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Date:         Wed, 30 Aug 2000 11:47:44 -0700
Reply-To:     "MOST,DAVID" <most@UCLA.EDU>
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From:         "MOST,DAVID" <most@UCLA.EDU>
Subject:      difference between '85 and '87 spare tire space?
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I just finished switching over alloys from an '87 to an '85, and there
were no problems.  However, when I tried to put the alloy with a 205/70r14
tire into the spare tire holder for the '85, it just wouldn't fit.  I know
that the fit can be tight, but this would have required much more force,
and I'm not sure that it would have closed at all.


I took the spare alloy from an '87 that was factory equipped with alloys,
and I'm wondering if, independent of differences between the '85 and '87,
the spare tire holder in such a vanagon allows for a larger tire.


If there is a difference in size, what options do I have to carry the
alloy spare in the '85 (besides carrying with me inside the camper)?


Thanks,
David
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