(G) Uno Spare Wheel

Im after a spare wheel for a uno. I live in the NW, and ive tried all the local scarp yards. Anyone got any ideas??? Can i stick any wheel on?

just find out the size of the wheel (usually on the side of the tyre)
match that and any 4 stud wheel should fit. especially from a punto.

if not i have 5 uno wheels with exellent tread on tyres but im in devon, uk..

I was told that fiat had there own standards and other manufactures wheels won’t align. Glad I got that cleared up.

Cheers.

Fiat, Lancia ,Alfa 4 stud wheels will all fit, also mk1 seat ibiza, yugo, lada should all go on if you can find any!!

of course! im so thick

Quote:
Originally Posted by JimF
I was told that fiat had there own standards and other manufactures wheels won’t align. Glad I got that cleared up.
so does that meen they do fit or not!!

just get a normal uno rim and tyre, shouldn't be to hard to find, where the hell is NW, is it NW in SA?

the noth west of england! Manchester way. tried loads of scrap yards and none seem to have any.

Just buy a tyre weld kit and get RAC cover. Reduces the weight which has all kinds of benefits.

find out the size of the wheel/tyre

and a panda/punto/tipo wheel will fit.

Sorry I'm late!!! I can sort you out with a spare wheel No problem buddy. I have 6 under my TV here in Manchester.

will need a new tyre BTW.

PM me if your still in need .

Regards,
Louie.

sorry for not getting back sooner - but its sorted now thanks anyway!

No Probs .

The spare wheel.... aah. A recent topic of consideration of mine.

I'm thinking of removing mine. Just seems like dead weight. I've got a tyre-weld can. Of course, I wonder if that stuff actually works?

Well, let me think about it some more. With murphy's laws being as they are....
-Acolyte

"Quote:
Originally Posted by JimF
I was told that fiat had there own standards and other manufactures wheels won’t align. Glad I got that cleared up.

Quote:
Originally Posted by distortionrockets
of course! im so thick


so does that meen they do fit or not!! "

Just to add for the original question: FIAT do indeed use wheels different from most manufacturers - the PCD (Pitch Circle Diameter) of the four studs is 98mm. Most manufacturers (e.g. Toyota, Mazda, Honda) use 100mm PCD. These wheels won't fit. Some people use 'floating' bolts where the shoulder of the bolt rests on a movable collar. But it's usually not worth the aggro unless you have some really special alloys...

You also need an offset (the setting-in of the wheel mounting flange relative to the rim) of about 34mm. This offset changed most about when front-wheel-drive became popular, so many people refer to it as a 'FWD' offset. There's more to fit inside the wheel with FWD - namely, the CV joint pivoting on an axis coinciding with the swivel of the steering knuckle. I am guessing a little here, but I think that this required the bearing and hub to move outwards, resulting in the wheel needing to be a different shape with the flange closer to the outside. Looking at early FWD cars (e.g. Austin 1100/1300, Allegro) shows this very clearly. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_1100
Subsequent designs have more 'normal'-looking wheels.

Having the wrong offset gives nasty steering problems, as I learned the hard way with my 128 Coupe.

Safest bet then is to pick wheels off a FWD car, especially a FIAT/Lancia/Alfa, though some Renault wheels also have the correct PCD.

This is all a little irrelevant in the context of this thread (sorry! ) as there are heaps of Uno steel wheels around for spares. My friend jjhepburn has a stack of at least eight.

Cheers,
-Alex