Ford Ka - Spare wheel

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Wed 2 Apr 2014 20:21
Ford Ka - Spare wheel - chrisjwood

Hi all, we have an issue with our Ford Ka - no spare wheel supplied with the car!

We've looked on the official Ford parts website and £158 seems very steep for a 14" spare wheel and tyre...

Couple of questions:

- Can the old Ford Ka wheels be fitted on the mk2? Is the pin arrangement the same?

- Are there any alternative manufacturers that use the same pin arrangement?

- Is the well in the boot deep enough for a full size wheel or just the space saver?

Thanks


Chris

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Wed 2 Apr 2014 20:37
Ford Ka - Spare wheel - retgwte

The current Ford KA (not the old one) is based on the Fiat Panda (strange but true).

It would be worth checking if a scrapped Fiat Panda wheel fits.

Otherwise the price you have been quoted for the wheel is far too high. A basic steel wheel of the right size will be available from many suppliers, and a tyre from blackcircles.com will be cheap.

do you need a jack too? Again they will be available much more cheaply than Ford supply.

good luck

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Wed 2 Apr 2014 20:39
Ford Ka - Spare wheel - bathtub tom

Have a look around this website: www.wheelfitment.eu/

It's not just the fixing hole spacing(PCD) you have to get right, but also the centre bore (CB) and offset (ET). I assume you realise the diameter and width also need to match.

It won't answer your last question, you'll have to measure a wheel.

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Wed 2 Apr 2014 20:41
Ford Ka - Spare wheel - retgwte

Search for "Ford KA spare wheel" on ebay, plenty available much cheaper than you have been quoted

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Thu 3 Apr 2014 20:19
Ford Ka - Spare wheel - chrisjwood

Thanks to all for the replies

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