Troy,

If you don't have a Syncro, there's really no reason to buy a fifth
wheel and tire for a spare. You can use what you've got already. Do
you have a Syncro or 2WD?

Jeff

On May 26, 2009, at 3:18 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:

> From: Troy <colorworks@GCI.NET>
> Subject: Spare tire storage
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2009, 12:37 PM
>
>
> Now that I have upgraded to 16 inch wheels, I am moving my attention
> to sto=
> rage of the spare. I did see that Van Cafe' sell a $90 bracket,
> http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_348_129/oversized_spare_tire_carrier.=
> html
> but then came across this homemade bracket on the Samba. Only
> problem is I =
> do not weld. It looks like a pretty straightforward job for someone
> with th=
> e equipment. Just curious if anyone would be willing to fabricate
> something=
> like this for me? Naturally I would pay a reasonable fee plus
> shipping. I =
> like this design better than anything else I've seen so far, and
> cannot aff=
> ord a Gary Lee rack at the moment. Let me know if anyone's
> interested in ta=
> king on this project. I suspect if a person made up several of these
> they c=
> ould easily be sold on the Samba, as anyone who upgrades their
> wheels to a =
> larger size is going to run into this problem.
>
> Troy
>