Tiger 15" Spare Wheel

[RIX260]

Would those who run 15" wheels on their Tiger please tell me what wheel you use for the spare tire? I'm thinking that since the original wheel is just 4.5" wide, anything wider will likely not fit under the false floor. Any advice or input will be greatly appreciated.
Rick

 

[Agent 861]

I'm running 13 inch but have recently gone through the exercise of finding a tire that will fit under the trunk floor . I currently have a 13 * 155 as a spare . Any thing much wider than this will be to high ( I didn't try a 165 which might be ok -as the rolling radius of the 155 was the same as the tires I'm running). I guess its just a matter of finding the right profile of 155 or perhaps 165 for your 15 inch spare that gives you the same rolling radius

 

[RIX260]

I'm running 13 inch but have recently gone through the exercise of finding a tire that will fit under the trunk floor . I currently have a 13 * 155 as a spare . Any thing much wider than this will be to high ( I didn't try a 165 which might be ok -as the rolling radius of the 155 was the same as the tires I'm running). I guess its just a matter of finding the right profile of 155 or perhaps 165 for your 15 inch spare that gives you the same rolling radius

Thanks for your response. I can find a wheel that is 15" x 4.5" wide but I can't find it with a 4" x 4.25" (108) bolt pattern. It seems all the 15" wheels with 4 x 4.25 bolt pattern start at 5.5" wide and get wider from there.
Rick

 

[Austin Healer]

Thanks for your response. I can find a wheel that is 15" x 4.5" wide but I can't find it with a 4" x 4.25" (108) bolt pattern. It seems all the 15" wheels with 4 x 4.25 bolt pattern start at 5.5" wide and get wider from there.
Rick

Hillman Husky wheels are 15" diameter 4 x 108. A 165/15 tire should fit under the floor. This is the stock tire for Big Healeys, old VW bugs and Volvo 122's

165/13 fits under the false floor on my car.

 

[Theorangetiger]

A late reply here but you might want to look at this thread - https://www.catmbr.org/cat-forum/threads/what-spare-can-be-used-with-wilwoods.8586/#post-53270

 

[CobraTiger]

I am using a space saver from a late model Peugeot 206 Peugeot 206 which used 15" with a 4x108 PC's. I have Brembo brakes with larger rotors and the space saver clears them without any trouble'. Photo attached shows how it sits in the boot. Plenty of room and no clearance issues with the platform

 

[Hoghead]

Any idea what 15 works as a spare fitting under the false floor, when one has the Wilwood kit on the front of the stock suspension?

 

[RIX260]

I am using a space saver from a late model Peugeot 206 Peugeot 206 which used 15" with a 4x108 PC's. I have Brembo brakes with larger rotors and the space saver clears them without any trouble'. Photo attached shows how it sits in the boot. Plenty of room and no clearance issues with the platform
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Thank you. Nice, tidy trunk!
Rick

 

[TOMB2]

I'm running 13 inch but have recently gone through the exercise of finding a tire that will fit under the trunk floor . I currently have a 13 * 155 as a spare . Any thing much wider than this will be to high ( I didn't try a 165 which might be ok -as the rolling radius of the 155 was the same as the tires I'm running). I guess its just a matter of finding the right profile of 155 or perhaps 165 for your 15 inch spare that gives you the same rolling radius