In a message dated 3/31/05 8:40:45 PM Eastern Standard Time, jrunberg@MAC.COM writes:
> Went to put the alloy spare into the 83 this evening and -- it doesn't want > to fit without MAJOR work. Looks like it's just touching the coolant line on > the passenger side, too (although not compressing it, it's snug). Is the > later spare tire tray deeper than my 83? If so, how do I get them off? > > you can either: 1) run a steel spare 2) remove the springsteel rod and use long bolts/nuts in the carrier hinges ive done both and they work fine. chris |
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