Help Please L & Gents... Leon ST Cupra R, Spare wheel...?

[Steve T71]

Dear All,

Am trying to resolve / sort, a spare wheelkit for this vehicle?

I believe due to the Huge brakes and brembos on the front, the standard 18" Leon Cupra spare wheel kit wont fit the front of the vehicle, However i believe you can still run the 18" Skinny high profile spare wheel on the back and move the okay original wheel from rear which is same as front to replace the front punctured wheel stick it in the boot and go get it repaired, then reverse operations.
Hope this is understood and makes sense? Is this the case and indeed the best solution as don't wanna have to rely on the slime kit and compressor pump if/when required...
Looking forward to assistance and support

 

[Damo H]

Dear All,

Am trying to resolve / sort, a spare wheelkit for this vehicle?

I believe due to the Huge brakes and brembos on the front, the standard 18" Leon Cupra spare wheel kit wont fit the front of the vehicle, However i believe you can still run the 18" Skinny high profile spare wheel on the back and move the okay original wheel from rear which is same as front to replace the front punctured wheel stick it in the boot and go get it repaired, then reverse operations.
Hope this is understood and makes sense? Is this the case and indeed the best solution as don't wanna have to rely on the slime kit and compressor pump if/when required...
Looking forward to assistance and support

That is exactly what I've done for the carbon edition. I even cut some extra out of the foam for my large torque wrench case to fit in. It was only ever meant for a long drive from the north of England to the south of France, but I've just left it in there. I even kept the wheel pump that came with the car and there was enough room. Meant I could still pump the tyre up if it was a slow puncture.

I ordered though RPS/Listers, was about £200 including all the kit (wheel jack etc).

Even without the BBK, it is always advisable to put the space saver on the rear for these cars, lets issues on the space saver trying to turn.

 

[Steve T71]

That is exactly what I've done for the carbon edition. I even cut some extra out of the foam for my large torque wrench case to fit in. It was only ever meant for a long drive from the north of England to the south of France, but I've just left it in there. I even kept the wheel pump that came with the car and there was enough room. Meant I could still pump the tyre up if it was a slow puncture.

I ordered though RPS/Listers, was about £200 including all the kit (wheel jack etc).

Even without the BBK, it is always advisable to put the space saver on the rear for these cars, lets issues on the space saver trying to turn.

@Damo H,

Thanks Mate, Great info, ST Carbon 2018? Great edition and rare, very similar to the ST R 2019 spec wise I beleive?
Fancy posting a couple of pics of your boot layout? Would be well handy to see and would ensure iam getting the right kit off Fbay
Thanks again

 

[Damo H]

@Damo H,

Thanks Mate, Great info, ST Carbon 2018? Great edition and rare, very similar to the ST R 2019 spec wise I beleive?
Fancy posting a couple of pics of your boot layout? Would be well handy to see and would ensure iam getting the right kit off Fbay
Thanks again

Yeah, sadly the Carbon Edition didn’t get the Carbon fibre spoiler or the R Grills (although I had the grills fitted a month after the car just dropped coppered)

Will try get a photo, but it’s the one where the tool kit sits under the wheel, not in or to the side of it.

 

[Damo H]

These are the ones like mine. But I cut a lot out of each of the arms that stick up on these photos and then slotted my torque wrench box in. The pump just happened to still fit nicely in between the torque wrench and the boot itself