Looking for spare wheel

Kneale Brownson knotnook at traverse.com
Mon Aug 13 13:03:21 EDT 2001


Tape-measured V8 mini-spare's diameter guesstimate is 60 cm.  Same type of 
circumference measurement is ~198 cm.  The 200's looks the same, but I 
didn't unstack them to check.


At 10:24 AM 08/13/2001 -0400, colin cohen wrote:

>The diameter would be 585 to 606 mm.  Wheel size does not matter as long as
>overall diameter conforms to provide the correct tread roll out, I believe.
>
>Colin
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Kneale Brownson" <knotnook at traverse.com>
>To: "colin cohen" <ccohen5 at compuserve.com>; "qlist" <quattro at audifans.com>;
><urq at audifans.com>
>Sent: Monday, August 13, 2001 10:22 AM
>Subject: Re: Looking for spare wheel
>
>
> >
> > I have donut spares from a couple of Type 44 cars (5X112 bolt pattern), a
> > V8 and a 200q20vt, that I've replaced with full-sized spares.  Be glad to
> > sell you one.  Don't know about the circumference matching whatever wheel
> > you use on your car.
> >
> >
> > At 09:43 AM 08/13/2001 -0400, colin cohen wrote:
> >
> > >I have a full size spare for my Sport Q, but would like to have the
> > >alternative of using the trunk on a road trip (such as to WG for the
> > >Nationals) as this wheel is a massive 15 X 9.  I have searched the web to
> > >see if there is anyone who sells those awful (but useful) mini spares,
>but
> > >without success.  I know the overall diameter I am trying to attain, and
>the
> > >wheel bolt pattern is the Urq 112*5...so if I could find a supplier I
>should
> > >be able to engineer a fit?
> > >
> > >Any ideas out there?
> > >
> > >Colin
> >




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