narrow tires

[Kneale Brownson]

I just went outside and checked:  '91 200q20v has a flat piece of 
masonite-like stuff that lies flat in the top of the spare wheel well with 
a full-size spare in place.  No sticking up anywhere.  The two 5K cars have 
the plastic or fiberglass cover for the spare that has a ridge molded into 
the lip all the way around with additional changes in the plane of the 
cover.  I figured they were just strength ridges.  The bottoms of each 
ridge are level with the bottom of the lip, so I don't see how, overall, it 
constitutes a rise to accommodate a full-size spare.  The V8 is out of the 
yard at the moment.



At 07:59 AM 01/21/2001 -0500, Fred Munro wrote:

>Hi Kneale;
>
>The spare cover that comes with the space saver on the Type 44 is a flat
>piece of Masonite board. If you use this with a full size spare, it contacts
>the tire at the back of the trunk and sits 1 inch above the trunk floor. The
>cover for the full size spare is moulded plastic and has a little hump at
>the back to clear the tire so the cover sits flat on the trunk floor all
>around. It's kind of an aesthetics thing - I used the regular cover over my
>full sized spare and eventually the Masonite developed a hump in the
>appropriate spot.
>
>Fred Munro
>'94 S4  122k km
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Kneale Brownson" <knotnook at traverse.com>
>
>
> > I don't get this.  I've got four Type 44 quattros (2 5K, a 2C20v and a
>V8),
> > all with full-sized spares and flat trunk floors.  So I've got the full
> > range of Tors*n applications.  All them have room for a useable full-sized
> > wheel under the standard flat trunk floor.  Maybe "sporting" oversized
> > wheel and tire combinations result in the need to have a hump in the trunk
> > floor?
> >
> >