Harry Flatters Posted March 15, 2002 Share Posted March 15, 2002 My 94 De dion was originally shod with 16" HPC's and the spare sat neatly on the carrier with the hole in the centre dead in line with the hole in the back panel. Now I have move to 13" Superlites with 032R's the spare sits a bit lower that the 16" and consequently the centre of the wheel is lower than the hole in back panel. If I secure the the spare wheel with the "T" bolt it s going to be suspended in mid-air! Has anyone else come across this and what did you do to overcome the problem? Help!! Steve Mell PTM 88 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philwaters Posted March 15, 2002 Share Posted March 15, 2002 Hi Steve, Had the same problem when I went from 70 to 60 profiles on my 13" - but not the the same extent. I used some thick pipe lagging foam around the spare wheel carrier and then added a 'tie-down' strap around it all to hold it tight. Some rollbar stuff might be thicker/dense and suit. Of course, this might be too much of a gap to fill in your case... I ended up cutting off the carrier and junking the spare to save weight. Phil Waters Zetec is in and running wink.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike ashurst Posted March 15, 2002 Share Posted March 15, 2002 Hi Steve, mine was set up exactly as Phil describes when I got it and it worked fine. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmar Posted March 15, 2002 Share Posted March 15, 2002 Steve - I have seen people bend the carrier upwards by imitating a worlds strongest man competition, ie garb hold of the carrier, with it attched to the car and lift (remember to bend those knees) which seems to have the desired effect teeth.gif rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snapper Posted March 15, 2002 Share Posted March 15, 2002 Try a long bolt through one of the wheel nut holes. I have two sets of 13" rims with 32Rs or ACB10's, the tyres have different profiles. I have to use different methods to fix the spare wheel on the carrier and also some foam around it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murph7355 Posted March 15, 2002 Share Posted March 15, 2002 I used roll bar padding when I used mine for a spare wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I.Mupferit Posted March 15, 2002 Share Posted March 15, 2002 Yep, roll bar padding or 15mm pipe insulation (from B & Q)is just the thing to take up the increased clearance between tyre and carrier. Brent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRIS CLARK Posted March 15, 2002 Share Posted March 15, 2002 Ditto the above advice. If the initial pipe lagging type mod doesn't work completely it is very easy (too easy) to simply bend the support 'U' hoop up. Remove wheel first and try it. Really works. How do I know? Err, well, having been to Le Mans with everything including the kitchen sink on a Caterham rack the hoop had 'dropped' a bit. Now sorted and must have taken 10 secs!!! Suzi Seven. You must not pack so much!!(ooh err) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFA Posted March 15, 2002 Share Posted March 15, 2002 Steve, The solution is to cut the spare wheel carrier off. Fat Arn The NOW PROVEN R500 Eaterid=red> See the Lotus Seven Club 4 Counties Area Website hereid=green> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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