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Donut spare size



I remember that the spare from my 83 GTI did not fit on the 16V it would not 
clear the calipers

On 5/9/05, Gordon Forbess <gforbess@attglobal.net> wrote: 
> 
> On Mon, 9 May 2005 08:23:24 -0700, "Brad Sterling"
> <bgsterling@bluebottle.com> wrote:
> 
> > I'm on a quest to reclaim the hatch area (amps and subwoofer to be
> >sold in the near future). I've been carting around a full size spare for
> >years, but want to go back to carrying the stock, donut spare. I figure I
> >can probably get one at the local breakers, but I don't think I can trust
> >them to know which of the gazillion spare tires they have will fit both 
> on
> >my car and in the storage hole in the hatch. Can someone confirm the tire
> >size for me? Bolt pattern is 4x100, right? If anyone has one lying around
> >(preferably in the PNW since it might be expensive to ship), please let 
> me
> >know. TIA.
> 
> Don't see a p/n on mine but it is a Conti T 105/70-14 tire. This is a
> VW donut spare that will clear the 10.1 brakes I found near a junked
> cabby.
> 
> Do any VW donut spares NOT work with the 16v brakes?
> Gordon
> 
> 75 Mk I/Drake 1.9
> http://pws.prserv.net/gforbess/scirocco/scirocco.htm
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