I thought I had the right tires, I have brand new michielins, agilis 61c. set at pressures recommended by michielins web site. so I should be OK there. I decided on these tires thanks to the archives in fact. Although will look into the flex coupling situation. Alot of the rubber is dried out on this thing, I guess thats the trade off for having minimal rust for an 83.5. thanx for the tip. johnny t
--- David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote: > At 10:38 PM 4/22/2001, john tomljenovic wrote: > >left chicago on like the windiest day. this camper sure is a trip in > >strong winds, was a battle to keep'er straight. and the look of > > I hate to bring it up but...insufficient/improper tires make a *big* > difference in crosswind handling. Try the archives before you ask > though, > it's been beaten to death numerous times already. > > Also look for recent post from Frank Condelli re the flexible > coupling in > the steering linkage under the van which deteriorates invisibly and > causes > this sort of problem. > > d > > > David Beierl - Providence, RI > http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ > '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" > '85 GL "Poor Relation" >
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