Anyone Know Where To Source A 20" Steel Spare Wheel

[GlennSullivan]

I talked about this a few years back. I trailer long distances a fair amount and in the case of getting a flat on one of the truck tires, I didn't want to put a non matching wheel / tire combo on and then run hundreds of miles pulling a trailer that way.

At the time I purchased a matching 20" x 8.5" FL1z1007F polished wheel and Michelin Defender LTX 275/55-20 tire. Simple solution right? When I went to install it, I found that the center hole in the 20" FL1z1007F wheel is too small for the cable lifting cleat to pass through.

For the last 4 years, I've been carrying the truck and trailer spare in the back of the truck, but it takes up alot of space.

I'm wondering if anyone either has or knows where to source a 20" x 8.5" steel wheel with both backspace matching the standard wheel and a larger center hole similar in size to the 17" steel wheel that comes as the truck spare. This would allow me to move the 20" LTX tire I carry around onto the new steel wheel and store it in the spare tire well, freeing up a lot of space inside the truck on long trips.

 

[AWAR]

One of my Navigators had a matching aluminum wheel underneath as a spare. I think the foot slides up the cable and you can slip it through the center hole with it cranked all the way down. I removed mine on my hoist so it might be difficult on the ground. The center hole in the wheels are the same, the aluminum wheel is just thicker. Maybe your 20” wheel has a smaller hole for the center cap. Mine has the 5” hubcap style over the lug nuts. You could possibly modify the foot at the end of the cable.

 

[AWAR]

Might have to use something like this wheel 20 x 8.5

 

[Fastcar]

Might want to get hold of tire rack. They at one time stocked about every wheel imagnable.

 

[GlennSullivan]

One of my Navigators had a matching aluminum wheel underneath as a spare. I think the foot slides up the cable and you can slip it through the center hole with it cranked all the way down. I removed mine on my hoist so it might be difficult on the ground. The center hole in the wheels are the same, the aluminum wheel is just thicker. Maybe your 20” wheel has a smaller hole for the center cap. Mine has the 5” hubcap style over the lug nuts. You could possibly modify the foot at the end of the cable.

Actually, the center hole on the steel (spare) wheel is larger and when I tried to fit it, I did so with the truck on my lift, so it was easy access. Put a 3' high cart under the stock spare, lowered the spare, then placed the standard polished wheel on the cart, slid the cleat up the cable and rotated it 90 degrees. It still would not fit through the hole in the polished wheel.

I think I will speak to Tire Rack and see what they have to offer.