Spare wheel??

[janolsson]

Am i right in thinkin the spare is a different size coz i sort of remember reading it was?
Will a normal wheel fit under the rear? I am thinkin of purchasing a matching alloy as my spare as 1) it won't suffer as much from the elements (my spare wheel quite brown) and 2) if i'm on a long journey i can carry on with the right size wheel and tyre.

If not, has anyone come up with an ingenius way of protecting the spare other than a flapping bin liner that will fill with and hold moisture?

 

[swampyrbs]

ive had an alloy with 265 75 16 traction track underneath and only just squeezed under, my exhaust has imprinted on the tread a little so if youve got stock tyres will fit no problem,richard

 

[Ilikemice]

You could use an elastic trimmed wheel cover off something that uses a rear mounted spare. If it's nice and tight it'll keep it dry. A Patrol comes with similar size tyres as an Explorer so you could find one of those.

The original Explorer spare is on a 15" rim and is pretty small.

 

[janolsson]

Thanks for the reply guys
I think when the finances allow i'll go for the full size alloy spare.
As for a cover, i'm concerned water would get splashed over the top of the cover and then collect in the thing.
I may have to make something, mmm...