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My car is fitted with Pirelli 195/45-16 tyres on std. production alloys;the spare is steel-fitted with 165/60-14 Continental-difference in rolling radius is about 5%.but there is no restriction on usage shown on wheel or in handbook.
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Maybe its not a 'spare wheel'. I would call this an emergency wheel to get you to the tyre retailer to get your alloy wheels trye repaired/replaced.
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You may well find that the 16" won't fit in the wheel well, if you have one.
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More likely that 195 section won't fit the spare wheel well.
Apparently the UK is one of the few markets that prefer full-size spares, most other markets accept space-saver or inflation kits much more readily.
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A full size spare was as absolute essential when specifying my tow car. Towing a 1500kg trailer with a scooter wheel on the back of the car is not an option for me. Luckily, Skoda were able to oblige - a full sized spare is standard fitment.
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With a 5% difference, I wouldn't travel too far with that spare on a powered axle. The differential will not enjoy it. Another issue is that often, the wheel nuts for alloy wheels are quite different to those for steel wheels.
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If your car has traction control you may need to de-activate it while you've got the spacesaver fitted.
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Do not use nuts for steel wheels on alloys but the reverse is allowed as long as there is clearance for hub and brake bits.NoT/C and I wouldn't use it on the powered axle(fwd) anyway-I'd swop them around-my original comment was that there is no mention or restriction on the wheel or in the handbook as with a normal spacesaver.So,handling/braking issues aside,it can be used upto the maximum speed of the car?(tyre rating OK).
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I would probably restrict myself to 50 mph to be on safe side.
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I had a Vectra co car with 205/60 15's on alloys, a colleague had the same model, his had a 195/65 15 steel spare though mine had a full size alloy so the size of the well was not the issue.
Later I had another Vectra with 205/55 16s on alloys and this had the same 195/65 15 steel spare as my colleague had.
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This is car specific. My last few alloy-wheeled Vauxhalls have used the same bolts for the steel spare wheels as the alloys. I'm told it's a big problem with some MB models though. If the car needs different nuts/bolts for the spare they will be supplied and probably located in the spare wheel well.
JS
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