[Healeys] 185/70/15 tyre doesn't fit in the boot.

Bob Spidell bspidell at comcast.net
Sat Jun 25 17:52:12 MDT 2011


I take the stock 'block-and-tackle' out and put the 185/70 spare on 6-inch rim in the boot. Just fits, with a toolbox between it and the battery to keep it from sliding around. 

Bob 

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Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA 

----- Original Message -----
From: "Derek Job" <derek.c.job at gmail.com> 
To: "Forum" <Healeys at autox.team.net> 
Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2011 12:57:50 PM 
Subject: [Healeys] 185/70/15 tyre doesn't fit in the boot. 

I guess from the many threads on tyre sizes a lot of you are running around 
with 185/70/15 tyres. I am and I have one as a spare, and it won't fit in 
the boot if you use the standard wood block/wire bar/leather strap set up. 

When I got the car the spare was jury rigged with an eye bolt, some 
polyester type ribbon tape and a ratchet to tighten it to the the strut at 
the centre rear of the boot. Not very pretty and I saw this as a nice 
little job to upgrade to standard and bought the missing parts. I fitted the 
block and bar after some difficulty in removing frozen nuts being used to 
keep the eye bolt in place on the rear bulkhead, only to then studpidly 
discover that I couldn't close the boot lid when I put the spare tyre in! 
Idiot, 

Just wondering what others do in this position. I don't want to go out and 
buy a narrower wheel and 165 tyre but I do like the look of the leather 
strap and bar set up. I was thinking of just ditching the wooden block and 
attaching the bar directly to the bulkhead or using just a thin piece of 
plywood in between. The couple of inches gained will be enough to allow the 
boot lid to close. Any other ideas? 

Derek 
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