You could do what I did. I went to a wheel shop. I had them weld a
spline drive hub to a center, which they welded to a space saver rim; I
also had them change the offset. Yes, it was expensive. What did I
gain? A very flat wheel. If you look at the 'A' wire wheel they are
very 'thick' from the protruding hub to the back side of the tire. I
did all this to gain some trunk space.
My new spare does not help with the diameter during storage. However I
see no reason why you can't do something similar with the Twin Cam wheel
and end up with whatever you want.
Larry Hoy
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shop-talk-owner@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shop-talk-owner@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Steven Trovato
> Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2002 8:24 AM
> To: Bullwinkle
> Cc: Shop-Talk
> Subject: Re: Inflatable Spare:
>
>
>
> OK, I'm starting to get the idea. I understand what twin cam
> rims are
> like. I assume the spare mounts the same as a non-twin cam.
> It protrudes
> through the wall from the boot into the area behind the seats
> where the
> hood is stored, right? People seem to be mostly suggesting
> mini spares
> that are full diameter, but narrower, like used on many
> contemporary cars
> today. The inflatable type I'm thinking of are smaller
> diameter because
> they're sort of "collapsed" and their diameter extends when
> inflated. Are
> you trying to avoid sticking the tire through the "slot" at all? I'm
> afraid I don't have an answer for you regarding a suitable
> model, but I'm
> just trying to understand what you want to do.
>
> -Steve
>
> At 12:49 AM 2/2/02 -0600, Bullwinkle wrote:
>
> >Both of these reflect using the rim from the donor car. I can't do
> >that with an MGA twin cam. Blake
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