2WD vanagons can get away with a mismatched spare for short hauls but
it will kill a syncro vanagon's 4WD system. I personally bought six
15" SA wheels so I could be doing a six wheel rotation.

Chris

86 Syncro GL AdventureWesty

On 4/1/06, Michael Edwards <medwards1@triad.rr.com> wrote:
> I'm looking at picking up a set of the 15" SA wheels. I thought about
> getting five so I have a matching spare. I noticed on van-caf�'s site they
> sell a special bracket to carry one of these as a spare. Does that mean it
> won't fit with the standard spare carrier? Also, is there any harm in having
> a stock 14" spare with the 15" wheels? I know most cars today offer the
> small doughnut spare but wasn't sure of the implications of rolling down the
> road with one oddball smaller wheel/tire.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike
>