Date:         Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:14:41 -0700
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From:         Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: Spare for 15" wheel, with front big brake kit
Comments: To: Ryan Alfonso <vangina@GMAIL.COM>
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Sure,
I have this 195/65 R 15 tire ......that is a nice narrow 15 incher.

on the tire 'clamshell'  that hoolds the spare - there are  3 types I've
noticed on vanagons. .
They vary by how far the front has a 'drop' in the bracket, where the big
bolt goes.

the 'normal' kind I'm used to are what you find in 82 to 85 vanagons
roughly- built to take a 185 R 14 C or 195/75 R 14 LT tire.
This 15 inch tire looks really similar to those sizes.  I have not mounted
it on a wheel or anything though, but it sure looks like it would work.

on vans that could have or came with  205/70 R 14 reinforced tires - like
the 87 Wolfsburg, later Carats, Syncro's  etc. They have more of a drop in
the front bracket on the clamshell, and I get fairly wide tires in there
using that clamshell,  like 205/65 R 15 C .

scott
www.turbovans.com



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From: "Ryan Alfonso" <vangina@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 2:10 PM
Subject: Spare for 15" wheel, with front big brake kit


> Has anyone found a narrow spare that would fit in the tray?  maybe
> from an old passat or something?