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Looking 2 get a alloy wheel as my spare instead of a space saver tyre how best way to go about this
I know that just wondering that's all
Don't think space savers are any gd tbh just pointless in fact
Cost & weight.
I may be wrong on both counts. Our full size spare on an alloy, doesn't weigh that much.
When I sold/replaced my wheels recently I managed to get a brand new OEM black wheel from Hyundai for $80, they had 9 or so wheels in stock and said they're usually $300 but because we have lots he'll give me one for a hundred then I said how about $80 and they said no problem The standard steel OEM wheels are much lighter than the alloys ( nearly half the weight ) which is why I wanted one of those for a spareI rang a few wreckers who wanted $120 for a space saver and $160 for an standard OEM
The factory Alloys I sold to Dave were quite heavy, much more than the factory black steel rim I got from Hyundai, and the factory alloys are roughly 1.5 kg's heavier each than the OX rims I have now.
My theory as to why they use space savers was exactly what their name says. Less tyre more luggage space which a lot of people look at on paper when comparing cars to buy.
Quote from: cruiserfied on January 04, 2015, 08:36:41My theory as to why they use space savers was exactly what their name says. Less tyre more luggage space which a lot of people look at on paper when comparing cars to buy.mostly true cruiser. But there's an awful lot of cars out there which can fit a full sized spare in where the space saver lives. Which is of course, crazy.
But if u had an option I wouldn't think a prober spare tyre is better