I drive a lot and many times hundreds of miles from home through the desert. I would like to add a very small light weight spare tire.
Yesterday I removed my passenger side muffler to go to a one ball exhaust. I was noticing that I now have extra space for maybe a small spare to fit where the old muffler used to be. Does anyone think this is possible or know of someone that has done it?
thank you
Mario

 

You could look in to the setup for a Cooper...

you may have to drill and fab. I don't see why it couldn't be made to work.

 

I would simply purchase a Cooper donut spare and toss it in the boot.

 

do you know what size the tire is?

 

But I think that is where my battery goes (in the middle)

 

Totally forgot about that, but the Cooper spare is offset to the drivers side. I don't know if it's offset enough to clear the bat box or not.

Just go with Yucca's idea, and get a donut for in the the boot.

 

A bottle of goo and a compressor will do it - no spare.

 

For long trips I actually carry a full size spare in the boot. Although there is never more then me and a passenger in my car so its np.

 

I got a genuine MINI 15" donut rim from my dealer and a tire from Tirerack. It's a T135/70 Bridgestone donut. Alex at Tirerack will make sure you get the right size.

 

One consideraton about locating a spare tire on the car's underside: you may need to jack it high to remove it. Not bad altogether, but can be a pain when the spare that is needed is against the ground. I'm not implying you shouldn't do it, only passing on an experience with a pickup truck. Forewarned is Forearmed.

 

The compact spare covered with a tire cover or similar bag would be a great solution in the boot.

Getting the donut rim and adding the tire is the least expensive way to go.

Keep a spare large garbage bag handy as well for the flat tire to go into if ever needed and toss that in the boot area after changing the flat. Old tires can be rather dirty. Having some vinyl gloves for the flat change is nice.

 

Good tip. I hadn't thought of that.

 

I keep an old pair of leather gloves in the boot as the flat tire can be hot as well as dirty.