240 spare tire

1991 245 -- I went to check the air in my spare tire the other day,
and there was a problem...the tire had exploded! Tread blew off, huge
hole, etc. Glad I wasn't driving when it blew, or I'd have ruined the
upholstery.

Tire guy says he can't put a regular 15" tire on the rim, since it had
the funky emergency tire. Looks like a regular 5.5 x 15 rim to me,
but what do I know?

Is my best course to scrounge up a 14" wheel, and fit a regular tire?
Will that fit in the spare tire well? Is there a standard tire that
fits the spare wheel?

TIA,
CL

 

The rim should have its size stamped on it somewhere, the economy
spare in my S70 is a 4x15 rim with a T115 70R15 tire. This is
probably the same as 240s. 4 inches is a little narrow to safely fit
a regular size 15" tire. 185 is the narrowest 15" tire commonly
available, and the narrowest rim that size can fit on (IIRC) is 5".

If you go the way of a full sized spare, get a short valve stem for
it. This way the tire can lie flat without bending the valve stem.

 

Just get a 14" steel Volvo rim from a junkyard, you can probably find one
with a decent tire on it already. There's plenty of room back there for a
fullsize spare.

 

Which wheel well are you referring to? Is it the vertical well on the left
side of the rear compartment, or the one under the floor?

Andy I.


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| | > 1991 245 -- I went to check the air in my spare tire the other day,
| > and there was a problem...the tire had exploded! Tread blew off, huge
| > hole, etc. Glad I wasn't driving when it blew, or I'd have ruined the
| > upholstery.
| >
| > Tire guy says he can't put a regular 15" tire on the rim, since it had
| > the funky emergency tire. Looks like a regular 5.5 x 15 rim to me,
| > but what do I know?
| >
| > Is my best course to scrounge up a 14" wheel, and fit a regular tire?
| > Will that fit in the spare tire well? Is there a standard tire that
| > fits the spare wheel?
| >
| > TIA,
| > CL
|
| Just get a 14" steel Volvo rim from a junkyard, you can probably find one
| with a decent tire on it already. There's plenty of room back there for a
| fullsize spare.
|
|

 

240's only have one and that's the vertical compartment. 700/900 series cars
have it in the floor.

 

Hi James,

Thanks for the correction.

Andy I.


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| | > Which wheel well are you referring to? Is it the vertical well on the
| left
| > side of the rear compartment, or the one under the floor?
| >
|
|
| 240's only have one and that's the vertical compartment. 700/900 series
cars
| have it in the floor.
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