One of the reasons to have a fifth alloy is that you WANT to rotate the spare so that it maintains the same size diameter as the other wheels (i.e. it wears the same). I don't know about you, but tooling around for 5000 miles or more with an ugly spare ain't what I'm lookin for.

Cheers,

MJS

At 11:14 AM 5/1/98 +0000, Kevin Sullivan wrote:

>I'm sure this has been covered before I joined the list so can

>someone give me a quick rundown.All syncro related:

>

>1.Can you have 4 alloys on a van and keep the same size tire on a

>   steel rim for spare?

>

>2. Should you do a 4 or 5 tire rotation? What pattern? How often?

>

>3. How many miles can one expect out of a tire on the heaviest

>    Vanagon, that being the Syncro Westy ( I know, there are alot of

>    variables in this one)?

>

>                                       Thanks

>

>Kevin Sullivan

>'87 syncro westy

>Santa Cruz, CA

>

>

<bold>Michael J. Sullivan

</bold><italic>Director of Catalog Design

Open Market, Inc.

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