Donut spare size

[scirocco16vr32 at gmail.com (Chris Bennett)]

Ahh... the days of the musical spare tire on the 85; I took the 16v brakes 
but not the spare, and have had many a double tire change since. :)

On 5/9/05, Miller, Chris <chris.miller@infofoundry.com> wrote: 
> 
> I wouldn't be _too_ concerned on whether the spare fits over the larger
> front brakes; it will fit over the rear brakes, and you can always swap
> the spare onto the rear (where it belongs) and use a good rear wheel up
> front. I carry a hole-plug kit from walmart, myself.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> 
> 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
> 
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