full size spare tires....why i dont like donuts!

[Pat Korach]

If you have the 44 type wagon and don't need all that valueble space
under the
back I carry a full size there and the small one on the right side.

Pat Korach
Kirkland, WA

JordanVw at aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 1/21/01 12:48:47 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> pjberr at home.com
> writes:
>
>
>> The spare is for emergency uses only right? The OE wheels at 15" or
>> your
>> aftermarket at 16" should be wearing rubber that gives them similar
>> (within
>> 5%) outside diameters yes?  The safety of the spare is not
>> compromised for
>> it's intended use regardless of rim diameter unless the overall
>> wheel
>> diameter has changed dramatically upward.
>
>
>
> yes, but if i have a blowout somewhere in the middle of the night , i
> dont
> want to sacrifice travel time and peace of mind by running a
> undersized,
> thin, spindly little mickey mouse spare tire..  the type44 is a heavy
> car.
> i dont lose any trunk space w/ my full size spare (with OEM molded
> cover) .
> On my Gf's car ('97 Jetta )  she had her RF tire blow out...we put the
> donut
> on, and shortly therafter (same day) hit a minor pothole and the donut
>
> instantaneously blew out and bent the rim..    anyway, i cant see
> anything
> positive about the little donut spares.  if you got the space for a
> full size
> one, then use it.
> chris
> '86 5kT w/ full size spare.


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