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Mike Triggs
DieHard
Norfolk Island
3.0GT G-Pack

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Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 01:33 pm, by:  Mike Triggs (Mikeandimah) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Has anyone out there changed to full sized spare, and if so, what did you use to retain the wheel? We have just changed to Lexus wheels (pics to follow:-)) and we're keeping a 15" wheel as a spare, but the space-saver retainer is too short.

Since some Soarers came with a full-size spare it's reasonable to assume they had a full-size retainer?
Dave Hart
TryHard
Waikato
UZZ32

Posts: 463
Reg: 08-2005

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Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 04:18 pm, by:  Dave Hart (Davyboy) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Mine's a full size stock wheel with a what appears to be a factory retainer so they must be available.
Peter Nitschke
JunkFilterer
South Australia
GT4.0 V8

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Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 04:35 pm, by:  Peter Nitschke (Pen) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Probably get one from various Toyota models, eg Camry (not sure which models however).
Jose-Antonio Castillo
DieHard
NSW
Soarer VVTi single turbo

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Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 04:52 pm, by:  Jose-Antonio Castillo (Ahh_soarer) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Mike, this may sound odd but which way do you have the wheel sitting? Do you have it sitting face down or face up? As I noticed that the space saver in my current Soarer is face up but in my old one it's face down and I'm pretty sure the retainers were the same size.
Peter Nitschke
JunkFilterer
South Australia
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Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 05:27 pm, by:  Peter Nitschke (Pen) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

What you need to watch, is whether the rims rub on the bottom. :-(
Ian Johnston
DieHard
South Australia
UZZ30 GT 4.0

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Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 07:44 pm, by:  Ian Johnston (Ted) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Just make one up to suit. Or lengthen the original. Or as I do, just sit it there.
Matthew Sharpe
DieHard
North Island
3.0 GT

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Friday, April 21, 2006 - 06:55 am, by:  Matthew Sharpe (Madmatt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Yeah, its got to get through the fuel tank and the back seat to get to you anyway, so if you've hit anything hard enough to make it do that, you probably aren't going to be wanting to live anymore anyway...
Mike Triggs
DieHard
Norfolk Island
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Friday, April 21, 2006 - 08:14 am, by:  Mike Triggs (Mikeandimah) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I tried putting the wheel in "upside down", with padding because it does rub- but the retainer is then too short. I'd actually prefer "upside down" so that the resultant space can be used.

For the time being I'll just sit the full-size wheel in the bay, but be on the lookout for two retainers (with so many wheels I can now do full-size for the '95 as well). So I have two sexy brand new unused space savers:-) Unfortunately the tyres are different, so they aren't really a "pair" ;)

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