I could be wrong but I heard a couple years ago that the spare tire acts as protection or cushion for the gas tank in case of front impact... On Sat, Apr 3, 2021 at 10:31 AM Stacy Schneider <vwcrewman@gmail.com> wrote: > If you don't believe it then that's up to you. Just make sure that > you have not changed the breakaway bolts in your steering column either. > > Stacy > > On Sat, Apr 3, 2021 at 10:07 AM David Boan <dboan@outlook.com> wrote: > > > Just my $.02, but doing the crash test with the stock spare tire is not > > evidence that the spare is part of the integrity of the van. You would > > need tests with and without the spare to see if there is a difference, > and > > I am not aware of any such evidence. Still, lack of proof that the spare > > matters is not proof that it does not matter. > > > > Dave B > > Boise > |
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