Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 19:04:06 -0500
Reply-To: "Michael J. Sullivan" <sullivan@OPENMARKET.COM>
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From: "Michael J. Sullivan" <sullivan@OPENMARKET.COM>
Subject: Re: Tire Carriers Again
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Jeanne,
ANYTHING can be re-welded to work. Go ahead and buy it and take it to a
competent welding shop and also be sure give them a spare Vanagon wheel to
match up. Come back in a week and it will be yours.
Cheers,
MJS
At 03:28 PM 4/25/00 -0700, Jeanne Maly wrote:
>What I have in mind is to replace the bumper and buy one of the bolt on
>wheel carriers, but the question is which one? There is a perfect one made
>for Jeep that also has an accessory for bolting on a gas can carrier. Does
>anybody know if this might work? (I'll bet some of you guys have a Jeep,
>too. Come on, 'fess up.)
>
>Jeanne
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Stuart MacMillan <stuart@cobaltgroup.com>
>To: Jeanne Maly <traveller57@CABLEONE.NET>
>Cc: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 3:12 PM
>Subject: Re: Tire Carriers Again
>
>
>> It depends on how it is made. Most truck tire carriers have a "tongue"
>> that goes through the center of the wheel that takes the weight, and
>> then the tire is fastened on in a variety of methods, but usually some
>> variation of a rod and clamping mechanism that goes through a mounting
>> hole. Racks are usually "wheel independent," no manufacturer wants to
>> make a custom one for every wheel out there, but the one I had on my old
>> '68 VW van was wheel specific. Any front mounted tire hanger for a
>> '70's VW bus could be adapted to your Vanagon since those wheels are the
>> same as the Vanagon, but you have the issue of restricting air flow
>> through the radiator. But they are cheap, and even available at
>> junkyards.
>>
>> > Jeanne Maly wrote:
>> >
>> > There's been some discussion lately about the pattern of the lug nuts
>> > on vanagon wheels. Would a vanagon spare tire fit on a tire carrier
>> > made for a jeep?
>> >
>> > Jeanne
>> > '87 Syncro Westy
>> >
>>
>> --
>> Stuart MacMillan
>> Manager, Case Program
>> 800-909-8244 ext. 8208
>> Fax: 206-269-6360
>>
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>
Michael J. Sullivan
IPS "SWATteam" Architect
Open Market, Inc.
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