I have a 16" (close to 14" size) in a stock Tristar carrier and a 15"
in a clamshell as well. On both of them I use a Burley steering shaft guard
which stops the tire from hitting the steering shaft.

 Stacy

On Sat, Sep 24, 2016 at 12:04 AM, Mark Tuovinen <aksyncronaut@gmail.com>
wrote:

> ​It can be done and requires cutting the rear of the clamshell and
> modifying the hinges to lower the rear so the tire fits.  Once done the
> tire will fit inflated though it is tight and some people find deflating a
> bit makes it easier.  Even with the tight fit on rough roads the tire can
> shift and rub against the steering shaft​ but you can either try a brace to
> keep it off the shaft or secure the tire to the clamshell.  I don't think I
> still have the instructions I followed when doing ours but am pretty sure I
> found them on the Vanagon Forum on TheSamba.com.  If you like I can take a
> couple photos of ours but it will be a few days before I could get to it.
>
> Mark in AK
>
> On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 5:07 AM, Andre Fiedler <fiedlerac@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I recently acquired a spare wheel with BF Goodrich All Terrain T/A KO
> > LT 215/75R15 tire on it and, if possible, would like to store it in
> > the clamshell of my 2wd 89 Westy.  Has anyone successfully made this
> > work and if so, could you share details as to how you had to modify
> > the clamshell, please?
> > Thanks in advance.
> > Andre Fiedler
> >
>

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