Hi Dennis and others,

It would be great to fit the  matching wheel and tire with the original clam shell and Ben’s kit.  But if not would the alternate spare size for my 2 wheel drive fit on that shell with the kit?  

Last option is to use the van cafe holder, I have one, and  if needed the u bolts.  I already have the extended front portion. 
It sounds like Dennis’s experience says the 25 55 17 won’t fit in the front due to it’s size no matter what the older. 

Ben, it sounds like you may have gotten a tire like that to fit but had to do som grinding that you felt was fairly minor.

I appreciate all the info and experience.

Eric Caron 
85 gl Auto 

> On Jan 5, 2020, at 2:00 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
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> The tire choice will likely be 225/55-17, not 225/65-17. Still, the 225 will not fit. Neither will a 7.5 or 8.0 wide rim. Best practice for tires is not to swap sides. So to rotate a 5th tire you end up using 3 on one side and only 2 on the other. 
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> Dennis
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