Also you have to consider when you have spare wheel, wheel brace, jack and wheel nut key. Also if car manufacturers no longer supply the equipment to change a wheel will the car have been manufactured without a jacking point to save cost and weight.

Also as wheels get bigger and heavier. It was easy when we had 155 tyres on 13" rims, now with 195 + rims and 17" + wheels they are quite a lot heavier. Not sure if Ford use bolts or studs on their hubs. Certainly easier to lift a wheel on to studs than trying to align the bolts when by the roadside or when dark.

Thanks ORB. They look just the business and needless to say their costs are a lot less than Mr Ford :-)

Hope it goes well with your Sportage

Many thanks for the tip