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Subject:Re: Upgrading Wheels - Spare Tire Fit?
From:Tom Stone
Date:Tue, 25 Jun 2002 22:15:18 EDT

In a message dated 6/25/02 10:28:23 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
poll7356@UIDAHO.EDU writes:

> but the basic idea is you need to remove the
> old spare tire carrier 'pan' and fashion a new one that is a bit bigger.
>

My VW pickup has a formed heavy steel wire arrangement to hold the spare.
One of these should be easy to fabricate and adapt to whatever size is
needed.

Tom
'71 Westy, '85 Westy, '91 Carat, '81 VW Diesel Pickup