I'm afraid so.
If you use the sprint wheels and 175's the boot floor section still wont sit flush with the tank like it does on the 4.5 j steels.
You just have to live with it. Thats how they were when new.
Jonners
Sprint Spare Wheel Fitting
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Jon Tilson
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Mad Mart
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Re: Sprint Spare Wheel Fitting
It's the same on all the Sprints I've owned Mike. I think it's because the earlier models, before the Sprint was even thought of, had skinnier tyres so there was no problem.
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calderfisher
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I had wondered about that to. That's my mind put at rest!!
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Re: Sprint Spare Wheel Fitting
Hence why I feel a bit stupid for buying a 5th 14"x6" Compo to go in the spare wheel well...
No hope.
No hope.
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JPB
Re: Sprint Spare Wheel Fitting
Boot mount, like those found on Rover P6s as an option, that's your answer!Oli_88 wrote:Hence why I feel a bit stupid for buying a 5th 14"x6" Compo to go in the spare wheel well...
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Re: Sprint Spare Wheel Fitting
I'd wondered too. My Sprint has 185 tyres I think so it's just a rubbish fit.
Mark
1961 Chevrolet Corvair Greenbrier Sportswagon
1980 Dolomite Sprint project using brand new shell
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1961 Chevrolet Corvair Greenbrier Sportswagon
1980 Dolomite Sprint project using brand new shell
2009 Mazda MX5 2.0 Sport
2018 Infiniti Q30
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jeroensprint
Re: Sprint Spare Wheel Fitting
For everyone who has to less space in the boot.
Go to your local scrapyard. Buy a spare emergencywheel of an jap 13" (honda civic '80 '90)
Fit the tire on an std steel dolly wheel and it will fit excact between the bottom and the upper side edge of the boot. So you can have the wheel vertical on the right side in the boot and have a lot more bootspace.
Jeroen (with 90 liter LPG tank in the boot)
Go to your local scrapyard. Buy a spare emergencywheel of an jap 13" (honda civic '80 '90)
Fit the tire on an std steel dolly wheel and it will fit excact between the bottom and the upper side edge of the boot. So you can have the wheel vertical on the right side in the boot and have a lot more bootspace.
Jeroen (with 90 liter LPG tank in the boot)