Kent Christensen wrote:
>
> I always thought people did this on the old vans mostly to move the
> weight of the spare to the front.

No, it was so we didn't have to sleep next to it!  It was stored inside
and took up a lot of room to boot.

That, of course, is not an issue
> with most Vanagons--maybe it's just the security of always knowing
> your spare is there.  Seems to me front mounting encourages vandalism.

That's why the spare was always a well used tire!

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