2WD vanagons can get away with a mismatched spare for short hauls but it will kill a syncro vanagon's 4WD system. I personally bought six 15" SA wheels so I could be doing a six wheel rotation. Chris 86 Syncro GL AdventureWesty On 4/1/06, Michael Edwards <medwards1@triad.rr.com> wrote: > I'm looking at picking up a set of the 15" SA wheels. I thought about > getting five so I have a matching spare. I noticed on van-café's site they > sell a special bracket to carry one of these as a spare. Does that mean it > won't fit with the standard spare carrier? Also, is there any harm in having > a stock 14" spare with the 15" wheels? I know most cars today offer the > small doughnut spare but wasn't sure of the implications of rolling down the > road with one oddball smaller wheel/tire. > > Thanks, > > Mike > |
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