Spare Tire for Sport Package

Re: Spare Tire for Sport Package (arporro)

My 07 has the temporary spare in lieu of the air pump. Just order one from the parts department. You will have to take out the compressor to fit the tire in the wheel well.

Re: Spare Tire for Sport Package (napster)

What? I have the sport pack and I have a spare, but no air pump.

Re: Spare Tire for Sport Package (vivek9856)

I have the sport package and a small spare as well.

Re: Spare Tire for Sport Package (vivek9856)


The 07 V8's only came with the air pump. When I purchased my car I had the dealer order a temp. spare.

Re: Spare Tire for Sport Package (napster)


Ahh. I have a 3.2, so that's probably why I have one.

Re: Spare Tire for Sport Package (vivek9856)

If you only had an air pump, was there just a cavity under the floor of the trunk, or was it dressed out differently?

Re: Spare Tire for Sport Package (arporro)

Mine had the air pump, which has been VERY useful on several vehicles AND a spare (yes, I cannibalized a lot of stuff from my car).....

Keep in mind that regardless of how new your Volvo is compared to older ones, any deviation from the rolling diameter size of the tires on any Volvo WILL cause damage to AWD components.

Installing the pump was an incentive to get the owners to keep the OE tire/wheel combo on temporarily until the tire could be replaced. I think it was Volvo's way of self-insuring against paying for failed AWD components under warranty.

Re: Spare Tire for Sport Package (njb8199)

I think that with Haldex we are OK using a mini-spare or wrong-size tire. From the Haldex North America website (http://www.haldex.com/en/North-America/Applications-Products/Product-categories/AWD/Product-Information/):

"Enhanced Vehicle Driving Comfort and Transparency
No wind-up during tight cornering and parking. Optimal traction during acceleration. No functional problems with tyres having uneven wear, pressure or size (minispare). Possible to tow vehicle with one axle lifted. Transparent actuation."

Anybody know what versions of Haldex I have on my 2005 and 2009 Volvos? Gen III/IV?

Re: Spare Tire for Sport Package (MAC1LSR)


The current S80 and V70 use the Haldex 3. Your 05 uses Haldex 2 as does the XC90. Only the XC60 uses Haldex 4.

Re: Spare Tire for Sport Package (MAC1LSR)


I don't buy that. Plenty of R and SOME V70AWD, S60AWD, XC70, and XC90 experiences debunk that statement.

Re: Spare Tire for Sport Package (napster)

Thanks Napster.

Re: Spare Tire for Sport Package (njb8199)

Then our "Temporary Spare" tire should be labeled "Really Temporary Spare"! For those of us who have one, anyway.

Re: Spare Tire for Sport Package (arporro)

Reason spare was left out of MY07 S80 V8s is because that few extra pounds pushed the car into the next emissions weight class, depressing fuel economy to the point that the car would have received the dreaded "gas guzzler" designation and tax. MY08 and later S80 V8s calibration was further optimized such that the spare could be added in without fuel economy dipping into gas guzzler territory. Thus the spare became standard again.

Regarding size, temporary spare does not necessarily mean small in diameter. Temporary spares in Volvos are usually very close to the oem tire diameter, not just to preserve the haldex unit but to provide predictable handling as well.