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replacement spare tire questions 850

posted by  yothere on  Thu Dec 17 01:41 CST 2009
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Hello everyone.

The Discount Tyre people told me that they couldn't sell me a donut to replace my spare. They said I'd have to buy a rim and put a regular size tire on that.

I've done some reading on the forums and think that a regular size spare tire will fit just fine in the spare tire well (I hope).

The car has these stock wheels on it: http://www.hubcaphaven.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=3115&Category_Code=709&Store_Code=HC

I was thinking about going to the junk yard today and buying a wheel for the car. I figure what I'll see a lot of is this: http://www.theautopartsshop.com/Search/Default.aspx?Pat=1997+Volvo+850+Wheel&Key=Year+Auto+Car-USA+Parts&gcode=Volvo8501997LKQALY70190U857644&gpartnum=97Vol850/LKQALY70190U85

I figure its easiest to get a Volvo rim due to that little metal alignment pin thingi on the hub that sticks into the typre (for wheel placement purposes?)

How much should I consider paying for a used rim at a junkyard? What defects should I be on the lookout for when picking one? Is this the cheapest route to go?

Thank you all, I know this issue has been covered a lot on the forums.
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-Hector






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