EA82T spare tyre

timmo · Post by **timmo** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 4:28 pm

Cars with the EA82T came with a space saver from the factory didnt they? Was this so there was more space between the turbo and the tyre? will I have any issues if i put a normal spare under my bonnet? ie will it get too hot? what do you other fellas do?

Cheers.

Suby Wan Kenobi · Post by **Suby Wan Kenobi** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 5:23 pm

Yes you will end up blowing the side out of the tyre.

You can mount then in the boot there is a thread ready to accept a mount on the LH side

Chris_Rogers · Post by **Chris_Rogers** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 5:37 pm

as above. you will cook one side of it. I used the boot mount with my sedan with a suitably sized bolt to hod it down.

timmo · Post by **timmo** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 6:51 pm

Yeah I thought that might be the case. Would it be worth having a go at making some kind of heat shield with a sheet of aluminium or something? Its for my wagon so i can always just throw it in the back, but it will be annoying eh.

Chris_Rogers · Post by **Chris_Rogers** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 6:55 pm

if your donor is a RX then it will have the heatshield already there for it. best option is in the back though.

timmo · Post by **timmo** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 7:57 pm

nahh its not an RX, theres only a small heatshield between the turbo and the trans. Might just try and fabricate a bracket to stand it up in the back of the wagon. Thanks for the advice

Wilbur · Post by **Wilbur** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 10:47 am

My 27 inch spare is either in the boot or on the roof bars.

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 10:10 am

then there will be room for an intercooler !

timmo · Post by **timmo** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 10:28 am

haha we'll see about that

Post by **Alex** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 5:22 pm

is it just the turbo models or sedans which have a threaded hole in boot?

or am i being stupid thinking my wagon might have one??

bluesteel · Post by **bluesteel** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 5:47 pm

my 85 tourer has the threaded hole

its on the left hand side under the vinyl and underlay;)

have a look is pretty obvious

timmo · Post by **timmo** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 7:44 pm

Well that could be very handy. I havnt had a chance to have a look yet - does a standard spare fit behind the wheel arch on top of the jack storage box? If it does that would be perfect.
Cheers

Post by **Alex** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 1:56 pm

i had a look in my wagon yesterday...it does have a threaded hole...but my spare doesnt fit there...damn 27inch tyres

Post by **yarney** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 5:07 pm

Hi 90subiewgn i got a 90 wagon and it has the threaded hole and i got 27" super trippers on my 14" spare
It fits in nicely i used a bolt from the front suspension can't remender which one it is tho but the length is perfect don't need to cut it at all.

Jan

Post by **Alex** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 10:14 pm

hmmm really? interesting...my subwoofer gets in the way anyway!

timmo · Post by **timmo** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 8:46 pm

yarney wrote:Hi 90subiewgn i got a 90 wagon and it has the threaded hole and i got 27" super trippers on my 14" spare
It fits in nicely i used a bolt from the front suspension can't remender which one it is tho but the length is perfect don't need to cut it at all.

Jan

cant seem to find a threaded hole in my 87 wagon now that it took me ages to get the trim off! Is it behind the guard on the LHS so the wheel stands upright on top of the storage / jack compartment? Will have to make my own bracket I think using some threaded rod and an existing or new hole, especially since there is a dirty big speaker getting in the way there aswell. Another job to add to the list...
Tim

timmo · Post by **timmo** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 8:16 pm

haha found the thread in the floor - I was looking in the wrong spot. I manage to come up with this solution today....

Tim