spare wheel for a 172cup

[regi james]

so I was thinking about putting a spare wheel in the cup and have a couple of questions-

1. does it have to be the same size as the ones on the car (195 45r16) i read somewhere both wheels on one axle have to be the same size

2. where is the best place to source a 16" steel from. i.e what car uses one with correct offset?

3. will it fit in the wheel well with the standard tool kit etc?

cheers
james

 

[JackJack]

1. Yes needs to be the same size.
2. Don't know.
3. Should do see no reason why it wouldn't.

 

[Emma.]

The donut who had my cup before me put a 13" steel wheel in as a spare. Don't quite think that's gonna work too great

 

[regi james]

The donut who had my cup before me put a 13" steel wheel in as a spare. Don't quite think that's gonna work too great

lol good luck getting that over 280mm brakes :rasp:

 

[Emma.]

Yeh I know. What a donut eh. It's only still in there cos the tool kit is in there

 

[regi james]

managed to source a 16" steel for a spare off a megane II the only problem is its ET49 will this fit no bother or will it scrub iirc the cup turinis are ET38 so the megane one will sit in wheel arch by a further 11mm

 

[Dave Hester]

I have a 15 inch steel spare wheel which is fine as the depth of the tyre (65mm) matches the circumference of my alloys. Fits over the front brakes too

 

[regi james]

thats all well and good but its 3 points plus a fine for having 2 different sized wheels on the same axle iirc

 

[regi james]

does anyone know if the et49 wheel off a megane will be ok on a 172 cup ( obviously I will fit a 45 profile tyre)