Tiger 15" Spare Wheel

RIX260

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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.
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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
 

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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.
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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.
 
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