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Compact Spare

AlpineII

Donation Time
Anyone have a compact spare in their Alpine to save space? If so what size and what model car did it come from?
 

serIIalpine

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It came on my 1962 Sunbeam Alpine.

It's compact compared to the tires I drive on.

I actually don't carry my spare just a can of fix a flat and I guess a can of the green stuff would be a good idea.

I run modern radials and I keep them properly inflated and look after them while I'm on long drives so the chances of a full on catastrophic failure are slim.
Anything else I should be able to fix with the fix a flat or a tow to a local tire shop.

I would imagine any compact spare from the appropriate Ford or Alfa would suffice but it's not going to be that much smaller than the factory spare.
 

AlpineII

Donation Time
Eric,
I have a set of new set of 5 Sumitomo's in 185 x 70 R13's and the spare is too wide to fit into the little wheel depression on my Series 3. I am hoping a compact spare will be narrower allowing it to fit.

Fix a flat is always in the tool box along with one of those little emergency compressors! :D
 

Barry

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Eddie,

The Alpine S-III spare tire well was designed to hold a 5.90 / 6.00-13 tire.

The closest modern equivalent is a 155/80-13 or maybe a 165/80-13. Put one on an Alpine wheel and you are in business.
 

puff4

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If it's just a small bit of tightness, have you tried deflating the tire, installing it, then reinflating it?
 
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