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Re: Space-Saver Spare Tire....[bolt patterns]

I'll stick my nose into this one...
I believe the reference to TR's included only the Triumph models that included TR in their name. TR2, TR3, TR4...TR8
Spitfires are Triumphs but do not, to my knowledge, include the TR designation.

Bill,

When I get over this darn cold I will try mounting the space saver spare from a Honda civic on my TR6. I may also be able to try a Ford Tempo wheel If my neighbor still has the one I gave him.
 
Re: Space-Saver Spare Tire....[bolt patterns]

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You don't completely know your Tr's;>>GT6 & Spitfire RDST also have 3 3/4" bolt pattern.And i heard that Ford Escort Merc Mercur.Space saver will fit.A couple good salvage yards said these have 33/4 bp....And there stainless trim rings snap right on.

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As bobh said... while they are Triumphs, a GT6 is not a TR. A Spitfire, while both a Triumph and a Roadster, is still not a TR.

GT6's, Spitfires, Heralds, TR7's and TR8's do all share the 3-3/4" bolt patterns. I'm not familar enough with Toledo's, Dolomites, Vitesses's, Stag's or the sedans (2000 and 2500, or the Acclaim for that matter) to speak to their bolt patterns. Though if pressed I'll bet I could give a pretty good educated guess. That doesn't even get into pre-war Triumphs or the early post war Triumphs like the 1800 or 2000 Roadsters which predate the TR's. I'm sure someone will let me know if I missed some.

TR2's thru TR6's (the body on frame TR's) all have a 4-1/2" bolt pattern. As this thread began with a query for a space saver to fit a TR6, a wheel with a 3-3/4" bolt pattern will not fit. TR is not a generic term for Triumphs. If you are using it as such, please stop. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/nonono.gif

BTW... Front wheel drive Escorts (and their kin) use a 4X100mm bolt battern (like many Japanese cars). If you are referring to a MkI or MkII Escort, then I believe (though not positive) that they use a 4" bolt pattern (don't remember my Cortina's bolt pattern measurement off the top of my head) /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif. Which would have been the "corporate" standard for the "Sporting Fords", the Cortina's, Escort's and Capri's.

Oh and finally, trim rings have nothing to do with bolt patterns and if they snap right on to your 13" Spitfire wheels the only TR they will snap right on to will be the TR7's without the alloy wheel that was standard on the TR8's as the wedge TR's were the only TR's not to use a 15"wheel. Apologies for the horribly long sentence there folks. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thirsty.gif



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Re: Space-Saver Spare Tire....[bolt patterns]

Bill, It looks as if bobh might have snuck an idea in for you. I do remember being told at a tire shop that Honda's (at least the older four bolt pattern Honda's) used a 4X4-1/2" bolt pattern. The offsets of the standard wheels are all wrong but that shouldn't be much of a problem with the space saver. You could start checking the rolling diameter of four bolt Civics and Accords space savers.

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hey, i like Alans' suggestion. a tr4 rim with a 155x15/80 tire is quite small and is a REAL tire. space savers are not meant for any situation of sustained high speed (highway speed), like if you get a flat in the middle of Arizona, but then you don't live there. it's the temperature that you have to watch if you have to use those (space savers). i'm sure Louisiana gets HOT.
rob
 
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