I have an '87 with an alloy spare, and it fits without letting the air
out.  So, though I don't have any good words of wisdom, I can tell you
that it should fit.

David

On Sat, 29 Jul 2000, Erik Feddersen wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Trying to put spare alloy tire (87 Weekender) back into spare tire
> carrier after taking it all apart during radiator work.
>
> Now I had to let all of the air out of the tire and use a jack to get it
> to latch.  Ran my hand over the top of the tire (in the carrier now) and
> noticed that the radiator hoses are kinda squoshed.  Not much but enough
> to be called squoshed.
>
> Is this normal?  Doesnt sound right to me.
>
> I am assuming that the regular non-alloy tires were slimmer and not a
> problem.  Do most people have a non-alloy as the spare?
>
> What has your mileage been on this issue?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Erik
>