You’re not missing anything Richard. It’s a choice. I like Ceviche with shrimp, others want steak. Nobody’s wrong. One person’s contraption is another person’s ingenious device. One person’s hassle is another person’s project. Ain’t freedom grand? From: Richard Koerner Sent: Thursday, April 1, 2021 2:32 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Tire Holder? I will submit a contrasting opinion. I mean, what is wrong with a standard Vanagon 14" steel wheel and tire put up into clamshell? It's a spare....just to get you to next town. OK, I might understand it if you guys are using big burly tires where the difference in rubber OD causes a problem when getting to the next nearest tire shop. For the many others of us, say using GoWesty 16" alloys and tires which nearly match the original OD and on a 2WD, this is not an issue. Meanwhile, the trouble and expense of mounting a rear tire carrier? Or some contraption to accommodate big tires in clamshell? After all, rotating 4 tires is surely easier than trying to figure out the logistics of rotating 5 tires. What am I missing here? |
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