a cheap tyre on. How would I know which alloy fits other than the Ebay description of 17" Accord alloy?

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I will have a check of the book and measure the spare wheel well. I guess a 135 section s/s will fit in the wheel well if the wheels currently fitted are 225.

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iva cosworth said:

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I will have a check of the book and measure the spare wheel well. I guess a 135 section s/s will fit in the wheel well if the wheels currently fitted are 225.

Not necessarily.

That's the whole point of spacesavers.

Can you imagine a 19" spare wheel in a Corvette boot.

You might not even have a spare wheel well.

I definitely have a spare wheel well, it has my sockets and spare bulbs in. Will need to get the tape measure out.

Would it matter that s/s is 16" diameter and not 17"?

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Good advice 2CVs, I have measured up and can fit a full size wheel in the spare wheel bay. I think I'll go for whatever is cheaper out of the spare alloy or space saver.

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I have sourced a 205/55R16 Accord alloy which = 631.5mm given TooMany2cvs' equations, therefore only a few mm difference to my current wheels.

This would be limited to 50mph, fitted to the rear axle and would fit in the spare wheel well.

Hopefully I have that correct. Thanks for the help with this