Date:         Fri, 1 Jun 2007 18:07:23 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Spare 15 or 16" tire solutions?
Comments: To: Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@mac.com>
In-Reply-To:  <3624912D-10BD-4F99-80B4-67FD65CBE463@mac.com>
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Ryan's point was that the 14" steel spare wouldn't fit over the Big Brake
kit up front.

Ryan, you could always replace a rear wheel with the spare and then put the
15" wheel on the front.  With the Mercedes wheels on Dixie I carry 5 spare
lug bolts for if I have a front go flat and 5 lug nuts to replace a rear.
Seriously though, when was the last time you had a flat?

Since giving up new construction over 12 years ago I've had just one.

On 6/1/07, Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@mac.com> wrote:
>
> Don't equate larger wheels with larger tires.
>
> If you go with a 205/60R15 tire, it will fit in the spare tire
> carrier in front without problems.
>
> If you go with a 215/75R15 tire, you can fit it in the spare tire
> carrier, if you air it down (and hence you'll need to carry a small
> compressor with you.)
>
> A 225/70R15 will also fit in the spare tire carrier, again, aired down.
>
> You only need to go the rear tire carrier if you want to look cool,
> or use MUCH larger tires. But if you go with larger tires then you'll
> probably be needing to modify your wheel wells too else you'll likely
> have scraping problems when you go over rocks and such.
>
>
> On Jun 1, 2007, at 2:07 PM, Ryan Miller wrote:
>
> I'm saving up to go with bigger wheels and a big break kit when it
> struck me
> that if I were to flat one of the tires with the big break kit I'd be
> SOL
> since my spare 14" wheel under the front wouldn't fit over the brakes. I
> guess I could buy a fifth wheel/tire and hang it off the back
> (expensive),
> but has anyone else figured out a different (cheaper) solution like
> modifying the spare tire pan to fit the larger wheels?
>



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Jake
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1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
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