Rob,

You can take a 14" spare, but also take the tools so that you can be
sure you are able to remove the drive shaft if you did have a flat and
had to use the 14" spare.  I would loosen all 8 nuts and bolts and lube
them and re torque them before the trip to make sure I didn't find
myself unable to remove the drive shaft if this was needed at night on
some less than optimal road for such a mechanical operation.

You would likely do damage to your VC, front differential, or transaxle
if you drove with that one much smaller wheel and tire on the Syncro.

It is somewhat of a Syncro dogma that you should have 5 tires for the 5
identical wheels of the same size, make and model, and with essentially
even wear in a rotation on the Syncro to prolong the life of the VC and
avoid damage to the transaxle.  Slight variations can be tolerated, but
nothing like what the 14" wheel and tire is likely to generate.

Sam

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Sam Walters
Baltimore, MD

89 Syncro GL, Zetec Inside
85 Westy Weekender
85 Mercedes Benz 300D Turbodiesel - to become veggie oil powered

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