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[terry paget]

I am embarrassed to have persuaded my sister to buy a steel spare wheel for her Mokka, only to discover it will not fit in the hole in the boot floor. Hole has plenty of depth, but not diameter. Are space saver wheels smaller diameter?

[STEMO]

Yes...usually 15 or 16”.

[STEMO]

16 inch for mokka
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[TheBoy]

I am embarrassed to have persuaded my sister to buy a steel spare wheel for her Mokka, only to discover it will not fit in the hole in the boot floor. Hole has plenty of depth, but not diameter. Are space saver wheels smaller diameter?

Generally not, as with most cars that would upset the ABS/Stability. Not to mention one corner being dangerously lower than the other 3.

The wheel itself might be smaller diameter, but would have a higher profile tyre to make rolling diameter approximately equal.

[STEMO]

I am embarrassed to have persuaded my sister to buy a steel spare wheel for her Mokka, only to discover it will not fit in the hole in the boot floor. Hole has plenty of depth, but not diameter. Are space saver wheels smaller diameter?

Generally not, as with most cars that would upset the ABS/Stability. Not to mention one corner being dangerously lower than the other 3.

The wheel itself might be smaller diameter, but would have a higher profile tyre to make rolling diameter approximately equal.

The space savers on Vauxhalls are all 16” as far as I know. They fit into the spare wheel well where a full size won’t. So they must have a smaller rolling diameter. I’ve used mine on the astra and they are fine to get you to a repair shop, not dangerously lower at all.

[STEMO]

From the manual:

[TheBoy]

Learn something new every day

Its a stupid, wanky idea though.

[Sir Tigger KC]

Learn something new every day

Its a stupid, wanky idea though.

No, not a bad idea really.  Not only for space saving reasons, but I'm sure people get the full sized tyre fixed quicker to avoid going round on the space saver for too long. 

Before the days of space savers, I wonder how many people had a punctured tyre in the boot that they hadn't got round to fixing. 

[STEMO]

The wife had to drive home from Sheffield in the dark after the AA man put her space saver on the Captur. The fickin thing was lit up like a Christmas tree. ABS, TPMS, TC, ABS and every other acronym we’re going mental. 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

I am embarrassed to have persuaded my sister to buy a steel spare wheel for her Mokka, only to discover it will not fit in the hole in the boot floor. Hole has plenty of depth, but not diameter. Are space saver wheels smaller diameter?

Get her to place it on the boot lid like the old Rover 2000/2200/3500.

[ronnyd]

I am embarrassed to have persuaded my sister to buy a steel spare wheel for her Mokka, only to discover it will not fit in the hole in the boot floor. Hole has plenty of depth, but not diameter. Are space saver wheels smaller diameter?

Get her to place it on the boot lid like the old Rover 2000/2200/3500.

Or on the bonnet like a Landy

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

I am embarrassed to have persuaded my sister to buy a steel spare wheel for her Mokka, only to discover it will not fit in the hole in the boot floor. Hole has plenty of depth, but not diameter. Are space saver wheels smaller diameter?

Get her to place it on the boot lid like the old Rover 2000/2200/3500.

Or on the bonnet like a Landy

Yep.......so problem now solved.

[Varche]

On an expat forum recently there was a long thread about a fellow driving from uk to malaga and back via various stop offs. His car did not have a spare wheel as standard. I read somewhere bmw decided the aveage puncture occurred every 93 k miles. He bought a fullsize spare and had two punctures in 4000 miles.

[BazaJT]

Spare wheel in the XJ6 I used to have was a space saver.A full size spare would fit in but raised the boot floor height to do so.

[TheBoy]

Spare wheel in the XJ6 I used to have was a space saver.A full size spare would fit in but raised the boot floor height to do so.

I reckon my XJ would take a full size front spare, rear might be a bit too much of a squeeze.