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Space saver spare |
Montreal914 |
Aug 8 2020, 12:28 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,581 Joined: 8-August 10 From: Claremont, CA Member No.: 12,023 Region Association: Southern California |
In the quest of increasing the space in my front trunk to integrate an oil cooler, I came across this piece of information that I thought was worth sharing.
Mercedes has been using Vredestein Space Master 165-15 collapsible spares on their smaller models like the C230 and the SLK. After looking at the pictures and comparing them to my 911 space saver on steel wheel, I think they are the exact same tires. The difference is that it is mounted on a 4.5" alloy wheel, not 5.5" like the Porsche. So, one though to gain trunk space would be to mount the space saver tire on a ~$100 4.5" Fachs from cip1. Lighter and narrower wheel, win win. The goal would still to have it laying flat for impact absorption, yet probably allowing a lower trunk floor and giving room for the front mounted cooler to vent out. Now the challenge is finding a place that will want to remove the collapsible Space Master tire and mount it on the Fachs... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) Below is the MBZ space saver wheel/tire. |
porschetub |
Aug 9 2020, 02:48 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,704 Joined: 25-July 15 From: New Zealand Member No.: 18,995 Region Association: None |
Alloy spacesaver mounted in the rear of the car,have 944 air compressor but may just inflate it,I was told it came from a 964 but haven't checked the part number yet.
These wheels are pretty solid and fairly heavy but certainly lighter than the steel version,I had no choice but use the alloy one as it clears my 944T calipers. |
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