Full size spare wheel ?

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Full size spare wheel ?

Post by Xup » Tue Oct 31, 2006 2:34 am

Hi Guys,
Will a full size steel wheel fit in the rear/underside cradle ?
Prepping for our 3rd trip to southern Spain/Gib in the Bongo, going for 100 days this time, and the thought of maybe having to use the skinny wheel is not very reassuring. :(

If a full size one will fit anyone know where I can get one, there must be spare old steel wheels about.

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Post by alant54 » Tue Oct 31, 2006 8:44 am

Hi Martin.....yes the full size wheel fits easily underneath.....post on stuff wanted or try Bellhill who advertise on the home page as they break Bongos..... :wink: ....Alan
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Post by Xup » Wed Nov 01, 2006 12:30 pm

Hi Alan, thanks for the reply, as you advised I have posted in the for sale section.
There are now four of us looking for a full size spare wheel, so we are looking for a full set to split up between us. :lol: (alloy or steel)

Any members who have changed to alloy's and want to dispose, sell their old set of wheels, PM us please :lol:

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Post by Kentish Paul » Wed Nov 01, 2006 2:00 pm

If I can just add that I for one would like the spare wheel to have a tyre in good nick with plenty of tread. Hopefully it will never be used but it would be nice not to have to worry about it again.
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Post by Colin Lambert » Wed Nov 01, 2006 4:49 pm

Come on Paul.
Be brave. Change your avatar for one of the more explicit shots!! :shock:
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Post by Kentish Paul » Thu Nov 02, 2006 10:05 am

I tried to mate but I couldn't bring myself to look at my own messages.

I am just off to see SAW 3 to toughen myself up! :shock:
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Taxiback

Post by Taxiback » Thu Nov 02, 2006 4:15 pm

Hi there I have 8 yes eight spare wheels all with good tyres.
I live in Kent about 12 miles from AVA Leisure.
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Post by Peg leg Pete » Sat Nov 04, 2006 9:10 pm

Sadly too far away for me to collect one :cry:
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Post by pippin » Sat Nov 18, 2006 5:03 pm

Thanks to Ian who lives in Oswestry and has a caravan over here.

I now have a full size spare wheel.

I can confirm that a 215 wheel and tyre do fit in place of the spare, but only just!

The spacesaver looks like a toy compared to the regular ones.
I feel a bit more confident now!

My originals are alloys with 215/50R17 91V all round.

The spare is now a steel 215/65R15 96H.

What would be the implications of using this with three existing wheels?

I assume it would be advisable to get the other one fixed ASAP but driving on it would be better than on the dinky original.

That incidentally is marked T135/90D15 100M and should be inflated to 60psi.
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Post by dandywarhol » Sat Nov 18, 2006 8:00 pm

The rolling circumferance of each would be:

215/50/17............2031mm
215/65/15............2074mm
135/90/15............1959mm

Not a problem with a 2WD but I'd use it for only a short get-me-home on a 4WD Pippin

If you're interested a 195/70/15 front has a R.C. of 2054mm
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