for those looking for the "donut" spare tires, they are all over the place in the UK eBay.

Here's one:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Jaguar-XJ...AAAOSwMQBaG~Fa

 

I finally gave up and slipped an OEM tire and rim in the spare well.

Now the cover fits flat on the floor, and if there's a need for it, the Kent wheel, so Ugly among the Chromed Teardrops, simply Screams, "FIX ME NOW!!"

I wouldn't even want to think of the shipping from UK to California for something as bulky as a donut spare.
(';')

 

Just be mindful that a lot of the later model Jags use a smaller bolt pattern then our oldie models !


Cheers
DD

 

yeahh, mine came from a I don't know what year or model Jaguar, and it fits perfectly.

but I have no clue when the pattern was changed. would be nice to find out when.

some are still looking for one of those.

One thing is certain, the XJ40 "Teardrop" wheels are wider than the Kents and they simply don't fit in the spare tire compartment of the Series XJ.

 

There isn't a single cut-off; it varies by model

Here's a chart.

https://www.discountedwheelwarehouse..._Reference.cfm

Cheers
DD

 

Jose is correct, the XJ40 wheels are one inch wider (why I do not have traction problems) and do not fit as a spare... so like Lnrb, I just used stock sized wheel and tire as a spare.

I did investigate a "donut spare" but decided against them... had the stock tire already. But did use the space saver donut ring on top of the spare to hold needed stuff.

 

nice, with a cupholder built-in !!

 

looks like two patterns: 108 and 121mm.

 

Cup actually holds the original lug nuts needed for the stock wheel... XJ40 are very different.

 

do you use Teardrop wheels too?

 

Most Beautiful rims ever to grace an Xj6; of Any flavor!!

(';')

 

Yes, just not chrome ones...just out of the paint shop and heading home for the rest of her stuff.

 

the ones in your picture are the Metric Teardrops that came after the XJ40 Teardrops.

Elinor's are XJ40 Teardrops. Mine too, painted but with chromed hubcaps.

 

to me, the most "Jaguar" of all wheels. Maybe because I like the 1950's wheels and the Teardrops are 1950ish-looking.

 

I've been looking for a space saver "donut" for my '84 XJ6. My car has a fuel cell in the spare wheel well (the saddle tanks are bypassed) so carrying a full size spare in the trunk takes up a lot of the room.

After researching, it seems the XK8 models in the 2000 to 2006 range are one of the few Jaguar options that have the same 5 x 4.75" (120.65"mm) PCD and that also came with a space saver spare. There a few available locally for cheap.

The space saver wheels/tires from those cars are 135/80R18, offset of 33, approximate total diameter is 26.5". I have starfish wheels on my car, 6.5J x 15 with 28.5 offset, 225/60R15 tires, approximate diameter of 25.6".

Do you think that should work as a temporary spare? I prefer not to use fix a flat for emergencies. My spare needs a new tire so I'm thinking about going with this option instead.

 

there's one for sale in the Forum Member Marketplace identical to mine which fits my 1984 XJ-6 perfectly, from a XK-R in Tampa Florida:

https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/p...i-tire-182008/