On Sat, 23 Oct 2004, Robert Fabie wrote:
> Wondering if most people prefer to have their spare tire facing front
> side up or down?
If you want the stock hold-down thingie to work, the tire _must_ be
mounted with the red-line facing the ground.
This is because if you mount it the other way you need a hook thingie
that's quite a lot longer (more than one inch). There's a built in
"offset" to the TR6 wheel.
If I was judging a TR6 boot and opening the boot floor to reveal the
spare tire with the redline up, I'd deduct maximum points as a matter of
principle.
Note, however, that my judging days are over after being accosted by a
dissatisfied concours participant a few years back.... o you're safe from
my judgement!
:-)
Seriously, the tire should be mounted face-down.
> Bob
> 75 TR6
regards,
rml
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