The lovely and talented Volks Cafe has an extended clamshell for bigger
spare tires available  here:
http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/search?keywords=spare+tire&x=0&y=0

along with the much talked about wild and crazy clamshell bolt.

Thanks for the tip Mike. Nitrous would be a great way to go but I couldn't
afford the transaxle rebuilds and axle replacements!  ;)

On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 4:39 AM, Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@gmail.com>wrote:

> Just put the spare on top of the van and get one of those spare gas cans
> that fits in the clamshell. Better yet, a nitro setup for the clamshell.
> Jake out to try that in his rocket ship. :-)
> Michael in San Antonio
> 91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo'
>
>
>
> On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 5:43 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > The Vans that were factory equipped with the 205/70-14 tire used a
> > different
> > clamshell and the hold down bars. Also the two hoses for the radiator are
> > different to make room.
> > The best I have done is getting a 215/65-16 tire in there with some
> > modification.
> >
> > Dennis
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of
> > Ed Duntz
> > Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 9:29 PM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Re: How to get that (bleep) spare tire out (Part 3)
> >
> >  > TWO QUESTIONS:
> > > (1) Can the pull-tab mechanism be repaired?
> > > (2) What size tire will fit in spare tire tray without damage?
> >
> > 1- I'm pretty sure you can buy a replacement- if not new, then you'll
> find
> > some used ones now and then on the Samba
> >
> > 2- The 205/70-14 should fit because on Vanagons that came with that size
> > with the alloy wheels, an alloy spare was included with that tire in the
> > clamshell.
> >
> > Ed in CT
> >
>

--
Jake

1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX - 'The Grey Van'
1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Subie - 'Dixie'

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