What size spare would use for 17inch alloy road wheel???

[Ibiza02]

Hello just wondering if you have 17 inch alloy road wheels and have a puncture what size steal wheel would you need so that the car would be drivable with a spare on?

chris

 

[gazjones]

if you want to still drive normally and any speed same size tyre is needed i think
might get away with a 16 inch with tyre size of 205 45 16
]what tyre size have you got!

 

[Ibiza02]

http://www.tyresave.co.uk/tyresize.html

is using that reliable?

 

[Icecavern]

If you're using 205/40/17 tyres the standard spare should be ok as a very temp measure.

 

[Ibiza02]

could i get a 16inch wheel in my spare wheel area?

 

[gazjones]

looks ok i would say for a spare a 16inch fr steel or sport steel will be ok as long as it has plenty of tread its not far off your tyre size if you have 205 40 17!

 

[gazjones]

could i get a 16inch wheel in my spare wheel area?

yep my fr has full size spare with same size tyre on it 205 45 16

 

[Ibiza02]

and are all of the spare wheel wels the same size in all ibizas? i guess if anyone had any i could put a 16inch alloy in the back if someone had one yes?

 

[gazjones]

yep if somone had one i might know somone with a 15inch one but that may be two small!

 

[Ibiza02]

yeh like you said 16 inch would be best

 

[gazjones]

ill keep a look out for ya and let you know if i come across one!

 

[Ibiza02]

cheers mate

 

[Triple D]

or just dont carry one, i dont, and with your little engine, you will need all the weight saving measures you can get.

 

[iancupra]

My last car had 15" standard wheels. I replaced them with 17s, When I had a puncture I used the 15" spare wheel and was ok.

 

[Diablo559]

well the cupra comes with a 17 inch cupra alloy so a 16 should fit i would hopeunless you got to big a profile tyre

 

[Wardy TDi]

One point to note too, that if you have the 312mm brake upgrade, you'll need at least a 16" spare to clear the caliper.

Steve

 

[Ibiza02]

ok cheers for info guys keep it comin

 

[muddyboots]

It probably won't happen, but if you have too much of a mismatch between sizes, the ABS could get mighty confused (or maybe even trigger?) and log a fault as the wheels will be turning at different speeds. I doubt there'd be enough of a difference though, as the ABS has to live with front wheels turning at different speeds through corners anyway.

After I had my Ibiza (mk4 Sport, with ESP) on a rolling road, I had to clear some fault codes relating to wheel speed sensors....presumably because the rears were stationary while the fronts were running at 110mph

 

[Ibiza02]

does it help i dont have ABS?

 

[Kris]

R u sure I thought all MK4 ibizas had ABS?