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Hi Stott;
The well cover for the '86
5kcstq was made of molded structural foam and had an elevated hump to clear the
tire, allowing the cover to sit on all edges of the well. The standard cover is
a flat piece of hardboard which hits the tire , lifting the back edge of the
cover about 1/2" above the trunk floor. It isn't noticable when the trunk
mat is in place; I've been carrying a full size spare in my '91 200q for many
years with no problems.
The '86 cover will work if
you can find one. Only the quattros had the full size spare because the factory
was worried about the impact of different rolling radii on the quattro drive
system. In 1987, all cars came with the space saver spare.
Fred Munro
Are you saying that on the 200q, you can't use
a full size spare without the
well
cover being elevated? Will the 5ktq well cover fit, and not cause
the
elevation?
Just trying to clear things up...
-Stott
-----Original Message-----
From: Fred Munro [SMTP:munrof@isys.ca]
Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 1998 10:04 PM
To: C1J1Miller
Cc: quattrolist
Subject:
Re: space saver tire
Hi Chris;
My 1986 5kcstq (may
it rest in peace) came with a full size spare, not a
space saver. The space saver from my
1991 200q is stored in pristine
condition in the back shed and the full size spare is
in the trunk. The '86
had a special well cover to accomodate the full size spare; the
standard '91
well cover
will work but will be elevated about 1/2" at the back due to
interference with the full
size tire.
Fred Munro
-----Original Message-----
From: C1J1Miller <C1J1Miller@aol.com>
To: quattro@coimbra.ans.net
<quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
Date: Tuesday, January 06, 1998 9:31 PM
Subject: re: space saver
tire
>I seem
to remember Car and Driver or some such magazine did such a test,
with
>fairly good results overall.
Anyone want to run to their library and
search
>for it?
>
>I also
once drove about 450 miles on one at the rear of my old 4000csq;
my
>passenger
insisted I slow down whenever I crept above 70-75, fearing
>catastrophic
failure. The tire didn't heat up noticeably, nor show much
wear.
>
>Chris Miller, Windham NH, c1j1miller@aol.com, '91
200q with space saver;
would
>a full
size fit in the well?
>
>You
wrote:
><<But
I've often wondered, staring at the digestive biscuit stacked at
the
end
>of
>
>the garage, whether anyone has ever put _FOUR_ on
an ur-quattro and tried
to
>
>throw it around a
bit?
>
>
>
>If not, is anyone game for a try at the next UK
track day? An ur-quattro
on
>
>four motorcycle
tyres?
>
>
>
>- --
>
> Phil
Payne
>
> Committee Member, UK Audi
[ur-]quattro Owners Club>>
>
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