Replacement Spare Wheel and Tire for Westlake ST235/75R15

Question:

Hello I’m looking to get a spare tire for me my current spare has been stolen so I need both the tire and rim. The tires that I have on now are: Westlake ST235/75 R15 CR857+. Tire also has 110/105L stamped on it. Not sure what that means. Tire also says ‘Load Range C’. As far as I can tell, the bolt pattern is 5 on 4-1/2, but I had a hard time measuring for 2 and 5/8” between bolts and the 4-1/2” between the bolts. My question would be, is the 4 ½ pretty standard because my measurement is pretty close to 4 ½ but not exactly it might be a little less. Same with the 2-5/8th. It might be like 2 ½ instead of two and 5/8. I’m thinking that the 5 on 4 ½ is correct but I’m not sure how many variations there are with these tire patterns. could we go with 5 on 4-1/2? I just don’t want to send back. thanks

asked by: Tim C

Expert Reply:

What you have there is definitely a 5 on 4-1/2 bolt pattern. 5 on 4-1/2 is the standard for a 5 bolt pattern. It looks like you have the Lionshead Wildcat wheel which was unfortunately discontinued. You can use the Westlake ST235/75R15 Radial Tire w 15" Phoenix Aluminum Wheel # LH52FR you were looking at if you like the look of that wheel. This has a load range D tire but the difference won't be an issue since it has a higher capacity.

expert reply by: Robin H