Did your new 15" tire interfere with a power steering part ? U joint? I'm installing these tires on a manual steering Vanagon. To my eye, I can't see where the sidewall would interfere with the steering shafts.
On 11/28/16, Sean Garrett <doit.outdoors@yahoo.com> wrote: > I had a new spare tire carrier made for my 15 inch wheel/tire. I run 215's > also. It is lower so I don't have the steering interference, but also > deflate my tire to 20 lbs. I carry a 12v inflator.
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