Spare Wheel / Lowered Car

  1. L-plater Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 54 '98 Saxo 1.1 SX
    #1
    Quick back story -
    - Car is lowered 40mm front and rear
    - Guy I had it from once managed to put the car in a hedge (driving ban followed)
    - This bent the wheel cradle under the car so since then, the spare has been in the boot.
    - I wanna get a new cradle and put it back under the car

    Is this gonna cause a problem, having the wheel under there while it's -40mm? Will it fit and give the same clearance I have now or what?

    It's just a '98 1.1 SX on 13 inch steels btw.
  2. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2009 Uppingham, Rutland Posts: 9569 mk1 JP4'd VTR, '16 Fabia Monte Carlo
    #2
    im down 60mm and i have a full size alloy in my spare cage and its fine
  3. Established Member Joined: Jun 2007 Stoke-on-Trent Posts: 2137 Saxo VTS black 2003
    #3
    Shouldn't have any problem at all, the wheel sits up against the boot floor and is no lower than the rear bumper.
  4. L-plater Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 54 '98 Saxo 1.1 SX
    #4
    Trip up the brakers yard next day off then.
    Cheers guys, I didn't have a refference point as to what it's like before lowering so wanted to check. I just put a sub in the back today, so with that plus spare wheel I have pretty much NO boot lol
  5. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Newcastle, Ashington Posts: 5086 Cammed and VTR'd Furio. Corsa c - Slammed & Euro
    #5
    Im lowered 55mm on the back, My exhaust sits lower than the spare wheel and is miles off the floor
  6. Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2008 BOURNEMOUTH Posts: 114 SAXO VTR
    #6
    Should be fine
  7. Established Member Joined: Jan 2011 Bridgwater, Somerset Posts: 1092 2001 Saxo 1.1
    #7
    As said nothing to worry about mate
  8. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2009 Stoke-on-trent Posts: 2640 Mk5 Golf GTTDI Mk2 VTR Project
    #8
    as said exhaust usually hangs lower than the cage anyway so nothing to worry about