Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 17:13:30 -0700
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From: Wognacious <wognacious@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Subject: Re: 15" wheels - what about spare?
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They are the Michelin Agilis 51's , size is 205/65 R15C.
Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@optonline.net> wrote:What size tire?
Dennis
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Subject: Re: 15" wheels - what about spare?
I've got a 15" spare in my carrier. I took the stock hing pin mechanism
out and replaced whatever was there with case hardened bolts and nylock
nuts. Seems like there was some kinda spring steel thing in there
before. Someone on the list mentioned this fix a while ago so it should
be in the archives. Spare fits fine with the correct amount of air
pressure in it too.
Paul Rogers
85 Westy Weekender
Dennis Haynes wrote:
The issue is the overall size of the tire, not the wheel. The practical
limit the later tire tray and removing the hold downs is probably 27"
diameter and 215 widths. 225 widths might be possible with a custom tray
or support bars. This may require leaving the tire deflated and carrying
an air compressor. I have 215/65-16's on my Syncro and the spare is
mounted this way. If the spare wheel is steel and the other wheels
alloy, you should also carry a spare set of lug nuts and bolts for 2wd.
Dennis
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Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 6:00 PM
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Subject: 15" wheels - what about spare?
I took my Westy in to F.A.S.T. in Santa Fe this morning and they will
replace that crossover above the fuel tank and replace all my old fuel
lines that are forward of the engine compartment - plus whatever else it
needs in the way of seals/grommets to the fuel tank. They had five or
six
Westys in for various repairs.
Now on to the wheels: Jim, the owner, was curious about my 15" wheels
and
asked what I did for a spare. I told him I used the 14" wheel and spare
because I didn't think the 15" would fit in the spare tire carrier. He
has a Syncro and said he doesn't think it would be safe to drive the 4WD
using a 14" spare. It seems to me that someone recently mentioned a fix
for putting a 15" spare in the carrier. I am unable to do long searches
in the archives since I'm using the library computer for 30 minutes.
Any
suggestions or personal experiences will be appreciated.
Maggie
'85 Westaru "Anne Bonney"